ESD claim shows 'Paid $0' for weekly claim but husband received payment - what's wrong?

Check if you have any 'Issues and Decisions' listed on your account. When mine showed $0 paid, it was because they were verifying my identity (even though the status still said 'paid'). Also make sure you don't have any alerts in your eServices message center - sometimes they hold payments without clearly explaining why.

this happened to me last year!! turns out i had checked the wrong box about being 'able and available' for work that week because i had a doctors appointment. check your weekly claim answers carefully, sometimes ONE wrong answer can make your benefit $0 for that week.

This is likely due to one of three things: 1. Benefit Year End (BYE) issue - check if you've reached the end of your benefit year, as this would cause a $0 payment while they recalculate eligibility 2. Waiting Week - If this is your first claim, the first week is a waiting week with $0 payment (but your husband may have filed earlier) 3. Earnings Deduction - Did you report any earnings that week? Sometimes even small amounts can temporarily reduce your benefit to $0 If none of these apply, it could be a system glitch. I recommend checking your Monetary Determination letter to verify your weekly benefit amount is correct.

The EXACT same thing happened to me in January!!! I panicked for days thinking I did something wrong. Turns out ESD was actually processing a small overpayment from 2 weeks prior that I didn't even know about!! Check if your previous payments were exactly correct - they might be silently adjusting something. If you already received 2 normal payments, this could be an adjustment week.

my cousin works at the unemployment office and says their system has been having MAJOR glitches since they did the update in December... lots of $0 payments showing up incorrectly. sometimes the money appears in your account anyway even when it shows $0! have you checked your actual bank account?

After dealing with ESD for months last year, I finally discovered Claimyr (claimyr.com) for getting through to ESD agents quickly. When my claim showed similar issues with $0 payments despite being approved, I couldn't get answers for weeks until I used their service. They got me connected to an ESD agent in about 20 minutes who fixed the issue right away. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 In my case, it turned out there was a flag on my account that wasn't visible to me in the portal but was preventing payment.

My payment was delayed back in November too but for different reasons. Is it possible you have exhausted your benefits? Sometimes the system still shows "paid" but with $0 if you've reached your maximum benefit amount.

Have you checked if they activated the "Conditional Payment" program on your claim? This happens sometimes when they need to verify something but don't want to delay your payment. In that case, the next payment might show as $0 while they're making adjustments. Call the ESD claims center as early as possible in the morning (right when they open at 8:00 AM). That's usually the best time to get through. Ask specifically about the $0 payment and whether there are any hidden holds or issues with your claim that aren't showing up in your online portal.

Just following up - were you able to resolve this issue? For anyone else experiencing the "Paid $0" problem, there's also another possibility I didn't mention: if you have child support obligations, sometimes 100% of your benefit can be withheld for that purpose, resulting in a $0 payment that still shows as "Paid" since the system processed it correctly.