TWC benefit amounts confusion - $425 weekly but payment schedule unclear?

You'll receive $850 every two weeks (minus taxes if you opted for withholding). TWC pays your full weekly benefit amount ($425) for each week you're eligible, and since payment requests cover two weeks, you get both weeks paid together. Just make sure you're completing your work search requirements (minimum 3 per week) and correctly reporting any earnings during your payment request periods!

When I first got unemployment they actually skipped my first payment and I only got paid for the second week! Check ur determination letter carefully to see if there's a waiting week mentioned.

Yes, Texas still has the waiting week requirement in 2025. The first eligible week of your claim is your "waiting week" and you won't get paid for it UNTIL you've returned to work full-time for 6 weeks OR have received 3 times your weekly benefit amount in benefits. So basically, you'll eventually get that money, but not right away. To directly answer your original question: TWC pays $425 for EACH eligible week, so your payment requests should result in $850 payments (assuming you're eligible for both weeks and don't have any deductions). The payment request system asks about 2 weeks at a time, which is why you request every two weeks, but you're being paid your full weekly amount for each week.

My experince with TWC has been HORRIBLE!! I got approved for $470 weekly but theyre only paying me $340 every two weeks!!! They say its becuz i have deductions but cant explain what those r. been calling for 2 weks and cant get thru to anyoen who can help - its a NIGHTMARE!!!!

just to add to whats been said - make sure u certify on time every 2 weeks! if u miss ur request date u might have to call in and thats a huge headache

I had the same question when I first started getting benefits last month! And yes, it's $425 per week, so $850 every two weeks (minus taxes if you chose to have them withheld). Also be aware that if you report ANY income during your payment request, even a small amount from a part-time gig, they'll reduce your benefit amount for that week accordingly. They don't just cut you off completely unless you earn more than your weekly benefit amount.

I spent DAYS trying to reach TWC about a similar question and kept getting busy signals or disconnected. Then I found this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me connected to an actual TWC rep in about 20 minutes. They have a demo video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/V-IMvH88P1U?si=kNxmh025COIlIzKh. Totally worth it to get my benefits question resolved instead of stressing for weeks.

When I was on unemploymnt last yr they would always pay me on Tuesdays after i did my request on Sunday. sometimes it took til Wednesday if there was a holiday. Hope that helps!