Received My First $300 FPUC Extra Unemployment Stimulus Boost Payment But No Second Payment – Why Did it Stop and When Will I Get Back Payments?

While most states have now updated their unemployment filing systems to accept new claims or reactivate existing PUA and PEUC claims to support the pandemic unemployment assistance programs rolled out under the CARES act and extended in 2021 under the CAA COVID Relief Bill, there are still many, many issues with making UI benefit payments. One common issue I am seeing across several of my articles on this topic and from the many comments below is where eligible claimants received their first $300 FPUC UIC payment but then don’t see a second or third payment in subsequent weeks whether they’re paid on a weekly or fortnightly payment basis. Comments I have received from people in New York, Florida and California confirm this. I have posted possible reasons (and solutions) for this based on what is being published on certain state unemployment and government websites. You can also see this recent video on on the $300 payment issues.

I’m in NYC ….I received $300 last Friday as a first payment …..is it weekly pay or biweekly because I didn’t receive nothing this week. (Khal)


I’m also in NYC and received my initial PUA payment. I’ve not received a payment yet for this week. Been trying to contact someone to get an answer but without success. It’s a bit frustrating. (Paul)


I live in New Jersey and i am on unemployment since last year. However I never received $300. I am getting upset now. New month new bills !!!!! (Julie)

I am living in PA and I am receiving UC because I was laid off. In addition to my biweekly UC deposit, I have gotten one $300 payment which I received on Jan 3rd. I still have not received the $300 payment for any of the other weeks this month that I was unemployed. I can not find any information after googling it and I do not know who to contact if I could even get through. Does anyone have any information that could help me? (Dani)

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So why could the above scenarios be happening?

Remember the $300 p/week FPUC payment is for individuals receiving regular unemployment benefits, PUA, PEUC, or extended benefits. So while you may qualify for the FPUC in a given week, but if your job or eligibility changes you won’t get the extra payment for the following weeks. That is why you must certify every week to ensure you get your regular UI payment, along with the additional $300 payment till March 10th, 2021 (The original $600 FPUC payment ended back in July 2020, but his article does contain some lessons learned from that payment).

Slow Processing. A common and likely reason is simply that state UI agencies/departments are under so much pressure with the flood of new claims, while tying to update their systems to handle the new provisions, that they cannot process the FPUC payments first enough. This is especially the case for newly eligible freelance and gig economy workers. As the Ohio Dept of Job and Family services said, “We are behind schedule in payment distribution. Each claim is important to us, and we understand the urgency of providing you with the resources you need to support your family. “

Fraud and additional identity validation. The is now a big reason that unemployment claims and especially payments are being delayed. If your state UI agency suspects a fraudulent application or weekly certification then your entire unemployment (standard and enhanced benefits) will be held up while this is investigated. Because of the volume of claims and surrounding issues, it could take several days or weeks for already short staffed unemployment agencies and departments to process your claim and get your payments out. Trying to contact them around this may also be hard given the fact your claim or payment has likely been flagged as fraudulent so an agent will be careful what they can say. The only option in this situation is to check your account regularly and wait for the agency to contact you. If your claims were legit you will get a lump sum payment for backdated claims.

Unemployment system glitches. Because the roll-out of these programs was so swift, there wasn’t sufficient testing done by many state UI agencies. Hence the ongoing glitches where payments were made for the first week – which should have included retroactive payments – but not made for subsequent weeks. A few comments on related posts also had some readers surprised at receiving a payment when they thought they were not eligible. Sounds like another glitch.

PUA exceptions. Kimberly from Buffalo, NY said she got a mystery $300 payment for one week without getting any of her other benefits, but didn’t get that $300 again in subsequent weeks. When she called her local news station to help chase this up after getting no response from the NYC Department of Labor. They finally responded and said the initial payment was for a limited group of people who applied for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) stuck in the PUA application process before the state streamlined going forward. People like Kim should be receiving regular UI and the $300 payments going forward.

PEUC and Expanded State Benefit program changes. Many claimants may have received their initial $300 payment while claiming regular state unemployment. But if their claim balance reached $0 (i.e expired) they may only be eligible for extended benefits under the PEUC or Expanded state benefit programs. However in many states they will have to reapply or re-certify for these new programs, for which they should have been contacted by their state UI agency. If they don’t follow the instructions received (make sure you check your mail and online junk mail for any missed instructions) then the $300 payment will also stop.

Debit Card Issues. Most states allow eligible claimants to receive unemployment benefit payments either by debit card or direct deposit. Direct deposit is the fastest payment option, but lots of people who may not have ready access to an active bank account or for other financial reasons prefer to receive their unemployment benefits via a state UI agency provided debit card. However several people are finding that getting paid via debit card can cause delays due to receipt of the card, fraudulent use or expired cards. This article provides more on this, including what to do.

What to do now?

For those who have gone more than two weeks since receiving their original FPUC payment, the first step is to confirm your job/eligibility situation has not changed (i.e. continue certifying) and to contact your local state unemployment agency (see links by state here). But it is hard to get through to someone so you will need A LOT of patience. Also ensure you check your online unemployment account, email and junk mail to ensure you have not missed any communication from your state UI agency.

Ultimately, state agencies should retroactively catch-up on payments and you will be made whole, but that won’t help those already behind on bills and need the money just to make ends meet. I’ll post some more solutions as I find them, but please share your story below and hopefully the community of readers on this site can answer your question or make you realize your are not alone.

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400 thoughts on “Received My First $300 FPUC Extra Unemployment Stimulus Boost Payment But No Second Payment – Why Did it Stop and When Will I Get Back Payments?”

  1. (Florida here posted 5/30/2020) I was receiving the $600.00 PUA for the past 3 weeks every Tuesday morning via direct deposit. The Tuesday after Memorial I received nothing. Its now Sat 5/30 and still haven’t received the $600.00. During the week I was able to get through twice via phone and spoke to 2 different people. None of them had any idea why the $600.00 was not processed this past week. They were guessing that the system is backed up, but who knows? They could not offer any other info. I asked if other people were having this problem and they said that 1 out of 10 callers are asking the same question. If someone here is in the same situation and starts receiving there $600.00 please keep us updated. I am also desperate for help!

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    • I was able to submit for 6 weeks of PEUC here’s in Florida this week on Monday (5/25)… I received my regular states payment addd to my card. Received a check today for one $600 (actually $540 after taxes). Maybe the other weeks will come later?

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    • Same here !! 4 weeks receiving $600.00 FPUC benefits every Tuesday and after Memorial day stopped. Don’t have any idea why!!!

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    • Hey Paul, I see I’m in the same boat as you. I also live in FL and I normally get my deposit of $600 on Monday but never did… just my $191 a week from unemployment on Tuesday. I figured there was a delay because of Memorial Day but still nothing… I wonder if I’ll get two $600 deposits on Monday ‍♀️. If you get yours please update us. Thank you !!

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      • Wondering if you received anything on Monday? I have not received the extra $600 since May 19 and thought it was a delay because of Memorial Day as well but still nothing. I was getting it direct deposited into my account every Tuesday up until then.

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    • Florida, same here, I thought it was the holiday but my regular unemployment when in but not the $600, some of my co-workers got theirs on time or a little later. Maybe the system has to catch up, I don’t know, I’ll see what happens tomorrow.

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    • Florida- I received 600 for 4 weeks on every Tuesday Morning. Since Memorial day weekend ..NO more 600 only my state benefit. So stressed, checked bank this morning (6/2) and nothing.

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    • Hey Paul, I am confronting with the same issue and I live in Florida near a State agency dealing with unemployment benefits I asked them the same question and the answer I received it was simply due to the DEO office being closed that Monday (Memorial day) to me that made perfect sense, so I was told I would receive it during that same week once the office is back to business as usual, well my friend not only I never receive the $600 for that particular week, as of June 2, 2020 at 7:45am which is Today I should have receive $1200 for both weeks (Memorial + this week = 0) I was so anxious to wake up this morning as I was afraid of not seeing anything in my bank account well my anxiety didn’t fail me at all, because I receive nothing mind you it’s already 05/02/2020 the rent is up and as renters we only have by the 3rd Which tomorrow so I guess we have to go back to the landlord to beg again for mercy. so frustration, anger, are nowhere near to what I am feeling right now. I hope this message help because you are not alone Paul it is a huge number of us dealing with this new mess. Ever since the beginning we ( the working class citizens) have been dealing with not old but new problem with DEO system every single day. This is the most transparent testimony of a system clearly that was built to fail us whenever we become vulnerable and in immediate needs

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      • Same thing happened to me. I received 3 wks of $600 a week, then Memorial Day came and nothing since. I am trying not to panic but this is crazy, they are 2 wks behind as of today.

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      • Nope,,,, normally it would have been today June 2, 2020 because jus like Paul here I used to receive mine every week on Tuesday, but since that Memorial Day nothing zero

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    • Same situation here. Got two weeks of $600 in FL and then after memorial day havent seen anything. Normally gets depsoited on Monday so assumed it was the holiday… havent gotten anything since. $1200 and counting…

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    • Name’s Jay. I am currently dealing with the same situation. Filed my unemployment at the beginning of April and got denied Florida unemployment due to lack of work history(recently moved here), and applied for the PUA the next day. About three weeks after I started getting the $600 but not anything else. Then Memorial Day rolls by and I look for it in my account Tuesday morning to find nothing there. Figured it was the federal holiday. Its now been two weeks since I saw the $600. Granted i received the PUA in between but $250 is nowhere near as helpful as $600.

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      • Honestly I think we should just build a group here file a petition and get a lawyer to sue the state, my sister live in Pennsylvania I spoke to her last night she told that’s what most folks up north are doing and she just did hers and guess What they have seen so far tremendous results… the state are issuing live check to them once the court approved their case. For those of you who might not be familiar with “ live check “ I used to work in payroll in Florida for Broward college, once payroll is done any faculty members who did not get for whatever reason instead of having them to wait to get pay till the next payroll we use issue them a manual check. Let me know what you guys think

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    • Me too in Florida. this Monday was my 2nd Monday without a payment. Im desperate too. I did claim my weeks last week, and i worked 6 hours, the week before. I’m not sure, if working 6 hours a week made me ineligible fpr the PAU. i cant get an answer from anyone. the last person i spoke to was down right nasty. telling me.. they had recieved no payment, themself, at all.. before they started working for the DEO. and that the payment does not come fomr the DEO and they cant help you or give you an answer.. they wont even tell you who you can call.. crazy.. seriously crazy

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      • For those of us who has been sharing our frustration here, I have news later today I was able to get in touch with one of my folks with direct information from inside. This is what I was told the main reason for that sudden stop is because the state has changed the distribution from weekly to biweekly now, from my understanding instead of $600 weekly it will be $1200 every 2 weeks. Within myself I have no other source to confirm whether what he said is actually true but I did speak to a representative and she told me the same thing too she even went further by saying she doesn’t know when this new implementation will begin so once again let me be clear whether it’s true or false I cannot give you guys a final definitive answer as I don’t have any other source to draw any conclusion. I hope this will help in decreasing our anxiety level. And if anyone of you guys can get in touch with anyone outside this platform ask them if they are aware of such information and see.

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        • Same problem here, and I got the same answer when I finally reached someone. I would be interested in knowing if your 600.00 comes through. This is so ridiculous. I logged on to connect today and now you have to wait in line…on line…. there’s a little guy walking very slowly to show where you are in line. (Florida)

        • Has anyone received anything this week 6/1 or later? Today is 6/3 and nothing since Memorial Day? This is insane, and the new website “running man” is a joke and a way to further frustrate Floridians. Just trying to keep from crying in front of my daughter!

    • Hey Paul Florida here also I was receiving mine as well but since the holiday nothing. Have u received anything as of yet? Anyone??

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    • Hi it is June 3, 2020, I too have received the $600 payment for four weeks I stopped receiving benefits the week of the 24th. I was able to talk to someone and they also said the $600 on when you get it makes no rhyme or reason. I told them that it was consistent, And now nothing. Along with going without the $221 from the DEO. I was able to log back on to connect on June 1 submit two weeks and today I have deposited from the DEO $442, but no $600 .
      Was eligible for unemployment April 1, started receiving my DEO payment and my $600 payment April 28 April 29 I have received four consistent payments. Now not so much! Just hoping that it will mend in the next week. Hang in there you’re not alone.

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  2. was getting the 600 and 125 weekly for about 4 week but now the 600 has not been deposited in my account not sure what going on and cant get a single person to tell me why this is

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    • And that’s the part that enrages me the most the fact that we have no choice but to depend on this money and yet once something is not working there is absolutely no one that can help you. The 1 800-204-2418 that they keep telling us to call for more assistance is a joke, because it is always busy ( Sorry we cannot offer you a call back at this time you can login on the website for more information) this automated system has been like this from the beginning of this mess.. You know they open on the week from 7:30am to 6:30pm I literally used to call that number exactly at 7:30am sometimes 5,10 or 30 mins after they open as always the same thing. I don’t how you just open at 7:30 am and I call around 7:36am and literally hearing the same crap..

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  3. I live in fl, I’m partially unemployed, I applied April 5 for reduced hours, may 15 I got two weeks ($250) and one payment of $600,then may18 I got another$600 and may 19 $68 and may 27 $540,I’m due to claim weeks on 6/3 again, I’m not sure if I’m getting $600 biweekly or weekly in Florida. It’s very confusing, but I’m grateful for what I’ve gotten this far, believe me! I haven’t called them because I don’t want to tie up the phone lines.

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  4. Florida-I filed unemployment on 3/24. I was stuck on pending for five weeks. By the seventh week all of my state UI was processed ($247/week after taxes.) I recieved my first $600 hard check on 5/15. I could not choose direct deposit. I elected the state offered debit card.

    Florida Connect account shows all regular UI payments made but nothing about the FPUC is mentioned.

    How should I expect further FPUC payments (future/retroactively?) By mail or on the EPPICard? Or at all?

    Sidebar; I heard Florida was sitting on the federal money so as to collect interest over the course of processing payments. Does this seem right?

    I lost all of my savings, my apartment, my relationship and obviously my job due to this awful mess. I feel for everyone else who feels bamboozled during all of this.

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    • Wow I am owed 8 weeks of uc as of now my claim says active and eligible but on my payments it says disqualified on all 8 wtf I am eligible. Can’t get ahold of anyone from unemployment can’t even email and when I did email I never got a response. I got the $600 for a few weeks but the last 2 weeks NOTHING! I’ve lost my job due to covid 19 March 21 SOMETHING MUST BE DONE I LOST MY APARTMENT ALSO AM UNABLE TO PAY ANY BILLS AND HAVE NO MONEY FOR ANYTHING

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  5. My last day of work was March 14th 2020, I am definitely unemployed for now. I was showing symptoms of a FLU/VIRUS not knowing whether it was Covid 19 or not… contacted my general doctor and she told me to stay Quarantine indefinitely , also contacted my part time employer to continue to keep in touch , to tell them, will not be coming into work, I nursed my way back to health Thank GOD, it took about 6days … I also received a job at a Gym as I am a (Yoga Instructor) and of course Gym is closed until further instruction from Governor. So.. I received my last pay check April 17th from my regular opened unemployment file and then it was exhausted and eligible ,but still open till August 2020. I proceeded to fill out a initial PUA because( I was exhausted).. ( when prompted) submitted that, then waited …still nothing. So had spoken to some very nice staff on the unemployment lines( long waits). I had filled out another PUA with her assistance, just in case I had not finished or made a mistake on my previous PUA, that was done about May 4th… I have been doing research every day on my file and from what I have gathered , I am completely eligible for my extended pay PUA and PUEC $600 ( which is the two together). I have been having a lot of trouble getting on the phone system now, it is now May 27th, yesterday I filled out and submitted a PEUC application ( I was invited to fill that out from my unemployment file ). I now have a negative balance in my bank account, I am on food stamps and still have not received any $ except my of course stimulus check and the last bit of unemployment funds. I have a tremendous amount of Patience but now I am a-bit upset….. Oh just for a-bit of info I had to change my mailing address it was not correct on my file It said that would take 5 business days to correct…maybe that was the problem ..but do have a auto pay on my file. Forgot to say I am in Florida…

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  6. I just received 250.00 for 2 weeks which ive waited for over 6 weeks for and i have not received the 600.00, i live in florida and have spent hours everyday trying to get answers on the phone , only for them to disconnect me. will i get the 600 and the 125. backdated to the first week i applied back in april?

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    • It will come, mine did, I’m in fl also, just try to be patient. I never even checked on it, never called anyone, I just waited, and BOOM one day it was there in my account, and what a great feeling that was. Just hang tight, it’ll happen soon

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    • I am in NJ. I applied online April 2nd. Nothing but problems online and could not get through to anyone on the phone for a month and a half. Finally, somehow I got 185 one week and 600 the next week. This was a week ago but what about my retroactive payments that go back to APril 2nd…. Ive emailed the dept of labor in nj 3 times with a generic response that they are working hard and i’ve even emailed phil murphy …. HOPEFULLY, I will get all the back payment I am entitled to… Going almost 2 months with NO pay and bills is insane. I am grateful for the extra 600 but would rather go back to work as at least that pay is on time and guaranteed.

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  7. I’m in FL. I was unemployed back in February, exactly two weeks before the pandemic hit full blown. When the FPUC hit under the CARES Act, I initially received two of the $600 FPUC checks by mail, and then two weeks later two more $600 payments hit my bank account since I was already in the reemployment system (we are on a biweekly basis in FL). It has now been three weeks since the last payment, rent is coming due, and I am freaking out. I tried calling the state unemployment agency and literally got a voice recording saying “our phones are busy and currently we are not offering a callback option. Please see website for contact by email” and then got disconnected. Attempted to email several times, each time I hit the submit button I get an “error processing your request” screen. Umm…so fingers crossed my daughter and I don’t get evicted? Basically?

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    • This is actually what is hapoen to me. You are the first person I’ve found saying the same thing. If you find out anything please let me know. I’m lost. I even filled out a new application today since I applied before Apr. Not sure if that has anything to do with anything or not.

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    • I’ve been receiving bi-weekly payments and everytime I do, I receive ONE payment of $600. It’s as if FL is skipping a week when it comes to the $600/week PUA. Hm……

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      • That Happened to me but one time I claimed just one week, then I got my unemployment regular$ & 600,then a few days later I did the other week and I got that weeks money plus the 600., If you file for two weeks at a time it seems you will only get one 600 payment, but if you file two separate times every two weeks then you’ll get two separate 600 payments. At least that’s how it seems and how it’s happened to me. First I claimed 2 weeks & I got one 600 payment, then 3 days later I claimed a week I had missed and I got that week and another 600., Then yesterday out of the blue I got another payment, this time for $540.idk what going on

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        • My husband filed (Florida) and last week and the week before he got the $600, then this week he got $250 but no $600… Very frustrating as it seemed we were on the right track but now it doesn’t

        • I live in Miami, Fl . I claim every 2 weeks , the only option I have when I log in on connect is to claim one week . So I get one week benefits and But not even the 600 for that week yet . I read your comments That To be able to get 2 payments , you claimed 2 separate times every two weeks . Question first how do I claim the week that I missed . And how to claim 2 weeks ? Thanks . It’s frustrating.

  8. So first and foremost MY job closed on March 15th I applied for UC benefits on April 1st. I wasn’t even sure if I was going to be eligible to even receive benefits considering the fact that I had an overpayment of $1300 that I owed in Pennsylvania. I got my Pin on April 15th, i was considered eligible and was to receive 260 a week in reg UC. filed for the ALL ending weeks in April. Got no money at all so i checked and discovered PA took those checks to cover the overpayment. May comes. I’m still filing so I check again. Overpayment is paid and I received whatever overpayment didn’t take from the last check which was 96 dollars. That was for the week ending May 2nd. That payment wasn’t to be issued until the 9th but I got it on the 12th. and received my first and only 600 dollars on May 19th.
    My thing is, even though I had an overpayment I was still eligible for benefits for all the weeks in April I filed. I read that I should still be getting a back pay of the 600 I didn’t get in April. Somebody help.

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  9. I am also in Philadelphia Pa. I applied for regular unemployment on March 15th and recieved my 1st check on April 7th for one week. After that time I received 2 full biweekly checks and 1 payment of $600 and a payment of $1200. I haven’t received anything after May 5th. My last regular unemployment payment came on May 2nd. The $1200 came on the 5th and I’ve filed on the 10th… nothing that week. No extra $600 weekly payment… I have to file on Sunday the 24th. So I’m just sitting here checking the website everyday and nothing is showing up. I cant get through over the phone and the email response is going to take 44 days at least smh. I know alot of people are in this position but it would help us ALL with just an email update on what’s going on. We as people have real life situations… rent to pay mortgages car notes kids groceries bills medicine etc… so to put our minds at ease some type of communication would help. It’s sad that we have to go through this when we didn’t create the problem we are all dealing with right now in this pandemic. I side for the people and I speak for the people… WE JUST WANT OUR MONEY OR SOME FORM OF COMMUNICATION ON WHAT’S GOING ON.

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    • Hey Eric,
      Its Crystal from Pittsburgh PA…
      Any luck yet with your situation?
      (Sunday, June 1st, 2020). I haven’t received my Regular UC in 2 weeks, but did get a Check for $600.
      Since we are both in PA, just wanted to ask what’s goin’ on there with you in Philly ;)
      Thanx,
      Crystal in S.W. PA :)

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  10. Additional Comment: NYS Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon state: “Those claims that have been outstanding for weeks are ones that we simply cannot process — we have already attempted to contact all of these New Yorkers, and we will continue to try get in touch with everyone who applied so we can connect them with the benefits they are eligible for.” ( I have never got in touch from no one as of today, and i have my contact telephone, and address current otherwise I will never got a text confirming that my claim have been aproved, but no pay as of today “almost three month waiting and bills keep pilling up!”)

    The numbers for applications submitted pre-4/22 are as follows:
    * 1,194,933: Paid
    * 20,801: Not Paid – Need Certification
    * 7,580: Not Paid – Partial Claims missing Information Needed to Process

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  11. I live in Staten Island NY. As of today i did not receive any of my UC and NY PUA Benefits. I have only got one time mystery payment of $600 on April 24th. I have try to contact a live rep severals time at UI DOL: 1 (888) 209-8124 and Pandemic Assistance: (833) 324-0366. I have also send text messages via DOL message inbox and direct contact on DOL website. No response as of today.

    On my research for anwers found this web: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/new-york-state-department-labor-announces-over-10-billion-unemployment-benefits-paid-over-2

    In there is stating as follow:
    Backlog Includes Applications that are Missing Critical Information and Cannot be Processed, Duplicates, and Abandoned Claims

    Additional 20,801 New Yorkers’ Claims from Before April 22nd have been Processed, but Cannot be Paid Until Federally-Mandated Weekly Certifications are Submitted. (I have always faithfully certify every Sunday!)

    The numbers for applications submitted pre-4/22 are as follows:

    1,194,933: Paid
    20,801: Not Paid – Need Certification
    7,580: Not Paid – Partial Claims missing Information Needed to Process

    In my case I have received a text message on May 11th as follow:

    “Thank you for your patience. We have determined that your claim can now be paid. If you have not already, you will soon receive a letter in the mail telling you how much you will receive each week. If you provided bank account information, your benefits will be deposited there. If you did not provide bank account information, you will receive a debit card from KeyBank by mail within three weeks.

    It is important that you continue to certify every week to claim your benefits.”

    As of today I did not receive any phone calls or any letter or any update. Im unable to reach anybody. Im in the state of limbo. This is my third month not having anything of any payment. I feel victim this Pandemic situation. I am Citizen and I have paid all of my taxes without failed. Now that I need help from DOL i am totally ignored! I hope this help answer some of the people question and I will appreciate your comment if you go through similar experience and please share it tot he public!!. Thanks!

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  12. Read this article and I think I will answer your question. In short they are out of money due to a lot of back payments and they are reporting that last week and this week they will hold payments. They also said that they will send a lump sum back payments for the PUA … https://www.13newsnow.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/vec-early-payment-mistake-puts-pua-unemployment-recipients-in-tough-position/291-ff851123-3f9c-4870-83c7-b8b8547ba100
    hope this is helpful.

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  13. In Florida, it took two months before I received anything. I have now received 7 regular payments and 4 $600 payments. After two months I feel lucky to have gotten anything.

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  14. I live in Virginia and I qualified for UI & PUA since I was an Uber driver. I initially received $5000+ ($158 UI & $600 PUA) in retroactive payments. The following two weeks I have only received the UI payments. Thank you for this article because it is the ONLY thing I can find on the web concerning this issue.

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    • When do you got $5,000? I dis not get both PUA And UI. On 3/30/20 i got an email on the unemployment invox that my unemployment was aborve abd was completed and I no need to contact an Agent . As of today I only got one time $600 payment…NO UI payment since March. Then I have check they have processed the week waiting period of 3/8/20 on 5/8/20 and the comment says Last Week Worked when the reality I habe never work at all. I Send another message to them I have proof of my bank statement I did not receive a dime nor I never work last week. Not sure if making excuses since they owed me almost 3 months and is a lot of money ,but right now this is becoming agravated. at least you been blessed with 5K ,I got nothing!

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    • i am also in VA. i am dealing with the same exact situation..have you received your weekly payments at all in the last 7 days?…im hoping you have bcus then i feel like i may get mine

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      • I am in same boat as u and nm i am in Mississippi. I havent worked since 3/13/2020. I didnt file a claim until 6/1/203 because i didnt know i could apply as i am self employed. Well you wouldbfogure i be able to claim the weeks back to 3/13/2020 but nope. It put only 1 week for me which was 5/24/2020. So y am i not able to go back to when i stopped working? Where is my backpay for those weeks and how can i go about claiming them since i had no income at all. This is insane. I know alot who got over 5k n stopped working same time as me. I dont understand. I have bills to pay. If they gonna screw everyone on money,they need to make a law to cancel utility payments and all rent/mortgage payments for atleast 6 months. This is crazy.

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  15. I receive regular unemployment which is 425 a week but I haven’t got a payment issue for my regular unemployment I received the 600 3weeks in a row but now my fourth week I have not received a payment and I am in New Jersey can anybody tell me why

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  16. I’m in NJ and my job closed for good at 8pm 3:16/20 and I filed for unemployment the 18th and started certifying the following week. I’ve been getting $600 every Monday since except this week- nothing Monday nor Tuesday; the days the site suggests they’ll be deposited. I know others having the same issue, but I’m wondering why?! Why did it stop? Is it because I certified in a Saturday (which is late ; tues is my day). We are only given a half our to certify on our days so it’s been hard to keep up considering they’ve changed the schedule several times in the last 3-4 weeks. If you miss your day you have to wait until Saturday. I’ve been told I’ll get both payment next Tuesday since Monday is a holiday but I suppose we will see bc $252 I can’t live off of. I’m not going back to work. I’m going to nursing school and this couldn’t have come at a worse time. I hope it gets straightened out but if anyone has any info for me I would greatly appreciate it☺️

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    • Hi Elm, I was relieved to see your post. I certified on Saturday also and did not receive my $600 but received my regular pay. Monday I certified for the new week..received my regular pay but no $600. I to am concerned. I have always received it together now nothing 2x. I suppose you spoke to someone saying you should get both next Tuesday?

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      • Hi Elm, ditto… same exact scenario. Today I filled UI. claim exhausted. 29.00. I dont get any of this bs

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    • Hi Elm,
      The same thing happened to me. I certified on Saturday and didn’t receive the $600 on Monday. I received it 3 weeks in a row. My claim status has not even been updated. It states that my last week paid was 5/9 and my next payable week is 5/16. I was already paid my UI for that week on 5/18. This is really frustrating but now I lnow that I am not alone.

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      • Nope not alone, the same exact thing happened to me. I went to certify on Tuesday, and they changed my day to Sunday, so I had to certify Saturday and again on Sunday that is now, for the time being, my certify day. I received my UI but not the extra 600. I have to say I am one of the lucky few that had no problems getting on the site and applying for unemployment. My heart goes out to everyone struggling to get their benefits.

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        • Dez,
          Just wondering, what state do you live in? Did you apply recently, and also, do you file weekly or biweekly?
          I live in PA, they have waived the Career Link/Job Search requirements for us for the time being, I’m very glad about that! Don’t have childcare options, I’m sure that’s a big reason for lots of working families right now! Also, I file every Sunday, and I opted for Debit Card payments (although they have been sending me paper checks!?). I waited until May 15th to apply, PA UC was so backlogged before that, I was just able to stretch my Stimulus payment long enough, plus my little bit of savings. We were able to backdate claims to Jan 23rd, if necessary. BTW, anyone else Not receive their $500 for dependants with the Stimulus payment???
          ~ Crystal in S.W. PA

    • I am experiencing the same exact scenario I will keep you updated with my experience, please try to do the same for me.
      Thanks good luck!i am Erik from New Jersey

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      • Just an update that I received 1200.00 deposited in my account today. I am still waiting on 600 from last week certification but at least I know it is coming. If you are still waiting for back money it should be coming soon.

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    • Same thing happened to me. I haven’t gotten the 600 for the last two weeks… i hope we receive it this coming week.

      Lauren from North Jersey

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      • Same here. Missed my 30 min window and processed my claim on another day. Got my regular unemployment payments, but no $600 check for two weeks. I thought it was automatic and was surprised that it stopped. I am from NJ.
        Was anyone able to correct this problem? Should we reapply for unemployment benefits again?

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        • Hello, do you have any recent info on the reason why Pennsylvania unemployment is delayed? I haven’t received a payment of any sort since May 5th. I don’t know what is going on… meanwhile my girlfriend just filed for unemployment last month and gets all of her payments on time. Any info would greatly be appreciated. Thank you

        • Hi, I live in PA too Eric. It seems that the people I know who filed later are getting paid (closer to) on time, and the ones that filed early are having the most problems. I am very lucky to be receiving the $600 weekly (so far I mean, knock on wood) but my $205 regular UC is not being deposited, even though online PA UC website lists the days they were ‘paid’.
          I can’t really complain, since my situation so far seems the opposite of most, I’m getting the federal and not the state. When I send messages through the portal, they never get answered, and I haven’t even tried the nightmare of calling them. I figured I better not rock the boat! I did read from Treasury dept that the payments will catch up, but who knows when. They said to keep a log of what you receive every week, and then what you are supposed to receive. Keep bankstatements, phone and email logs of every time you tried to communicate, and screen shots too, if applicable. If it’s possible to start a new claim, with the option to backdate, even though you already have an existing claim, that might be the way to go. I know it could backlog the system even more, but it also could be a way to bring your situation to their attention. Good luck & Hang in there!
          ~Crystal in S.W. PA

        • Thank you Andy! Thanx for writing this piece, for informing us, for letting us have a place to express our concerns and frustrations regarding the situation at hand, and can give each other advice, empathy, and support ;)
          Much appreciated!! :)

          ~ Crystal in S.W. PA

    • Same here, they say we should see the back payment. I waiting to see what happens this coming week as I too missed the window and certified on Sat. I got both UI Payment’s but no $600 payment on Monday. Was using it to pay rent. I’m so backed up. I’ve been applying for work and taking interviews but nothing else changed. I’m hoping to see it next week.

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  17. I live in the state of Florida, and I received two $600 payments on May 4th. I have been claiming for 7 additional weeks now and have not gotten any of my other $600 payments. They also skipped two weeks of paying me for my PUA bi-weekly payments. I have sent countless emails to the DEO and the Governor DeSantis office , appeals and left comments. No one ever responds and when they do they just say it our fault that we must have left out some key information. The last time it said the state hadn’t received the funds. The funds obliviously has been given why else pay some out in April and early May, but nothing else ever since. Some people said it came in check form even though they had direct deposit.

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    • I had an existing claim when this was enacted. I received one paper check for the $600 (minus the 10% tax that was withheld) though my normal method of payment is direct deposit. I have received no additional $600 payments in any form since that first check several weeks ago though my regular direct deposit payments have continued.

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      • I also am in Florida I have received $600 but not consistent filed 3/28 and have only received 4 extra payments since getting approved in April and again nothing past 2 weeks after filing its very sporadic definitely can’t count on it to pay bills

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  18. Im still awaiting for NY Pandemic and unemployment Insurance benefits….As of today I just only got $600 one time NYS DOL “pandemic” payment on April 17th. I have checked my status online and reflect $182 Weekly Benefits from last week. As of today I didnt receive those benefit yet. Not a penny! Im still waiting since beginning of March 2020. Nothing as of today. No phone calls…nothing! Only the system reflecting how much i suppose to receive and approved apparently 26 weeks….wondering where is my money. I have also received a letter from DOL that my SSN went out there to “someone else” address. Just wondering is this is an excuse so I wont get paid! This is frustrating this month of May is my third month not having anything at all…No unemployment benefits and no pandemic assistance. Im close to loose my car and also phone services, without mention other credit cards bills behind, rent, medical billsnand counting only .33 cents in my bank. This is now very overwhelmed! I am tired waiting but no where to go to find cash. I dont wish this to no one specially those who have children go through this.

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    • This is horrible that this is happening to you and thousands of others!! I have seen other cases where people call into their local news station. The news can do an investigative report and hopefully get the ball rolling. Good Luck .

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  19. May 27th the EDD CA wiil begin automatically filling PEUC extensions ,for more information EDD california Latest News Release May 14.

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  20. I live in CA and was on unemployment before the Covid-19 pandemic. I have not received any of the $600 payments, which are retroactive to April 2020. CA unemployment does not take any phone calls, does not respond to email and does not provide any updates, even a “pending” note on my account. Adding to this is that my 52 weeks of UI have been exhausted, which entitles me to an automatic 13 week extension. That hasn’t come through either. I have sent in a new UI claim just to keep things moving along, but like so many others, having zero income and zero answers from the agency who is ‘managing’ unemployment is really frustrating.

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  21. I live in PA. I received my first FPUC deposit on 5/5 and then when I filed for my regular biweekly claim the following week and received that 5/12 with no extra FPUC $600. We have a family of four and we’re both non essential. The bills came in and I payed them with the regular benefits thinking the benefits would continue automatically as long as I file biweekly. Now I have nearly no money left and the $600 didn’t come in this week.

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  22. I am in the same situation. I got laid off right before everyone started getting laid off due to the pandemic so my claim was approved fairly quickly. I got the three retroactive payments (split in two as well) on 4/28 and then one on 5/5. I am missing the last two weeks. I received the normal UC benefits payment for the past two weeks today but no extra $540 (tax withheld).

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  23. So glad to come across this article! We were lucky when we filed our initial claim and literally received our pin on the last day the first biweekly could be filed so we didnt miss any weeks in regular UC but only recieved three retroactive $600, split into two payments. First week, $540. Second week, $1080. (We have the 10% tax withheld) and then nothing since April 28th. By the end of this week, we will be owed four weeks of $600. I think we were jinxed bc it was dumb luck our initial claim went thru without hiccups. Located in PA btw and have been eligible ironically the same week the 600 was supposed to start getting disbursed, April 4th.

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  24. I live in NJ, I applied on 4/12, and I got an email said my PUA is payable. But I haven’t gotten any money,not $231 minimum per week, nor $600 per week. And my UC is not payable at this time. I certified every week, and answered the question according to the guideline. I know NJ is giving some people PUA and FPUC, so if you said I am eligible for this, why I didn’t get any money? It has been 7 weeks, and no one can help me. Contacted Governor, senator and DOL, no one tried to help. Is that because I am not citizen? I am legal, and work and pay tax here.

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    • You need to certify on your day. Look on the website and see what day you certify based on the last four of your social.

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  25. I was deemed non-essential since 3/15 and received $600 on 5/6. Filed on 4/7 and that’s all I’ve gotten. Not exactly covering the bills.

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  26. i recieved a few weeks 0f 600 dollars an 3 weeks short im in florida no 600 dollars for 3 whole weeks and i need to pay my bills

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  27. I live in GA. My Employer filed on my behalf. I received 3 regular payments and one FUPC payment as of 4/17 then they stopped. My Employer said she is filing my weekly claim but it is not going on 5 weeks with out getting a payment. I just don’t understand whats going on.

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  28. I am in MA. Got once $600 FPUC on april 9th and that is all. Still getting regular UI benefits all these weeks. Sent multiple requests via DOI contact form without aby response. What is going on?

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    • I am in MA, too. Received all unemployment payments due without issue (for which I am grateful). Received FPUC only 4 out of the 5 weeks so far. Didn’t get it week of 4/12. emailed DUA daily for 21 days with no call back. I finally got through on the phone. Their explanation boils down to “not their fault. FPUC is federal and comes from a different source. MA has no control over it and cannot help at all…” They couldn’t even give me anyone to contact!

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    • We’re in IL. My husband received is UI benefits, but didn’t receive the $600 FPUC for any of the two weeks and we can’t get through to IDES to find out why it wasn’t included in his weekly payment.

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  29. I live in Staten Island, Im not working for the past two month! I have applied for NY Unemployment compensation and got a denial letter because apparently I didt not worked for a couple of month in the beg of 2019. However I have worked for EZPass for 6 months as a temp but got lay off. So I thought some point I qualify for unemployment but that didnt happen. I then receive an email that I am elegible for NY PUA in 4/17/20 which I have applied immediately. And certify my weekly certification on NY Unemployment web page. So far I have “Received My First $600 PUA Unemployment Stimulus Boost Payment But No Second Payment – Why Did it Stop? I have tried to call 1 (888) 209-8124 but unable to reach no one. I have google for PUA Customer Service: (833) 324-0366 but unable to reach anyone either. I will try to follow up to check what is going on. I have medicals bills behind, credit cards behind, a car loan to pay, car insurance, rent…name it! I only relying in SNAP food stamp but is not enough. I have to get food pantry to cover food/meals for the month as SNAP is not enough. But soon I will run out gas as I only have $50 left in my bank that im sthreching for past 3
    weeks. No entrance of any cash whatsoever as I have been denied for NY Unemployment nor I dont have a job. It is very frustrating when I will finally get all PUA Benefits payment behind for help but I guess I am not alone!

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  30. Fort Lauderdale, FL, here – was furloughed March 29, and applied for unemployment April 1 (first day system said I was eligible to) – it was not easy, as many others have stated, the state’s CONNECT system is horrible – took me dozens of attempts but finally “finished”. Next day after dozens of attempts to log in, I did, system said “We are unable to verify your identity, call this number”. Tried the number 80-100 times a day for next two days. I then found an email address in an FAQ for something unrelated on the FL UI main site about identity request docs. I felt very uncomfortable doing it, but I sent copies of my DL, SS, birth certificate, and passport. The site advised me to call the same number after sending the documents. I did and was actually able to get a spot on hold!! Woot! Was on hold for over three hours, and when I finally got on with a person, I told her my issue and that I sent the docs… She said “oh, you should be good to go”, I asked, “are you sure?”, Again she said, “if you sent them you should be good.” This was not very confidence inspiring, and not my most productive 3 hours…

    Officially laid off April 14. Received first UI direct deposit of $275 (Florida’s pathetic max) April 22, and another $275 cheque in the mail the same day. Received first $600 deposit April 27, and another $600 deposit the next day, April 28. Fwiw, Florida deposits have been coming in since on Wednesdays, and $600 FPUCs on Tuesdays, at least for me.

    Seems like I’ve been luckier than most, but certainly didn’t feel very lucky at the time! Hope my experience helps, or at least gives hope to my fellow Floridians!

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    • You have been very lucky indeed! This was not my experience nor of anyone else I know in Florida. All my co-workers who were laid off at exactly the same time have every single one of them had a different experience, are getting different amounts, and we all made the exact same per hour (or are not receiving any money yet), are not receiving payments at the same time/on same days, or have receive the Florida benefit but not the stimulus or vice versa. None of us have had the same experience – not one! And none have ever gotten through to a live person on the phone. Frustration abounds. Be thankful that you’re receiving anything and that it’s the max, because that also isn’t going to happen for most Floridians.

      I feel terrible for anyone who desperately needs the money and/or doesn’t have a computer at home (many people in the U.S. don’t), don’t have access to WiFi (many people don’t) or aren’t computer savvy (many people aren’t). Very sad state of affairs in many states.

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  31. I live in Jersey… and it is ridiculous. I applied for UI March 03 2020 . I am a paraprofessional… I started receiving my UI just last week. I have recieved all my backnl pay.. which is only 208 a week.. so I got a lump sum of 1I. But I have not recieved not 1 payment of $600. NOT 1 !! I am utterly stressed out. UI shut off all the phones. You can speak to noone . I have 6 weeks going on 7 weeks of backed PUA 600/Per Week .. I am on the verge of losing my car, house, my husband is trying to keep us a float but we are struggling. We need that extra 600 a week. And there not even telling NJ us anything!!! Just keep saying wait on it…. wait on what!?!?! I’m on the verge of tears….. I feel like we just lost ducks….

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    • Unacceptable. I’m hoping in the END we will all receive our money, but that’s of a little consolation to you now. I hope things turn around for you very quickly.

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  32. Im in new jersey and i have receive six weeks of unemployment. The minimun for gig workers. But so far the 600 have not arrive. Im wondering if i ever will receive them? because the $200.00 a week wont cut it. And already the monthly bills are showing up …

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  33. I live in Wisconsin and I got my fist FPUC payment this week with unemployment payment. I should be getting 4 weeks back pay. I spent 2 hours on hold with unemployment waiting for an answer ( i was 94 in line ) , When I finally got someone and I asked when would the payment be made the person told me “you will just have to wait for it “. Maybe these people need compassion training. A lot of people are suffering and they don’t care.

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    • Apparently they are understaffed cross the nation. Each state receives millions of calls daily from people desperately unemployed to no fault of their own. That man who answered your call has probably heard everything under the sun at this point. Step in his shoes for a moment , he has probably been screamed at , cussed at and cried too. Maybe no one is giving him the answers to tell all the callers as UI is still trying to figure things out as they process all cases. I feel compassion that these folks are still trying to help during these trying times. And in the meantime testing is impossible unless you are ready for ventilator , front liner or hang out at the White House. Don’t surrender !!

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    • hi
      my name is gloria I recently receive a letter for unemployment with the approval of my application, but the letter said that you have to certify you information every two weeks about you qualification, in another words : you have to log in in you EDD account and look for the option to certify your information, this is like a way to tell the EDD that you still unemployed .. I hop that this will help you with your process..

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  34. I have not gotten ANY FPUC money and have been on unemployment since march 17th. My employer as of last week received PPP money to pay us….however its not my regular wage amount …its way less and I am still eligible for the Retro payments of the FPUC. I am behind in my rent my electric and I haven’t made my car payment in 2 months I need this money or I’m going to lose everything

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    • As long as you are receiving $1 a week in UI you will continue to build ( in your case RETRO)in the PUA. You must continue to do a Payment Request on time. In Texas the PUA became available to UI recipercant’s on April 4th. Each state differs. Andy the guy who runs this blog, had that info in each state posted last week. So if you are making less , then you have loss of wages.

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    • Hi Renne I really sorry to hear that you are going through all this bad things, all of the government offices are closed including school , edd, courts, social security offices etc, but the good news is that they will be open soon, by June 1st, 2020.. once they open you can go directly to an office and find out about your unemployment money , also as order by the government all your payments and rent are allow to be late, the president order that the renters should wait for their payment and the court will not take any case of eviction because of the COV19, it will be against the law , and about your car payments, all the finance companies are helping, all you need to do is call them and told them to push your payment , in another words is that you will no have to paid the following payment but they will add another one at the end of your contract..

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  35. I live in Florida. I received one 600.00 payment then I got an email today that says I have to claim my weeks. but in Florida, it says on the home page claiming weeks and work searches are suspended. I am on LOA for COVID 19 and not looking for a new job but you cannot claim weeks without listing job searches. I am a loss as to what to do. I tried to email them nothing on the website is working. Everything says technical issues.

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    • Job search is not necessary in Texas however when doing the Payment Request it questions applicant on how many job searches. I write O in each for each question. It allows me to continue.

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    • Initially it made me fill out the job searches and I basically said no I’m not able to look for a job when they ask the reason why I put State lockdown and covid-19 and it then repeats some of the same questions and you just say unavailable to work, no you haven’t done your work search and then at the very end it asks you what county you live in and was this for reasons of covid-19. But it is strange because after that one time they said you no longer have to claim your weeks…i don’t even have a button or anything to click on to claim the weeks …they’re automatic now.

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    • hi im also in florida, on wed i received 4 weeks regular ui of 125$ a week total of $500.. But zero in the 600? question how long after your ui week(s) came in did you get the 600? Also I have dd with my bank? did u also or did u get paper checks?? im so stressed, cant believe it $ 500, for 5 weeks of waiting!! im trying to stay positive! If you could respond to me that would be wonderful thank you!!

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      • Anisa the extra $600 is very sporadic don’t count on it weekly if you get it its a bonus for sure I also am in Florida nothing past 2 weeks for the $600 after claiming

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  36. I live in Central NY and my unemployent claim still says pending, yet I got $600 on 4/24. Haven’t received anything else since and today is 5/7.

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  37. I received my first $600 check on today 5/6 but have been out of work since 3/12 will I get a check for those weeks too? I live in Saratoga Springs NY

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    • In New York they are making the $600 retroactive to week ending April 3rd. If you were eligible for UIC after that week you should get retro payment checks for those week(s)

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  38. What I am seeing is that each state can decide when retroactively to start having the Cares act money added to the UI. It passed 3/29 but only a handful of states are paying the $600 from 3/29. (Floridas DEO claims ignorance but somebody in their office has to ping the Feds when to pay)Just saw Florida is paying retroactively from 4/4 yet Texas only back to 4/14. It all seems pretty random. If they initiated it 3/29…why wouldn’t they all pay it from 3/29…
    After reading this feel lucky I have gotten 3 payments of UI and 2 of $600…but wish I lived in Texas…Florida pays a max of $275…poverty…SAD

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  39. I live in Miami Florida I am getting $494.00 for unemployment every third week into my bank account but I only get on check for 600.00 in the mail on April 18. Until now May 5 I have not receive another check.
    Florida started sending 600.00 check on April 13 according to the information but how is possible they can not be
    consistent sending the check every week. Beside that it is terrible the service you get when you are lucky and somebody answer the phone because nobody knows anything . It is frustrated and terrible to be in this situation.
    I really believe the past governor Rick Scott did changes to the unemployment system in Florida that hurt
    workers people in Florida and now governor DeSantis is not responding to the urgency that we need.
    Florida is the state that has only 12 weeks to claim . I understand because the emergency now has been extended for another 12weeks but when you ask to the Reemployment Assistance they say no. they don’t know?????
    Can somebody help me with this?

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  40. Florida’s unemployment system is literally the worst one in the country. Florida became a 3rd world country with people waiting in long lines for food hand outs. Not only is Florida’s inability to write checks to people who desperately need them abhorrently embarrassing, the state is also the absolute worst in the country at performing this task. Why is Florida in particular having such a difficult time now processing so many claims? Even with the new updated system many are still waiting for their first unemployment benefits for over 6 weeks now. And what about the additional $600. a week which is no where in sight for most Floridians. One of the biggest reasons Florida never intended to process so many claims is because former governor turned Senator Rick Scott gutted the system back in 2010 and wore it as a ceremonial mask to scare off the poor. Now, we’re literally seeing exactly how bad things can get when states don’t provide a bare minimum social safety net. Thanks, Rick Scott.
    Actions Speak Louder Than Words and Excuses. Someone Please Fix the Florida Unemployment System and Pay IT People that know what they’re doing. They also need to hire Experienced People to process claims since the one’s answering the phones lately are rude possibly due to the high stress of their jobs working from home.

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    • Florida’s Unemployment System is the Absolute Worst in the Country. Floridians have lost jobs or were furloughed due to State Ordered Covid 19 Closures but the Florida’s system only helps a fraction compared to New Jersey, which has the strongest unemployment system in the country. The state gives 66 percent of its unemployed residents up to $713 for 26 weeks.

      As Coronavirus spread throughout Florida, the state continues to struggle keeping up with approvals but announced Tuesday 5-5-2020 that more than 407,000 applications have been approved.

      Almost 1.2 million applications that have yet to be processed and hundreds more new applications are coming due to cutbacks from Florida employers. Looks like a good time for everyone to apply for welfare and food stamps.

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  41. Alarming to hear Governor DeSantis that state of Florida is lucky claiming victory over Coronavirus. Does he not realize that the real numbers of people testing positive and deaths are being withheld from the public so the state can continue their Phase 1 opening of the businesses? Does he not realize most Floridians haven’t received an unemployment payment after 6 weeks of waiting? Opening businesses and beaches to people coming to Florida from other states will only increase the Covid19 spread of the virus. Most Floridians can’t even get tested or are being told there is a charge of $85 for the test. The numbers will remain low when the majority of people working in Disney and other theme parks will not get the opportunity to get tested. Putting these people in harms way to open the state before everyone can get tested is an easy way for lawyers to get involved to sue employers for unsafe work environments.

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    • Hello, and omg, I love Florida, but the whole nation has been hearing and reading horror stories about your state since day 1! We feel for you so much, even our Governor has mentioned Florida, and why is this happening?? Everything you have said, withholding numbers, downplaying the Seriousness of the Pandemic, the testing (or should I say lack of it), waiting Way Too Long to take action, and so much more…
      I know I don’t have to tell you this, you are, unfortunately, living in the nightmare . It’s like, is Florida in the US still? What’s happening with the local and state government there?? I wish we could do more for your situation there (and other states in similar situation, like NJ and others I’ve been reading about) Maybe posts like this could turn to stories, then petitions to the right ppl, and so on. You guys (and many others) need the help Yesterday, and Now, not in the ‘indefinite future’. I, for one, will send an electronic letter to our Governors office. It might not help, but it’s a start. We are all in this together, we should not have to be divided by state lines when it comes to an Unprecedented Situation such as this. Hoping for Quick (or at least faster paced) Response, Action and Resolve for all of you <3
      ~ Crystal in S.W. PA

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  42. I have been furloughed since March 15 and have only received 1 – 2 week unemployment payment of $249 after taxes taken out – due to the issues on the Florida unemployment site requiring a job search before being able to claim payments. So now 1st 2 weeks are still pending and no additional weekly $600. payments yet . How do they expect everyone in the retail industry to keep paying for essential monthly bills? Sure feels like a 3rd world country living in the USA. Can’t even get tested for the Covid19 unless you pay which is crazy since you can get it next time out getting groceries. Pence stated he gets tested every day without showing symptoms while I had symptoms, stayed home 14 days still feeling sick and can’t get tested for free. Proud to be an American where only the rich get the best healthcare. Lost my insurance during furlough since its too expensive especially for an otherwise healthy person.

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  43. I certified in FL only one week’s claim. I received the First $600 and my unempl check. I never certified any weeks after that but the $600 keeps coming. How do I pay it back?

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    • Consider yourself lucky since most Floridians haven’t even received their first unemployment checks due to all the IT issues with Florida Unemployment system. Six weeks and still waiting for unemployment checks and have not received any $600. payments. Unemployment was approved but then pending payments with no reason for issues. Site wanted work search when none was required.

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  44. I have been unemployed since mid march. I received 2 weeks of the $600 payments the other day. It says it starts the 29th of march. Shouldn’t I have gotten 4 weeks? im in Florida and there system is horrible.

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    • I’ve noticed so many of these posts are from Florida… I feel for you. I’m sure you might have seen this, it popped up on my phone, I’m in PA, I hope these articles that are gaining national attention will prompt some sort of investigation as to wtf is going on there and get the ball rolling finally (and hopefully quickly) to help you all out. Good luck & I’m praying for fast resolution for the ppl of Florida and any other state that is lax on payments for its hard working citizens.
      ~ Crystal in S.W. PA

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      • Florida runs on the ‘ if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ theory. The unemployment system has been consistently crappy since its inception. It runs on COBOL, for God’s sake! When claims spiked and the system crashed, the state couldn’t find anyone to fix it bc COBOL is an ancient language that nobody knows how to use. There is also proof that Deloitte Consulting, and Rick Scott- the governor at the time- set the system up to discourage people. It’s so arcane and confusing that after months of trying, there are many who will just throw in the towel.

        With that said, I first applied in March- the 15th to be exact. Al I got was pending, pending, pending. Then the system was upgraded some, and as many Floridians will confirm, we all had to start back at square one, effectively erasing weeks of claims. In my case, it was 5 weeks.

        Now, the Connect site says NOTHING about directions on how to apply for PUA once you’ve been rejected 2 or 3 times. I’m self employed so I was rejected. By total accident , I found Floridajobs.org, where I learned about PUA. Floridajobs.org says you’re declared ineligible, a new menu item pops up on your Connect home page ‘Apply for PUA’. I then filed and right away became eligible. I have gotten retro from the state back to the time when Connect upgraded. So I’ve lost 5 weeks retro to March 15th. Which probably means no $600/ week retro either. But, I am getting both now, albeit sporadically. You just can’t give up.

        So now the fight is on. There is a whistleblower who says there’s proof that the Connect system here was rigged to discourage claimants. Former governor Scott and Deloitte are under fire and there was talk about getting DeSantis into the fray too, but that failed, bc he’s pretty much a victim of circumstances here.

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  45. Please Note: The $600 is through a program called FPUC, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation. The US Department of Labor announced the publication of Unemployment Insurance Guidance Letter 15-20 (UIPL) providing guidance to states for FPUC. This program allows states to provide an additional $600 per week to individuals who are collecting regular Unemployment Compensation as well as for unemployment compensation programs such as PEUC (Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation) and PUA (Pandemic Unemployment Assistance). FPUC benefit payments are fully federally-funded.

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    • So who can we email to let them know that thousands of US citizens and legal workers haven’t received a single unemployment check since they were furloughed. The Florida Unemployment System is still broken – All the phone numbers are just people telling us the system is still down. When will we get unemployment payments and the $600. that some people are already receiving? Where is Governor DeSantis and the head of Unemployment to answer the questions so we can provide for our families as they can provide for theirs? All we keep getting is excuses and the Unemployment System is Still Down for over 6 weeks.

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      • I live in Jersey… and it is ridiculous. I applied for UI March 03 2020 . I am a paraprofessional… I started receiving my UI just last week. I have recieved all my backnl pay.. which is only 208 a week.. so I got a lump sum of 1I. But I have not recieved not 1 payment of $600. NOT 1 !! I am utterly stressed out. UI shut off all the phones. You can speak to noone . I have 6 weeks going on 7 weeks of backed PUA 600/Per Week .. I am on the verge of losing my car, house, my husband is trying to keep us a float but we are struggling. We need that extra 600 a week. And there not even telling NJ us anything!!! Just keep saying wait on it…. wait on what!?!?! I’m on the verge of tears….. I feel like we just lost ducks….

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  46. On UI due to Pandemic. I received Fist UI payment including waiting week , so 2 weeks $ but no PUA $600. The next week I received the PUA of $600. This week was Request Payment week ,which I did on time, 3 days later received 2week of UI and 2 weeks of PUA $600 ( so dbl 600 is $1200 for 2 weeks ). I have read of internet that the PUA $600 has to be paid weekly but mine did not. I probably jinxed myself by telling about…hope not. Oh , I am in Texas !!!

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      • I am actually from Miami and my family is still in Florida. My sister in the Deltona area waited for 6 weeks but has now received one UI along with the one $600 PUA. Now has received a 2week round of UI and a 2 week round of the PUA ($600 ) Out here in Texas we must do a Payment Request on each persons assigned day. That is good for 2 weeks of UI and it never mentions the PUA ,it comes along with it. She says that Payment Request is not necessary in Florida that it has been deleted. It took her a few days of all day to apply. That was late March. The same for me in Texas. It is a horrible mess and its too soon to open USA !! Good Luck…

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      • YES! FLORIDA IS THE WORST! NOT TO MENTION THE $275 per week. That doesn’t cover an electric bill! RIDICULOUS!

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    • Im in Texas too and I’m really quite surprised that Texas actually disbursed that $600 FPUC money. Remember that Texas rejected the federal unemployment money offered under Obama in the 2010 Great Recession. Other states took it happily, but our governor decided (for All of us) that unemployed Texans would rather starve than take Federal money. HE DID however take 10 million dollars of that money -to remodel the governors mansion he was living in. But Trumps not getting elected again with worst unemployment in history, (due to the highest per capita death rate and poorest handling of Covid 19 in the whole world,we currently have 5 percent of the worlds population and 33% percent of the worlds Covid19 deaths despite spending more that anybody on healthcare) But Texas governor is republican and he wants more Trump management, so maybe thats why were getting the money -or some of it anyway. Good news, because I just lost my job 2 weeks ago and I’m going to need it too.

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    • I am in Texas too and have received all of my weekly UI benefits except the $600. I am still requesting a payment every 2 weeks, but not a single $600 FPUA. I wonder if I will get that as a lump sum since last week of April when I got reduced to 20 hours a week (which barely covers medical premiums and other payroll deductions). I have requested twice online for a Texas Unemployment representative to contact me either via email or phone. I am still waiting for a response. I guess I’m SOL.

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