Reopened ESD claim with benefit year ending in 2 weeks - should I have waited?

ur fine reopening now, they just roll it over when ur benefit yr ends. happened to me in march

This is a common issue that causes confusion. When your benefit year ends on October 12th, ESD will automatically review your claim to determine if you qualify for a new benefit year based on your 7 months of work. You were correct to reopen your current claim immediately rather than waiting. Here's what happens next: 1. You'll continue receiving benefits from your current claim until October 12th 2. ESD will then evaluate if you've worked enough hours in your base year to qualify for a new claim 3. If you qualify, they'll automatically establish a new claim 4. If not, you'll receive a notice about insufficient hours Keep filing your weekly claims without interruption during this transition. You don't need to do anything special when your benefit year ends unless ESD specifically requests information.

I went through this exact thing last year!! My benefit year ended right after I reopened and it was SUCH a headache. ESD kept sending me confusing letters about my "new claim" vs my "old claim" and I had no idea what was happening. Then they put me in adjudication for like 6 weeks with zero explanation. Eventually got it sorted but the system is broken!!!!!

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To directly answer your question: No, you should not have waited to reopen your claim. Here's why: 1) You need to apply for unemployment as soon as you become unemployed, regardless of when your benefit year ends 2) Waiting to file would have meant losing weeks of benefits you're entitled to 3) The 7 months of work at your recent job will count toward qualifying for a new benefit year For a new benefit year (starting after Oct 12), you'll need to have worked at least 680 hours in your base year. Based on your 7 months of full-time work (approximately 1,120 hours at 40hrs/week), you should qualify for a new claim. ESD will automatically evaluate this when your benefit year ends. Continue filing weekly claims without interruption.

The EXACT same thing happened to me in february!! I reopened my claim with like 3 weeks left in my benefit year and it was actually fine!! But then when my benefit year ended they put me on standby status for some reason?? And then I had to verify my identity AGAIN even though I'd already done it for the previous claim. The ESD system is so broken it's ridiculous. I spent HOURS trying to talk to someone.

wait are u on regular unemployment or standby?? cuz thats different

One thing I want to clarify for everyone: When your benefit year ends while you're receiving benefits, ESD will automatically review your claim for a new benefit year. There are three possible outcomes: 1. You qualify for a new UI claim based on your work history - ESD establishes this automatically 2. You don't qualify for a new claim - you'll be notified and given appeal rights 3. Your claim goes into adjudication while they verify details - this sometimes happens and may require additional information The most important thing is to keep filing your weekly claims without interruption and respond promptly to any correspondence from ESD. This ensures you don't miss any benefits during the transition.

My neighbor went thru this and ESD messed up his claim when the benefit year changed. he lost like 2 weeks of benefits cuz of there mistake and they never fixed it. good luck getting anyone to help when they screw up!!