ESD approved claim payment delay - when will it hit my bank account?

Congrats on getting approved! It typically takes 24-48 business hours for payments to appear in your account after ESD marks them as paid. When I was on UI last year, my payments would usually show up the next business day. It also depends on your bank - some process ACH transfers faster than others. If you don't see it by Monday, then I'd start wondering if something's wrong.

mine took 3 days to show up after it said paid on website. don't worry yet its normal

DEPENDS ON IF YOU HAVE DIRECT DEPOSIT OR THE DEBIT CARD!!! If you chose direct deposit it can take 2-3 business days. If you're getting it on the ReliaCard it could be there right away but sometimes takes until the next day. The ESD system is SO SLOW at processing everything!! Did they make you wait all 8 weeks with no communication?? That's what they did to me and I was literally almost evicted because of their incompetence!

If you're having trouble reaching ESD to check on your payment status, I'd recommend trying Claimyr (claimyr.com). I was in a similar situation last month where my payment was marked as paid but didn't show up for several days. I couldn't get through to ESD on my own after dozens of attempts, but Claimyr got me connected to an ESD agent in about 25 minutes. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3. The agent explained that there was a flag on my account that needed to be removed before the payment could process completely.

Payment processing depends on several factors: 1) When the payment was authorized (cutoff times matter) 2) Your bank's processing schedule 3) Whether it's a weekend/holiday 4) If there are any holds on your claim In most cases, if ESD shows "paid" status in the morning, you'll see the deposit within 24-48 hours. However, if the payment was authorized on Friday, you may not see it until Monday or Tuesday due to weekend processing limitations. I've worked with the unemployment system extensively, and this timeline is fairly consistent. One important note: The first payment often takes slightly longer than subsequent payments due to additional verification processes. After this initial payment, future weekly claims typically follow a more predictable schedule.

my claim was stuck for 12 weeks and then suddenly got approved last month. the website said paid on tuesday but the money didn't show up until thursday morning. i think it depends on your bank too. im with BECU and they're usually pretty fast with deposits but ESD is just slow with everything lol. just be glad you got approved!! so many people are getting denied these days

when i got unemployment last year it showed paid on thurs and money came monday everytime. but i have chase bank if that matters

did u check if u have the right bank account info on ur claim??? my friend had his old closed account still listed and his payment bounced back. took like 3 more weeks to fix!

Just wanted to add - make sure you keep filing your weekly claims even while waiting for this first payment to hit your account. Some people think they can skip a week after approval but that will mess up your claim and potentially cause payment delays. The system needs those continuous weekly claims to process correctly.

Has anyone else noticed the payments come faster if you do direct deposit vs the ReliaCard? I swear when I switched to direct deposit my payments started coming a whole day earlier!

UPDATE: The money just hit my account this morning (Monday)! So it took about 3 business days from when the claim showed 'paid' on the ESD website to when it actually appeared in my bank account. Thanks everyone for the help and reassurance!