PA UC payment showing pay date 2/6 but still nothing in my account - delay?
Has anyone had this happen? My PA unemployment portal shows a pay date of February 6th (today) for my weekly claim I filed on Sunday, but the money hasn't hit my Money Network card yet. Usually the funds are available same day as the pay date. I checked my payment status and it says 'paid' but nothing's actually in my account. No pending deposits either. Anyone else experiencing delays with payments today or is it just me? Getting worried because I have bills auto-drafting tomorrow.
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Zane Hernandez
Mine shows the same pay date but nothing in my account either. Gotta love PA UC and their little 'surprises.' 🙄
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Cassandra Moon
•At least I'm not alone! Do you normally get paid on the same day too? Wonder if there's a system-wide delay or something.
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Genevieve Cavalier
This happened to me last month. The system showed a pay date but the money didn't arrive until the following day. Sometimes there's a processing delay with the Money Network cards. I wouldn't panic unless it's not there by tomorrow afternoon.
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Cassandra Moon
•Thanks for the reassurance. I'll try not to stress about it, but it's hard when you're counting on that money for bills.
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Ethan Scott
•yeahhh i noticed sometimes theres like a 24hr delay between when it says paid and when it ACTUALLY hits the card. system is so annoying
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Lola Perez
It's likely just a processing delay. PA UC payments typically post same-day as the pay date, but occasionally there can be a 24-48 hour delay, especially if there are high volumes of payments being processed. As long as your portal shows 'paid' status, you should receive the funds soon. Here are a few things to check: 1. Verify your payment method is still set to Money Network card 2. Make sure your claim shows 'paid' not just 'processed' 3. Check that you don't have any new open issues If it doesn't arrive by tomorrow afternoon, you might want to contact UC to confirm everything is okay with your payment.
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Cassandra Moon
•Thanks for the detailed response! Everything looks good on my end - shows 'paid' status, no open issues, and payment method still set to Money Network. I'll wait until tomorrow afternoon before panicking.
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Nathaniel Stewart
•This is exactly what happened to me last week! The money showed up exactly 24 hours after the pay date posted in the system. I called about it and they said sometimes the Money Network processing takes an extra business day.
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Riya Sharma
MY MONEY IS ALWAYS LATE!!! The UC system is SO BROKEN it's ridiculous!! I've had pay dates show up and then wait 2-3 days for my money EVERY SINGLE WEEK. And when you try to call they just leave you on hold FOREVER. And then half the time they can't even tell you why there's a delay. Just 'processing time' whatever that means. This state is USELESS when it comes to helping people who actually need it.
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Zane Hernandez
•Preach! 👏 I've been on hold for hours before just trying to ask about a payment. What a joke.
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Santiago Diaz
•If you're having trouble getting through to someone at PA UC about payment delays, I had success using Claimyr (claimyr.com). They got me connected to an actual person in about 20 minutes when I was dealing with a similar issue last month. You can see how it works at https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2 - definitely better than spending all day getting busy signals.
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Ethan Scott
same thing happening to me right now! pay date 2/6 but no money...checked my money network card 5 times today lol. hoping it comes through overnight maybe?
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Cassandra Moon
•Fingers crossed for both of us! I'll update here if mine arrives.
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Nathaniel Stewart
There's actually been a notice on the PA UC dashboard about potential payment delays this week due to system maintenance. They're updating some backend processing systems which might be causing the delay. As long as your claim shows 'paid' status, you should receive your funds within 48 hours. I'd recommend checking the 'Important Messages' section of your dashboard for any updates.
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Cassandra Moon
•Wait really? I don't see any notice on my dashboard about maintenance. Where exactly are you seeing this?
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Nathaniel Stewart
•Hmm, that's strange. I definitely saw a notification about system updates when I logged in yesterday morning. Maybe they removed it? Or it could be that they're rolling out notifications to different users gradually. Either way, based on what others are saying here, it seems like a common delay right now.
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Genevieve Cavalier
UPDATE: My payment just hit my Money Network card about 10 minutes ago! Looks like they're processing them now. Check your accounts everyone!
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Cassandra Moon
•JUST GOT MINE TOO!! 😅 What a relief! Thanks everyone for the help and reassurance.
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Ethan Scott
•same! finally showed up. guess its just a random delay day with PA UC 🤷♀️
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Lola Perez
Glad to hear your payments came through! For future reference, these occasional delays are normal with the PA UC system. Their processing times can fluctuate based on claim volume, system maintenance, or even just random hiccups in their antiquated system. As long as your claim shows 'paid' status in the system, the money will eventually be deposited. The best practice is to allow 1-2 business days from the pay date before becoming concerned about missing payments.
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Cassandra Moon
•Thanks for the advice! I'll try not to panic next time there's a delay. It's just stressful when you're counting on that money for bills and it doesn't come when expected.
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Nina Chan
This is exactly why I always keep a small emergency buffer when possible - PA UC's payment timing can be so unpredictable! I've learned to expect these random delays every few weeks. It's frustrating because when they say "pay date 2/6" you'd think that actually means something, but apparently it's more like a suggestion 😒 At least it sounds like everyone's payments are starting to come through now. The system really needs an overhaul.
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