Washington ESD payment didn't come this week - why didn't i get my unemployment payment

same thing happened to me last week, turned out there was a verification issue they didnt tell me about

Check your payment history in your Washington ESD account. Sometimes payments get delayed if there's a flag on your weekly claim that needs review. Could be something as simple as reporting work hours differently than usual.

I had this exact problem 3 weeks ago! Spent days trying to call Washington ESD with no luck. Finally used this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) and they got me through to an actual agent in like 20 minutes. Turns out my claim went into adjudication because I reported some freelance work and they needed to verify it. The agent fixed it right on the phone and I got my back payments within 2 days.

Missing payments usually mean one of three things: 1) Your weekly claim triggered a review, 2) There's an identity verification issue, or 3) You accidentally reported something that flagged your claim for adjudication. All of these require speaking to an agent to resolve.

this happened to my sister too and it took 3 weeks to get sorted out because she couldn't reach anyone at washington esd

The Washington ESD phone system is absolutely broken. I've been trying to reach them for 2 weeks about a similar issue. The 833 number just hangs up on you after 2 hours on hold. It's like they don't want to help unemployed people.

Had the same issue last month. Turned out my bank flagged the deposit as suspicious and sent it back to Washington ESD. Check with your bank first before assuming it's an ESD problem.

Washington ESD's system has been glitchy lately. I know 3 people who had payment delays in the past month for random reasons. One was because they 'randomly selected' her claim for review, another because the system thought he moved out of state (he didn't), and the third because of some job search verification thing.

I used Claimyr when I couldn't get through to Washington ESD about my overpayment issue. They're expensive but honestly worth it when you're dealing with urgent stuff like missing payments. Got connected to an agent same day and resolved everything in one call.

ugh this is giving me anxiety just reading it. I'm supposed to certify this weekend and now I'm worried the same thing will happen to me

Check if your claim status changed to 'adjudication in progress' - that's usually why payments stop suddenly. Mine did that when I reported attending a job fair and the system flagged it as 'training' which requires different documentation.

Washington ESD is the worst. They make everything so complicated and then act like it's your fault when something goes wrong. I'm convinced they delay payments on purpose to save money.

Try using the secure messaging system in your Washington ESD account instead of calling. Sometimes they respond faster to messages than phone calls.

This exact thing happened to me 6 months ago and it was because someone with a similar social security number filed a fraudulent claim. Took forever to sort out but Washington ESD eventually fixed it and sent all my back payments.

I work in HR and deal with unemployment claims all the time. Missing payments are almost always because something in your weekly claim needs manual review. Could be as simple as a job search contact that didn't match their database or reporting work hours in a way their system doesn't understand.

Whatever you do, keep filing your weekly claims even if you're not getting paid. If you miss filing, you'll lose those weeks permanently even after they fix the payment issue.

Update us when you figure out what happened! I'm curious if it's something specific or just random Washington ESD weirdness.

been there, it sucks waiting for payments when you have bills due. hope you get it sorted out quickly

One more thing to check - make sure your direct deposit info is still correct in your account. Sometimes banks change routing numbers and Washington ESD doesn't notify you when deposits bounce back.

My friend had this happen and it was because she put 'N/A' instead of leaving a field blank on her job search log. The system flagged it as incomplete even though she had done 3 job searches that week. Such a stupid reason to hold up payments.