PA UC benefit year confusion - can I collect my 27th payment with remaining balance?

I wnet thru this EXACT thing last month!!!!! UC is SO CONFUSING with there stupid rules. Im pretty sure ur done at 26 weeks no matter what ur balance says. Thats what happen to me and I still had like $500 left!!! Such a ripoff, they should give u whats left!!

It's a bit more complicated than a strict 26-week limit. PA UC allows you to collect your full balance within your benefit year. This means if you have money left in your balance before your benefit year ending date (2/9/2025), you can continue filing weekly claims. However, once your benefit year ends, you cannot collect remaining funds even if you haven't reached 26 weeks. In your case, since your benefit year hasn't ended yet and you have money left, you should be able to file for that 27th week and receive payment if you're still eligible.

I don't think the other answers are right. PA UC is 26 weeks MAX. Period. Doesn't matter how much $ is left in your account. When you hit 26 payments, your done until your BYE (benefit year end) date passes and you can file a new claim if you qualify again. The system won't even let you file after 26 weeks.

Have you tried calling the PA UC number to ask directly? I had a similar situation and actually managed to get through after trying for days. The rep confirmed I could get my remaining balance as long as it was within my benefit year AND I hadn't exceeded the maximum benefit amount. But every claim is different.

It seems there's some confusion in this thread. Here's how it actually works: 1. Regular UC in PA has a maximum of 26 weeks of FULL payments (plus your waiting week) 2. If you have a remaining balance when you hit 26 payments, you can still collect that money IF you're still within your benefit year 3. HOWEVER, there's an exception if you had any partial payments during your claim period (like if you worked part-time during some weeks) Since you mentioned filing consistently for 26 weeks plus a waiting week, you should check if any of those weeks were partial payments. If they were all full payments, then you've reached the maximum weeks and won't be able to file again despite having a balance. If some were partial, you might be eligible for that remaining money. The only definitive way to know is to try filing next week. The system will either allow you to file or give you a message saying your benefits are exhausted.

im in the EXACT same boat right noww!!! my benfit year ends 3/1 and i still have like $600 left but hit my 26 weeks last sunday. tried filing yesterday and it worked!!! system let me file for week 27 so im guessing well get paid for it! the amount was less than usual but stil got approved so 🤞

PA unemployment is sooo frustrating with this stuff!!! Why can't they just make it clear on their website?? Like either give us all the money in our balance OR tell us exactly when we're cut off. I spent HOURS trying to figure this out when my claim ended.

Just wanted to add my experience - I was in a similar situation last year where I had money left after 26 weeks. The key thing is whether you had any partial payments during your claim period. If you worked part-time during any weeks and reported earnings, those count as partial payments and you may be able to collect your remaining balance until either the money runs out or your benefit year ends. Since you mentioned having reduced payments for two weeks due to part-time work, that's likely why you still have a balance. The system should let you file next week if you're eligible. Worth trying since your benefit year doesn't end until 2/9/2025!