ESD finally approved my claim after 12 weeks - when will direct deposit hit my account?

congrats on finally getting approved! for me, it took about 2 business days after my status changed to PAID. i got approved on a Wednesday and money was in my account Friday morning.

The standard timeframe is 24-48 hours for direct deposit after your claim shows PAID in the system. However, this can depend on your bank. Some larger banks process ACH transfers same-day, while smaller credit unions might take the full 48 hours or even up to 72 hours in rare cases. If you don't see it by the third business day, you should contact ESD as there might be an issue with your direct deposit information.

12 WEEKS?!! Omg I'm only at 5 weeks waiting and already losing my mind. Did they backpay you for all those weeks? That must be a nice chunk of money coming your way at least!

Just to add some context: The PAID status means ESD has already processed the payment on their end, so the money is definitely coming. The timing now depends entirely on the banking system. One thing to keep in mind - if this is your first payment after approval, it sometimes takes one day longer than subsequent payments will. I've worked with hundreds of claimants, and the vast majority see funds within 2 business days, with 3 days being the maximum for almost everyone. Also, if you need to reach ESD for any reason (like if the deposit doesn't show up by day 3), I highly recommend using Claimyr (claimyr.com). It helped me get through to an actual ESD agent in about 15 minutes when I had a payment delay issue. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3. Saved me hours of redial frustration.

Did anyone tell you if they're paying interest on that backpay? 12 weeks is ridiculous and they should be compensating people for these delays. The whole system is broken. I had to wait 8 weeks last year and when I finally got through to someone, they said my claim had been sitting there with a simple flag that could have been fixed in 5 minutes. FIVE MINUTES!!! But it took 8 weeks because no one looked at it.

mine went to paid on thursday nite and i had the $$ friday morning. chase bank. but my freind has BECU and hers took till monday when it went paid on thursday too. so i think its def ur bank that matters

Make sure you check if your payment method is actually set to direct deposit. I had a similar situation where my status changed to PAID but after 4 days nothing arrived. Turns out my account defaulted to the ESD debit card even though I thought I had set up direct deposit. Had to wait another week for that stupid card to arrive in the mail. Go to your payment settings in eServices and verify it shows your bank account info.

You can still change your payment method even after your claims show PAID status. Log in to eServices, go to Settings > Payment Method, and update it to direct deposit with your bank information. If you do this within 24 hours of the PAID status appearing, there's a good chance the payment will go to your bank account instead of the card. However, if it's been more than a day, the payment may already be processing to the card. In that case, once you receive the card, you can transfer the funds to your bank account through the card's online portal.

Did the money show up yet?? I'm invested in your story now lol