PA UC payments by mail - anyone receive their check today?

mine came yesterday after having the payment date from tuesday. its usually 4-5 business days after the payment date shows on the portal. maybe wait til tomorrow before panicking

I switched to mail checks last month and let me tell you ITS THE WORST!!! My first check took 9 days to arrive and I almost got evicted!!! The stupid UC system doesn't account for USPS delays AT ALL and they don't care if you can't pay bills. I'd call them right now if I were you!!!

I've been getting my checks by mail for 6 weeks now. They're pretty consistent - payment date is usually Tuesday, and check arrives Saturday. Sometimes Monday if there's a holiday or something. Yours should be there Monday I bet.

The postal service has been having delays in our region lately. If your payment date was 3/15 and that was a Friday, I wouldn't expect it until at least Tuesday or Wednesday of next week since they don't process on weekends. The UC website shows payment issued because it's been sent to the Treasury department, not because it's physically been mailed yet. There's usually a 2-day processing period between UC approval and Treasury printing the check, then 3-5 business days for mail delivery.

Have you tried calling the PA UC service center? I had the same problem last month and spent hours trying to get through to someone. Eventually I found this service called Claimyr that got me connected to a UC rep in 25 minutes instead of trying for days. They have a demo video at https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2 and their site is claimyr.com. The rep was able to tell me exactly when my check was mailed and verify my address was correct in the system.

Why did you swich from direct deposit to paper checks???? That seems like a BAD idea given all the mail theft these days. I'd NEVER trust the post office with my UC money!! Can you switch back to direct deposit? You know they offer the Relia Card too if your bank is giving you issues.

I work for the postal service (not speaking officially) and can tell you we're having significant staffing shortages right now that are affecting delivery times. It's especially bad for government mail which comes in bulk. Treasury usually sends UC checks out in big batches twice a week, and right now those batches are taking 1-2 days longer than normal to process through our system. I'd give it until Tuesday or Wednesday before worrying.

its ridiculous that in 2025 were still dealing with PAPER CHECKS for important benefits!!! why cant they just use venmo or cashapp like normal people?? the whole system is designed to make us suffer i swear

Just a follow-up - if your check doesn't arrive by Wednesday, call the PA Treasury Department directly at 1-877-869-1956, not the UC Service Center. Treasury handles the actual check printing and mailing, and they can verify if it was mailed, when it was mailed, and even stop payment on a lost check and reissue it if necessary. The UC Service Center can't do any of that since they just approve the payment amount.

I'm in a similar situation - my payment date was 3/16 and I'm still waiting for my check too. This is also my first time with paper checks after having issues with the Money Network card. Reading through all these responses is really helpful though! Sounds like we just need to be patient since there are processing delays and postal service issues right now. I'm going to wait until Wednesday before calling that Treasury number someone mentioned. Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences - makes me feel less alone in this stressful situation!