PA UC payment shows 'taxes withheld' status instead of direct deposit - Will I get paid tomorrow?

don't worry that's normal. the taxes withheld just means they took out the taxes u asked for when u set up your claim. it's not about how ur getting paid. if u setup direct deposit it should hit ur account within 2 business days of the pay date usually.

This is a common misunderstanding with PA UC payments. The 'taxes withheld' status is referring to whether you elected to have taxes taken out of your benefits (which is a good idea to avoid tax headaches later). It's completely separate from your payment delivery method. If you set up direct deposit correctly, your payment should arrive in your bank account 1-2 business days after the pay date shown in your portal. With a 7/26 date, you should expect it either tomorrow or the next business day, depending on your bank's processing time. You can verify your direct deposit information is correct by checking the 'Payment Information' section of your dashboard.

omg i had the EXACT same panic when i got my first payment!! lol dont worry at ALL. the taxes withheld just means they took out the taxes. my payments always hit my account the day after the pay date. sometimes even same day if the pay date falls on a monday!!!

Be careful with PA UC direct deposits... I had mine set up correctly but somehow it got changed in their system and they ended up issuing me the Money Network debit card instead. If you don't get your direct deposit by Monday, definitely call them to check what's happening. Otherwise you might be waiting for a card that'll take 7-10 days to arrive.

From the PA Unemployment Compensation handbook, under the payment methods section: "Your payment status will show the deductions applied to your benefit amount, such as 'taxes withheld' if you elected tax withholding, regardless of your payment method (direct deposit or debit card). The payment method is maintained separately in your profile settings." So this is completely normal and doesn't indicate any issue with your payment method. For a pay date of 7/26, expect the funds in your account by 7/29 at the latest, though many banks process them faster.

lmao i've been on UC for 6 months and STILL get confused by their weird payment statuses!!! the system is so confusing!!! but yeah what everyone said is right, it'll go to whatever payment method you picked during setup

i just remembered somethign important!!! check if your bank shows pending deposits!! my bank always shows the UC deposit as pending for a day before it posts. so u might actually see it show up as pending today even though it wont be available til tomorrow!!!

one other tip- make sure ur claiming ur weeks on time every week. if u miss even one week they can shut off ur whole claim and u have to call them to fix it. so much pain.

Just wanted to follow up and say THANK YOU to everyone who helped calm my nerves! My direct deposit hit my account this morning at 6 AM - exactly what you all said would happen. The "taxes withheld" status was indeed just showing that they deducted taxes, not affecting my payment method at all. For anyone else reading this later who might have the same panic - don't worry, the PA UC system is just confusing with how they label things but it works! Really grateful for this community helping first-timers like me understand the process.

So glad to see this follow-up! I was actually in the exact same boat last month - first UC payment with the confusing "taxes withheld" status and totally panicked thinking something was wrong with my direct deposit setup. It's such a relief when that first payment finally hits your account! The PA UC system really needs to work on their status descriptions because "taxes withheld" makes it sound like there's a problem when it's actually just showing you elected tax withholding. Thanks for updating us - it'll definitely help other newcomers who find this thread later!