PA UC back pay confusion - direct deposit not received after promised date

It's definitely supposed to come as direct deposit if that's what you have set up in the system. I'd give it another day or two - sometimes their 2-3 business days is more like 5-7 in reality. If you still don't see it by Friday, you might want to call them back. The banking system they use can be slow sometimes, especially with larger back pay amounts.

they ALWAYS say 2-3 days but it never comes that fast lol. mine took almost 2 weeks last time and i was checking my account like crazy everyday. so annoying!!!! but it did finally come through direct deposit

In my experience, if you selected direct deposit when you set up your claim, they will send the funds that way - they don't randomly switch to paper checks unless there's an issue with your banking information. There are a few things that could be causing the delay: 1. If this is your first payment on a new claim, it can take longer (up to 7-10 business days) 2. If your back pay amount is large (over $2,500), additional verification may be triggered 3. If there were any holidays recently, that extends the timeframe 4. Sometimes the UC payment system batches payments differently than what reps can see I would recommend waiting until at least 7 business days have passed before assuming something is wrong. If it doesn't arrive by then, you'll need to contact them directly to check the status.

My back pay took 9 days last month even tho they said 2-3 days. The rep I talked to said something about payment batches and processing cycles. Don't worry it will come eventually!

The PA UC payment system is completely BROKEN! They told me 2-3 days for MY back pay and it took THREE WEEKS!!! I called EVERY DAY and got different answers each time. One rep said it was processing, another said there was a system flag, a third said they could see it was approved but couldn't tell me when it would be paid. It's CRIMINAL how they treat people who are already struggling!!! And guess what? When it finally came through, there was NO EXPLANATION for the delay. Just suddenly appeared in my account one day. The whole system is designed to make us suffer.

If you need to reach PA UC quickly, I'd recommend trying Claimyr. I was in a similar situation with delayed back pay and couldn't get through on the phones for days. I found this service that got me connected to a UC agent in about 20 minutes instead of spending hours redialing. Saved my sanity! They have a video showing how it works at https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2 and their website is claimyr.com. The agent I reached was able to tell me exactly what was happening with my payment (it was stuck in a review queue) and pushed it through while I was on the phone.

I had something similar happen last year. After waiting 8 business days for a back payment that was supposed to take 2-3 days, I discovered the issue was that my bank was actually holding the funds for review because it was an unusually large deposit for my account. Have you checked with your bank to see if they might be holding it? Sometimes they don't even notify you that they're doing this.

any update? did u get ur money yet??

This is such a common issue with PA UC! I went through the exact same thing last year - was told 2-3 days for my back pay and it took almost 2 weeks. The anxiety of waiting when you have bills due is terrible. From what I've learned, larger amounts (like yours at $3,800) almost always trigger additional processing time, even though the reps don't always mention this upfront. Keep checking both your bank account AND call your bank to make sure they're not holding it for review. Some banks flag large government deposits as suspicious. Hang in there - based on everyone's experiences here, it sounds like it will come through, just not as quickly as they promised!