How long after applying for Washington ESD unemployment do you get paid?

Yeah I did the ID.me verification when I first applied. Status still just says active with no pending issues showing.

Same here, took about 3 weeks for me to get my first check last month. Just keep filing your weekly claims.

This is confusing me - so there's always a one week delay? I thought you got paid for every week you file for.

There's a one week waiting period for your very first week of unemployment. After that you get paid for each week you're eligible and file for.

Never heard of that service before. Does it actually work? I've called hundreds of times and never gotten through.

Yeah it worked for me. Got connected to an agent within about 20 minutes instead of spending hours redialing. They explained exactly what was holding up my payments.

Interesting, I might try that. I've been calling since 8am every day for two weeks and nothing.

I check it daily and there's nothing in my inbox or action items. Just shows my weekly claims as processed.

Same situation here. Filed 3 weeks ago, no issues showing, but still no payment. This is ridiculous.

Good point! I have Chase and it usually shows up the next business day after processing.

I have Wells Fargo, should be pretty quick once it processes then.

4-5 weeks?? How are people supposed to survive that long without income? This is insane.

Tell me about it. I had to borrow money from family just to pay my bills while waiting.

The system is broken. They collect taxes from us for years then make us jump through hoops when we need help.

How would I know if they contested it? Would it show up somewhere in my account?

Yes, it would show under 'Pending Issues' or 'Determinations' in your account. You'd also get a letter about it.

This happened to me. My employer contested and it took 2 months to get resolved. No payments during that time either.

That's exactly what I need. I bet there's something wrong with my account that's not showing up. Thanks for the rec.

How much does that service cost? I'm already broke waiting for my unemployment.

It's pretty reasonable considering how much time it saves versus trying to call yourself. Worth it if you need answers fast.

I'm filing for every week since I became unemployed. The system lets me file so I assume I'm doing it right.

Yeah if the system accepts your weekly claim filing then you're probably doing it correctly.

That's reassuring. I was worried this would be the timeline every week.

Nope, just the first one. After that it's much smoother unless something goes wrong with your claim.

Their timelines are basically meaningless at this point. Everything takes longer than they say.

Exactly. I've learned to add at least a week to whatever timeline they give you.

I've been logging my job searches in WorkSourceWA like they told me to. Is there anything else I need to do?

That should be enough. Just make sure you're meeting the minimum number of searches per week for your situation.

What's the minimum? I've been doing 3 per week but not sure if that's enough.

Wow that's great! How long did it take to get connected?

About 15 minutes. Way better than the hours I was spending trying to call directly.

I'm definitely going to try this. Thanks for the update!

This is probably what's happening to me. My account looks fine online but no payments.

Yeah that hidden hold thing is super common. They really need to fix their system to show all issues online.

Same boat here. 4 weeks and counting. Bills are piling up.

You guys should really try calling through that claimyr service. Seems like a lot of people are having success with it.

At this point I'll try anything. Regular calling doesn't work at all.

That gives me hope! Did you get paid for all the weeks you filed for?

Yes, got paid for all weeks except the first one (that's the waiting week). Pretty decent chunk of money all at once.

Congrats! That must be such a relief.

Good reminder. I was tempted to stop filing since I wasn't getting paid anyway.

Yeah never stop filing. That's the biggest mistake people make.

That's awesome! How many tries did it take with claimyr?

Just one. Their system got me connected on the first attempt, which was amazing.

I'm convinced. Going to try this tomorrow morning.

6 weeks is insane. How do they expect people to survive that long?

The system definitely needs improvement. But at least most people don't wait that long.

That's encouraging! I'm at 2.5 weeks now so hopefully soon for me too.

Nice! That's a decent amount to get all at once.

Congrats! Must feel great to finally get that money.