Reactivated ESD claim approved but payments still pending - will benefit amount change?

Congrats on getting approved! When your claim is reactivated, you typically keep the same weekly benefit amount from your original claim ($875 in your case). Since you already received your approval letter, you should see payments within 3-5 business days for any weeks that don't have issues. The pending status could indicate they're still processing those weeks, or there might be something else they need to verify. One thing to check - have you completed all your job search activities and reported them properly on your weekly claims? If you miss reporting job searches, that could cause payments to be held up.

I just went thru this in August. Took 11 days after my approval letter to get $$ in my account. They claim it's 3-5 business days but thats total BS honestly. Your benefit amount should stay the same since ur using the same claim period.

When you reactivate a claim, you should receive the same weekly benefit amount as before, as it's based on your base year earnings when you first filed (which is why your claim summary still shows your remaining balance from the previous filing). As for the delay, your weekly claims show as 'pending' while they go through various automated verification processes. Even though you received approval for the overall claim, each weekly claim still needs to be processed. Here are a few potential reasons for the pending status: 1. Identity verification issues (though unlikely since you had a previous claim) 2. Employer response verification (your former employer has to confirm your separation reason) 3. Work search verification 4. System backlog If it's been more than 7-10 business days since your approval letter, it would be worth contacting ESD directly for clarification.

wait so if u got approved doesn't that mean they already checked with ur employer?? my cousin had this happen and his problem was that he accidentally clicked something wrong on one of his weekly claims and they never told him, just left everything pending for like a month!

If you need to reach ESD quickly about those pending payments, I'd recommend trying Claimyr (claimyr.com). I was in a similar situation with approved claim but pending payments, and spent days trying to get through on the phone with no luck. Claimyr got me connected to an ESD agent in about 25 minutes. They have a video demo that shows how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 In my case, there was a simple flag on my account that the agent removed, and my payments processed the next day. Sometimes you just need to talk to a human to get things moving!

DONT PANIC YET! The ESD system is sooooo slow these days. My reactivated claim took almost 2 weeks after the approval letter before money hit my account. And yes, your benefit amount stays the same for the duration of your benefit year (until that Nov 9 date). If it helps, you can also try messaging them through your eServices account instead of calling. Sometimes they respond faster that way. Go to the "Send a message" option and select "Where's my payment" as the topic.

I don't understand why they send approval letters and then make u wait MORE WEEKS for actual money. The whole system is designed to make people suffer i swear. I'm in week 6 of waiting for ANY money from my claim and have an eviction notice now. Approval letter came 3 weeks ago. This state is a JOKE.

Update: Just called ESD (miraculously got through!) and found out what was happening. They told me my payments were pending because they were waiting on my previous employer to verify the reason for separation. The agent put a note on my account to expedite the process, and said I should see payments within 48-72 hours if everything checks out. She also confirmed my weekly benefit amount remains at $875 since I'm on the same claim. What a relief! Thanks everyone for your help and advice.