PA UC claim approved but payment stuck as 'partial check' for weeks - no money after 13 weeks!

The "partial check" status usually means there's an offset against your payment - like child support, overpayment collection, or some other deduction. It doesn't necessarily mean it won't be direct deposited, but it does mean you're not getting the full amount you qualified for. Did you have any outstanding overpayments from a previous claim or any court-ordered deductions?

omg the EXACT same thing happened 2 me last month. approved then nothing for like 2 more weeks. the partial check thing means their gonna send u a paper check instead of direct deposit alot of times. mine took like 10 more days to come in mail

The partial check status typically indicates one of several things: 1. You had an offset against part of your payment (unlikely if this is your first claim) 2. There was an issue with your direct deposit information 3. The system defaulted to paper check for your first payment as a security measure 4. There's a payment limitation due to your specific claim circumstances Your best course of action is to contact PA UC directly to find out exactly what's happening with your payment. Unfortunately, getting through on the phone can be extremely difficult. Have you tried checking your payment history on the UC portal? Sometimes it will show the payment method and status there.

I recently had an issue contacting PA UC about a similar payment problem. After days of busy signals, I found a service called Claimyr that helped me get through to an actual human at unemployment. You can check out their demo at https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2 and their website is claimyr.com. It basically holds your place in line so you don't have to keep redialing. Once I got through, they explained exactly what was happening with my payment and fixed the issue. Might be worth trying since you're in such a tough spot waiting for 13+ weeks.

THE PA UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY BROKEN!!!! I waited 16 weeks last year for payments and almost lost my apartment. The workers there dont care at all. When you finally get thru they transfer you 50 times and then hang up on you. Its criminal what there doing to people!!!

when you got approved did you set up the Money Network card or did you only enter direct deposit info? sometimes if you don't specifically decline the debit card option they default to sending the Money Network card for first payment and then switch to direct deposit for future payments. check your mail really carefully, those cards come in plain white envelopes and look like junk mail.

Just to follow up on what others have said - in Pennsylvania, the first UC payment is often issued as a paper check regardless of your selected payment method. This is a verification measure. Once that first payment is processed successfully, future payments should follow your preferred method (direct deposit). The "partial check" status could just be their system's way of indicating this initial paper payment. Also, if your claim was backdated for all 13 weeks, they may have hit the system limit for a single payment amount, which would trigger multiple payments - some as checks and some as direct deposit. This happens with large backdated amounts sometimes.

hey i kno this is completely off topic but did anyone have to do the ID.me verification? they sent me a link but when i try to do the video call verification thing it keeps saying no agents available and i'm worried my claim will be disqualified if i don't complete it soon

UPDATE: I finally got through to someone at UC this morning! The rep explained that because my claim was backdated for 13 weeks, the total amount was too large for a single payment, so they're sending the first portion as a paper check. She said it was mailed on Monday and should arrive by the end of this week. The remaining payments will come via direct deposit once the check portion is processed. She also mentioned that the system sometimes defaults to paper checks for first-time claimants as a security measure. For anyone else dealing with this issue - keep checking your mail and be patient! Will update when my check arrives.