ESD underpaid my benefit - got $5 instead of $173 weekly payment

they probably took money out for overpayment... check if you have any notices in your eservices account. they been doing this alot lately

Check if you have any child support withholding or tax deductions. They usually show up on your payment detail page. Also, if you reported any earnings last week, they might have calculated the reduction incorrectly. You definitely need to call ESD about this - the sooner the better!

OMG the EXACT same thing happened to me back in January!!!! I got a tiny payment of like $12 when it should have been $215. I spent FOUR DAYS trying to reach someone at ESD and kept getting disconnected or waiting for hours. When I finally got through, they said it was a "system calculation error" and they had to manually correct it. They fixed it but it took another week to get the rest of my money. THE WORST!

The banking system messes up sometimes too. Are you sure it's not just a partial deposit and the rest might come separately? Sometimes my bank shows deposits in weird ways.

This is most likely an administrative error on ESD's part. When you check your payment details in eServices, look at the "Payment Summary" section - it should show the full calculation breakdown including your gross benefit amount, any deductions, and the net payment amount. If this shows the correct $173 but you only received $5, then there's a discrepancy that needs to be resolved by contacting ESD directly. Two possibilities: 1. There was a banking/processing error and the remainder will appear separately 2. There was a calculation error in their system that needs manual correction Either way, you should contact ESD immediately. Document everything - take screenshots of your payment details page showing the expected amount, save any confirmation emails, and note the date/time of the deposit you received.

I had this same problem last month and it turned out they had applied a garnishment to my account without proper notification! Check your correspondence tab for any letters about garnishments. Even if there's nothing there, you need to call ESD ASAP. I had to call over 60 times before I got through to someone who could help me. I finally used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me through to an ESD agent in about 15 minutes instead of calling hundreds of times. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 Once I got through to someone, they fixed the problem right away and released the rest of my payment. Don't wait on this - every day matters when you need your benefits!

Just checking back - were you able to get through to ESD? What did they say about the $5 payment?

THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN!!! This is the third post I've seen this week about payment errors. How are people supposed to survive when ESD can't even pay the right amounts?? And you can never reach anyone there! I'm still waiting for backpay from FEBRUARY!!!! 😡😡😡