PA UC approved payments showing as 'partial check' but nothing received after a week - no ReliaCard

partial check usually means they withheld some taxes or there was some deduction. if it was processed on the 13th you should give it at least 7-10 business days to arrive by mail. they're really slow with mailing checks now. did he select paper check as his payment option when he set up the claim?

The 'partial check' status typically means one of several things: 1) taxes were withheld, 2) there was a partial reduction due to reported earnings, or 3) there was a deduction for an overpayment recovery. Regarding the timeline, Pennsylvania UC paper checks are currently taking 7-10 business days to arrive after the payment date shown in the system. Since the payment was issued on the 13th, I would expect it to arrive by the 24th-25th at the latest. If you don't receive it by then, you should contact the UC office to see if there was an issue with mailing.

my check said that 2 and i got it like 8 days later dont worry its coming they just slow af lol

One thing to double check - make sure your address is correct in the system!!! My husband had a similar situation and we found out they had our old address from 2 years ago. The check went there and our mail forwarding had expired. You can update the address online if needed but then you'll have to wait for them to reissue the payment which is another whole headache.

If you're still having trouble getting through to PA unemployment to check on the status of these checks, you might want to try a service called Claimyr. I was in a similar situation with missing payments and couldn't get anyone on the phone for weeks. Their service connected me to an actual UC agent in about 25 minutes after trying for days on my own. Check out their demo video: https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2 or go to claimyr.com. It helped me resolve my missing payment issue without spending days redialing.

When you see "partial check" on the PA unemployment system, it typically means one of two things: 1. A portion of the benefit amount was withheld for federal taxes (if your husband elected to have taxes withheld) 2. There was a partial reduction based on part-time earnings reported Regarding the delivery timeline, Pennsylvania UC is currently experiencing mail delays with paper checks. Standard processing time is 5-7 business days, but recently I've seen many claimants reporting 10-12 business days for receipt. One important note: for security reasons, the first UC payment often comes as a paper check even if direct deposit was selected. Subsequent payments would then go to the bank account. However, if no bank information was entered, all payments will come as checks. I recommend waiting until the full 10 business days have passed (around the 27th), then contacting UC if you haven't received it. You can also consider setting up direct deposit for future payments to avoid mail delays.

THE PA UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM IS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!!!! I had this EXACT same problem last month and my check never showed up!!! Had to call them 47 times before I got through and they said they had to "reissue" it which took ANOTHER 2 weeks!!! This state's UC is a complete joke and they don't care at all about people suffering!!!

one thing no one mentioned... sometimes when they say "partial check" it means they found an issue with some weeks but approved others. my bf had his claim stuck for 3 months then they finally approved 4 weeks but denied 3 others because of "insufficient information" whatever that means lol... might be worth checking if all the weeks claimed were approved or just some

my cousin works for the post office and says they are super behind on mail delivery right now so maybe thats why its taking so long

UPDATE: The check finally arrived today! It took exactly 9 business days from the payment date. Thanks everyone for your help and advice. Now we're going to set up direct deposit for future payments and try to figure out why those other weeks are still pending. This whole unemployment system is so confusing and stressful.

Glad to hear the check finally arrived! I went through a similar situation a few months ago where my payments were stuck in review for ages. One tip for those pending weeks - if you haven't already, try calling the UC service center first thing in the morning around 8am. I had better luck getting through early before the lines get swamped. Also, make sure you keep filing your weekly certifications even for those pending weeks, otherwise they might deny them for "failure to claim." The whole system is definitely a mess but at least you got some money coming in now!