PA UC appeal won but status still shows 'disqualified' - when will I get back payments?

Congrats on winning your appeal! Unfortunately the 2-4 weeks timeframe is pretty accurate in my experience. The system doesn't update automatically after hearings - the referee has to submit their decision, then it goes to a separate department that processes the changes and releases payments. My status took exactly 17 days to change from disqualified to eligible after my appeal win last year.

same thing happened to me!!! took 3 weeks and 2 days from when i won my appeal. no email or nothing just suddenly got all the money one day. hang in there

The UC system is DELIBERATELY SLOW to discourage people!! They know exactly what they're doing making us wait weeks for OUR MONEY after we've already proven we deserve it. I waited 5 WEEKS after my appeal before anything changed, and that was only after I called my state rep's office and complained. The whole system is designed to make you give up!!

It's important to continue filing your weekly claims even while the system still shows "disqualified" status. Once they update your status after the appeal win, they'll release payments for all eligible weeks you've certified. The timeline varies, but 2-3 weeks is typical in my experience working with claimants. Make sure you have a copy of your favorable appeal decision. If it goes beyond 4 weeks, you should follow up with the UC service center, though reaching them can be challenging.

If you need to reach a PA UC rep quickly, try using Claimyr (claimyr.com). I was in the same situation last month - won my appeal but nothing changed for 2 weeks. I used their service and got through to a rep in about 30 minutes instead of spending days trying to call. They have a video demo here: https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2 The rep I spoke with was able to escalate my case and I got my payments about 5 days later. Definitely worth it instead of waiting the full month.

my cousin works for PA and said appeals are super backlogged right now fyi. but that was only for new appeals, maybe processing after winning is faster? idk just passing along what I heard

When I called using Claimyr, the rep confirmed they received my appeal decision but said it was in a processing queue. She flagged it as urgent and told me it should be completed within 7-10 days. It actually took 5 days. They can't guarantee a specific timeframe, but at least you'll know it's being worked on.

yeah def keep filing each week!!!! i almost messed up and skipped a week thinking it didnt matter when it still said disqualified. but when they fixed it i got paid for all the weeks i filed

my husband won his appeal in febuary and they never fixed it!!! he had to file ANOTHER appeal just to get them to actually implement the first appeal decision. its ridiculous how they operate. make sure you document everything

One thing that might help - check your portal to see if your appeal is listed in the "Determinations & Issue Status" section. If it shows the appeal as decided in your favor there, but your weekly claims still show as disqualified, that's normal during processing. If the appeal decision isn't showing up in that section at all yet, that might indicate the referee's decision hasn't been entered into the system.

That's a good sign that your appeal shows as "Allowed" in the system! I went through the exact same thing last summer - won my appeal but had to wait 19 days for the weekly claims to flip from disqualified to paid. The most frustrating part is there's literally nothing you can do except wait once it's in their processing queue. I called every other day and got the same "2-4 weeks" response each time. Just keep filing your weekly claims like others said - when it finally processes you'll get a lump sum for all the back weeks. Hang in there, it WILL happen eventually even though the wait is brutal when you're struggling financially.