PA UC benefit amount discrepancy after claim reopening - two different financial determinations received

the same thing happened 2 me last month!!! the second letter is probably ur correct one. they always send out a preliminary one first and then they adjust it after they double check ur wages. call them and check tho just to make sure

This happened to me too. The difference is likely related to which quarters they're using to calculate your benefit. When you have seasonal or fluctuating work hours like at a school/college, PA UC sometimes recalculates after they verify all quarters. The most recent letter is typically the correct one. You can check your claim status and financial determination details by logging into your PA UC dashboard and clicking on 'View Claim Details' or 'View Benefit Payment History'. The system should show which determination is active. If you have wages from multiple employers or quarters with vastly different earnings, they sometimes need to manually review your claim which leads to these multiple determinations.

The multiple determination letters are definitely related to your academic employment. PA UC has specific rules for educational employees between academic terms. The first determination was likely calculated using all your base year wages. The second (lower) determination is probably after they applied the "reasonable assurance" rule, which affects benefits for school employees during scheduled breaks if you have reasonable assurance of returning to work when school resumes. PA UC often sends an initial determination based solely on wages, then a revised one after applying all eligibility rules. The most recent determination (the $92 one) is almost certainly the correct amount. You can verify by checking the issue date and time stamps on each letter.

I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM with 2 different amounts!!! The UC system is completely broken! I bet they're going to make you wait for weeks while they "investigate" and then they'll probably deny your claim entirely because that's what they did to me. And good luck getting someone on the phone - I spent 6 HOURS calling every day for a week and never got through!!! The whole system is designed to frustrate people so they give up.

Did you check if the two letters have different claim ID numbers? Sometimes if you worked for multiple employers or if your previous benefit year just ended, they might accidentally create two separate claims in the system. Happened to my brother last year - turned out they had two separate claims going at the same time and it caused all kinds of confusion with his payments.

After struggling with similar issues getting through to PA UC for weeks, I finally found a service called Claimyr that got me connected to an agent in about 30 minutes instead of days of calling. They basically keep dialing for you until they get through, then call you when they have an agent on the line. Saved me so much frustration! Their site is claimyr.com and they have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2 When I got through, the agent explained that the second determination is usually the correct one after they've verified all details. In my case, it was because of some misreported wages that needed to be corrected.

I work for a school district and get UC during summer breaks too. The two different amounts are definitely because of your educational employment. The first determination is based on raw wages, the second is after applying the educational employee provisions. Here's what's happening: When you work for an educational institution and file between academic terms (like summer), UC determines if you have "reasonable assurance" of returning in the fall. If you do, your benefit calculation changes because they don't count the educational wages for that period. That's why your second amount is lower - it's excluding some of your school wages. The $92 is probably your correct amount. But don't get discouraged - you're still eligible during genuine breaks if you meet all other requirements!

btw did u get ur pin in the mail yet? when i reopened my claim it took almost 2 weeks to get my new pin and i couldnt file without it

Just to add a bit more clarity - the second determination (the $92 one) is almost certainly your correct amount due to the educational employee provisions others mentioned. But you should be aware that you'll need to report any part-time earnings when you file your weekly claims. The PA UC system will deduct a portion of your earnings from your weekly benefit amount. Specifically, the first 30% of your weekly benefit rate doesn't reduce your benefits, but anything above that is deducted dollar for dollar. So if your WBR is $92, you can earn up to about $27 without reduction, then each dollar after that reduces your benefit by $1. Make sure you're accurately reporting all hours and earnings each week to avoid any overpayment issues down the road.

I work part-time at a university and went through something very similar when I reopened my claim last year. The two different determinations you received are totally normal - it's actually a good sign that the system is working properly! What happens is PA UC first calculates your benefit based on all your reported wages (that's your $148 determination), then they run a second calculation that applies all the specific eligibility rules for your situation. Since you work at an educational institution, they have to factor in the "reasonable assurance" provision for school employees, which is why your second determination dropped to $92. The second determination is definitely your correct amount. I'd recommend keeping both letters for your records, but go with the $92 when you're planning your budget. The timing of receiving them 20 minutes apart is actually pretty typical - their system processes these adjustments in batches. One tip: when you file your weekly claims, make sure you're reporting your college hours accurately. During summer when your hours are lower (10-15), you might qualify for partial benefits even while working. Just be super precise with your earnings reporting to avoid any issues later!