TWC doubled my payment one week ($568) then nothing the next - payment schedule confusion

This is actually normal! TWC switched most claimants from weekly to biweekly payments back in January 2025 to streamline their system. You likely just hit the transition point. The $568 was to "catch you up" so they could move you to the new biweekly schedule. Your next payment will come after your next payment request (which should now be biweekly). You should have received an email notification about this change, but their notification system is notoriously unreliable. Check your correspondence inbox in your TWC account - there's probably a notice about the payment schedule change waiting there.

same thing happened 2 me last month!! freaked me out too lol. its the biweekly thing now, nothing wrong with ur claim

BE CAREFUL! When this happened to me, it was actually because TWC was investigating my work search activities. They released two weeks at once after holding one, then nothing until I called. The system is so BROKEN! Half the time the agents don't even know what's happening with your claim. I had to call 47 TIMES before I got through to someone who actually knew what was going on!!

I was in the same boat and tried calling TWC about 20+ times to verify what was happening with the payment schedule change. Always busy signals or disconnections after waiting on hold forever. Finally used Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get connected to a TWC agent within about 15 minutes. The agent confirmed it was just the biweekly payment transition and everything was fine with my claim. Saved me days of stress and redial fatigue. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/V-IMvH88P1U?si=kNxmh025COIlIzKh

The biweekly payment transition is part of TWC's system modernization initiative that began rolling out in January 2025. The transition happens automatically at different times for different claimants based on your claim filing date. Here's what's important to know: 1. Your benefit amount hasn't changed, just the payment schedule 2. Payment requests will now be every two weeks instead of weekly 3. Work search requirements remain at 3 activities per week (so you'll need to report 6 activities each biweekly request) 4. The transition happens with a one-time double payment 5. Your payment request date will now fall on the same schedule as your biweekly payments If you didn't receive proper notification, you can request that a TWC representative resend your formal notice through your correspondence inbox for your records.

wait do we still hav to do 3 work searches every week or can we do 6 every 2 weeks now?

UPDATE: Thanks everyone for the help! I found the notice in my correspondence inbox that explained the transition to biweekly payments. It was sent weeks ago but I never saw it. Mystery solved! Just sharing in case someone else has the same confusion in the future.