anybody know if u can still get benefits if u still do like a little bit of self employment work? i still get like one small job a month but not enough to live on

Thank you all for the helpful advice! I just completed my application and found the self-employment option after clicking through a few screens. For anyone else in this situation: there's a specific question that asks if you were self-employed, and after selecting "Yes," it takes you to screens tailored for business owners. I entered my business name, used my home address since that was my business address, and made sure to clearly explain that the business closed due to economic conditions. Now I'm just waiting on the determination letter. I'll update once I hear back!

One more important tip: during your appeal hearing, focus ONLY on the natural disaster aspects. Don't get drawn into arguments about other attendance issues even if your employer brings them up. The hearing officer only cares about the specific reason for your termination as it relates to the determination letter. Also, request a copy of your TWC claim file before the hearing so you can see exactly what your employer told TWC. Sometimes employers will change their story or add details that weren't part of the original termination reason.

Update: I submitted my appeal yesterday with all the documentation suggested here. I included 12 photos of flooding, screenshots of my texts to my supervisor, local news reports about the storm, and the county disaster declaration. Now just waiting for my hearing date. Thanks everyone for your help - I'll update when I hear something!

I had similar issues but not with duplicate accounts. What I don't understand is why TWC relies on this terrible verification system that nobody can get help with??? My benefits were delayed 7 weeks because of ID.me problems. Even when I finally did the video verification, it took another 2 weeks for TWC to acknowledge it in their system. The left hand doesn't know what the right is doing.

Update: We're making progress! We tried several of your suggestions. First, we sent an email to ID.me support with "TWC VERIFICATION - DUPLICATE ACCOUNT" in the subject line. Then we also scheduled a video verification call (3 hour wait but worth it). The video agent was able to confirm my husband's identity and said they've noted the duplicate account issue and are merging them. They said it would take 24-48 hours to complete and then the TWC system should update within another 72 hours. I'll post again once we know if the benefits are flowing again. Thank you all SO MUCH for your help! TWC really needs to provide better guidance on these ID.me issues rather than leaving people stuck for months.

Anyone else notice that it takes SOOOO much longer for TWC to process things in 2025 compared to previous years? My friend filed last year and got approved in 2 weeks. I filed this year and it took 6 weeks! Their staffing must be cut to the bone.

Based on everything you've shared, this sounds like a standard earnings verification hold. The good news is that if you're still eligible for partial benefits after they account for your part-time earnings, you'll receive back payments for any weeks that were delayed. In the meantime, continue to request payments on your regular schedule (every two weeks) and keep documenting your work search activities. If you don't see resolution within two weeks, getting through to a representative should be your priority. The earnings verification process typically shouldn't take more than 10-14 days.

When this happened to me I just kept resubmitting my payment request every day until it went through lol

UPDATE: My payment finally processed this morning! It took exactly 15 days from request to processing. Looks like everyone was right about the delays. Thanks for all the advice and reassurance - it really helped keep me from panicking. For anyone else still waiting, hang in there!