ESD approved my overpayment waiver without me applying - anyone received their refund/credit yet?

Same thing happened to me! They told me in February that my $3,200 overpayment was waived automatically but I STILL haven't seen a penny of it. When I called back they said "it's in processing" whatever that means 🙄 Been waiting 8 weeks now. The whole system is rigged to make us give up.

I received my overpayment credit about 4 weeks after being notified mine was approved. The important thing to understand is that there are two different processes: first the waiver approval, then the actual refund processing. You need to ask specifically about the second part - the refund status, not just the waiver status. In my experience, the refund comes either as a direct deposit (if you have that set up) or as a paper check mailed to your address on file. Make sure your address is current in the system! One tip: if it's been more than 6 weeks since your waiver was approved, you should contact your state representative. They can often get things moving when you're stuck in ESD limbo.

i got my $1800 overpayment credit back last week after waiting almost 3 months... dont hold ur breath lol

Consider yourself lucky! Most people have to formally apply for the waiver and provide a ton of documentation to prove financial hardship. ESD must have automatically determined you were eligible based on your income information or other factors in their system. I had an overpayment of $4,200 that was eventually refunded, but it took about 45 days from waiver approval to seeing the money. The most important thing is to keep checking your ESD account online every few days. Mine showed up as a payment with "OVERPAYMENT CREDIT" in the description field before I got any official notification. Also, if you need to speak with ESD again but don't want to wait hours on hold, I had success using Claimyr (claimyr.com). They have a system that holds your place in line and calls you back when an agent is available. Saved me so much time! Their video demo shows how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3

Is anyone else suspicious that ESD might be saying waivers are approved but then super slow-walking the actual repayments? Seems like a tactic to me. The longer they hold onto our money, the longer they can use it for their own purposes. Just saying what we're all thinking...

Wait I'm confused. I received an overpayment notice too but nobody told me anything about automatic waivers??? Do I need to call them or will mine be automatic too? I owe like $2100 from miscalculated earnings last year. Sorry if this is a dumb question I just don't understand the whole process.

EVERYONE LISTEN UP! ESD is under pressure from the state auditor to clear up these overpayment issues by the end of the fiscal year (June 30th). That's why they're suddenly approving waivers left and right. If you're going to call about your overpayment, DO IT BEFORE JUNE 30!! After that the new budget cycle starts and they won't be as motivated to clear cases. Speaking from experience working with state agencies!!!

my sister got her overpayment credit about a month after they told her it was approved. it was exactly the same amount as what they originally said she owed. but she said it just appeared in her bank account with no warning or explanation lol. typical esd