PA UC direct deposit missing today - constant busy signals when calling
Anyone else having issues with their PA unemployment payment today? My direct deposit always hits my account Wednesday mornings by 6am but nothing showed up this time. Been trying to call the UC service center since 8am but just getting busy signals over and over. Tried the online chat too but it's down. Starting to panic a bit since rent is due Friday and I was counting on this money. Is there some holiday or system issue happening? Or is it just me having problems?
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Jacob Smithson
Mine didn't come thru either! I checked my payment history in the portal and it says 'payment issued' on Monday like normal, but nothing in my account. I tried calling about 20 times too but can't get through. There's definitely something going on with the system today.
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Isabella Brown
•Same here!!!! No deposit, cant get thru on phone. SO FRUSTRATING!!! 3rd time this has happened to me since december UGH
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Maya Patel
This happens sometimes with the PA UC system when there's a bank holiday or processing delay. Check your payment status on the UC portal - if it shows 'payment issued' but hasn't hit your account, it's likely just delayed. These delays usually resolve within 24-48 hours. If it doesn't show as issued at all, that would be a different problem.
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Sophia Nguyen
•Mine says payment issued on Monday but nothing in my account yet. Really hope you're right about the 24-48 hours because I need this money ASAP. Never had this happen before in 4 months of claiming.
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Aiden RodrÃguez
i think theres a big Problem with the banks today not just unemployment i saw on facebook lots of direct deposits are late today even ppl with regular jobs
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Sophia Nguyen
•Thanks for the info! That makes me feel a little better that it might not just be an unemployment issue. Still frustrating though.
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Emma Garcia
I've been dealing with PA UC for almost 2 years now and these random payment delays happen at least once every couple months. They NEVER give advance notice and good luck getting through on the phone to ask about it!!! I've wasted ENTIRE DAYS trying to call them about missing payments only to have them show up 2-3 days later with NO EXPLANATION. The whole system is designed to make us suffer.
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Ava Kim
•I've had similar experiences. When I needed to reach them about a missed payment last year, I tried for days with no luck. Then I found a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that actually got me through to a live agent within 30 minutes. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2 - it saved my sanity when I was panicking about a missing payment. Might be worth trying if you need to talk to someone urgently about your payment status.
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Ethan Anderson
got mine today but it was 6 hours later than normal maybe check ur account again? sometimes my bank shows it later in the day
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Sophia Nguyen
UPDATE: My payment just hit my account about an hour ago! Looks like it was just delayed by about 8 hours from the usual time. Seems like maybe there was a processing delay with the banks like someone mentioned. Relief!
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Isabella Brown
•lucky u still waiting for mine 😖
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Maya Patel
•Glad to hear it came through! This is pretty common with the PA UC system - especially around holidays or the beginning/end of months when banks process higher volumes of transactions. For future reference, if your payment status shows 'issued' in the portal, it's very rarely an actual UC problem and almost always just a banking delay.
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Aiden RodrÃguez
thx for updating that it came thru! mine just did too about 20 min ago so everone else should check there accounts again
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Jacob Smithson
I just checked and mine finally came through too! That was stressful. I wish they'd put a notice on the website or something when these delays happen instead of leaving everyone panicking and jamming up the phone lines.
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Emma Garcia
•They'll NEVER do that because they don't care about us. If they actually communicated about delays, they might have to ADMIT there are problems with their precious system. I've been dealing with these random delays for almost 2 years and not ONCE have they ever posted any kind of notice. We're just supposed to sit here and stress while they take their sweet time with OUR MONEY.
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Ethan Anderson
this happened to me back in january too, always seems to happen when theres bad weather wonder if thats related?? my brother works at a bank and he says sometimes the ACH system gets backed up
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Maya Patel
•Your brother is correct. The ACH (Automated Clearing House) system that processes direct deposits operates in batches. Weather events, high volume processing days, and technical issues can all cause delays. The PA Treasury processes the payments once your UC claim is approved, then it goes through the ACH system before hitting your bank. Delays can happen at any stage, but as long as your payment shows 'issued' in the portal, it's usually just a matter of waiting.
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