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Glad to see everyone's payments are finally coming through! This kind of delay seems to happen pretty regularly with TWC unfortunately. For future reference, I've found that checking their Twitter account (@TXWorkforce) sometimes has more timely updates about system issues than their main website. They don't always post about delays right away, but when they do acknowledge problems, that's usually where you'll see it first. Hope this helps avoid some of the panic next time there's a processing delay!
That's really helpful advice about checking their Twitter! I had no idea they posted updates there. I was just frantically refreshing my bank account and the TWC website all week. Will definitely bookmark @TXWorkforce for next time. It's frustrating that they don't make these system-wide issues more visible on their main site where most people are checking for updates.
I'm new to this community but experienced something similar this week! My payment request was submitted Tuesday and I was getting really anxious when it didn't arrive by today (Friday). After reading through everyone's comments here, I checked the TWC Twitter account that @Mateo Warren mentioned and sure enough, they had a brief post yesterday about "intermittent delays in payment processing." It's so frustrating that this information isn't prominently displayed on their main website where people are actually checking their claim status. At least now I know this is a system-wide issue and not something wrong with my specific claim. Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences - it really helps to know I'm not alone in dealing with these delays!
Glad to hear your payment came through! That's exactly the timeline most people experience. For anyone else still waiting, just remember that 3-5 business days is pretty standard for TWC, especially for first payments. The system works, it's just not always as fast as we'd like when we're stressed about bills. Thanks for updating us with the good news!
That's awesome news @Andre Moreau! So glad it worked out and you got your payment. I'm new here but dealing with a similar situation - my claim was processed on 2/20 and I'm still waiting. Reading through this thread has been really helpful though. Seems like 3-5 business days is the norm, so I'll try to be patient a bit longer. Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences, it really helps to know what to expect when you're going through this for the first time!
Welcome to the community @Giovanni Mancini! You're absolutely right that this thread is super helpful for understanding the timeline. Since your claim was processed on 2/20 (which was a Monday), you should expect to see your payment by Thursday or Friday at the latest, assuming no issues. The fact that you're reading through experiences like this shows you're being proactive, which is smart. Just keep an eye on your TWC account for any correspondence messages, and if it goes beyond 5 business days, that's when you'd want to call. Fingers crossed it shows up soon!
UPDATE: My account just got unlocked! It took exactly 3 business days from when I did the ID.me verification. I received an email saying my account access had been restored. Thanks everyone for your help and advice!
Congrats on getting your account unlocked! For anyone else dealing with this, I just want to add that if you're still having trouble after a week, you can also visit a local TWC office in person. I had to do this once when the phone lines were completely jammed and they were able to manually review my ID.me verification and unlock my account on the spot. It's not ideal having to go in person, but sometimes it's faster than waiting on hold for hours or dealing with system delays.
Has anyone else noticed that TWC seems to have more delays near the end of each month? I wonder if it's because that's when more people have their payment request dates set. Mine is always the 30th and I feel like every couple months there's some kind of delay.
You're absolutely right. TWC processes more payment requests at month-end, which can create processing backlogs. If possible, consider switching your payment request day to mid-month (like the 15th) which might result in more consistent deposit timing. You can change this by calling TWC or sometimes through your online account settings.
I'm glad to see your payment came through! This is actually a pretty common issue with TWC payments, especially to Chime accounts. I've been getting unemployment for about 6 months now and I've noticed that Chime sometimes has delays with ACH transfers, particularly on busy processing days. The good news is that once TWC shows "processed" on their end, the money is definitely coming - it's just a matter of when the banks finish their back-and-forth. For future reference, I've found that payments tend to be more reliable earlier in the week (Tuesday-Thursday) compared to Fridays or Mondays when there's more banking traffic.
Thank you for sharing your experience! That's really helpful to know about the timing patterns. I'm definitely going to keep that in mind for future payments. It's such a relief when the money finally shows up, but those few hours of worry are brutal when you have bills due. I appreciate everyone in this community sharing their experiences - it really helps to know you're not alone when these delays happen.
Sean Doyle
Did anyone else have to restart their work search log after getting the payment? I'm so confused by all this. My uncle told me TWC sometimes resets your work search activities when payments get delayed but that doesn't sound right???
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Anastasia Fedorov
•Your uncle is incorrect. Payment processing delays have absolutely no effect on your work search requirements. You still need to complete at least 3 work search activities each week and log them when you request payment. The systems are separate - one tracks your benefit payments, the other tracks your work search compliance. Keep doing your work search activities as normal.
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Mikayla Brown
Still waiting on mine as of 11pm tonight. Direct deposit user here too. Really hoping it comes through overnight like some of yours did! This thread has been super helpful - was getting really anxious but sounds like it's just a system delay affecting direct deposits. Will check again first thing in the morning. Thanks everyone for sharing your updates, makes me feel way less alone in this!
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