Hi Im from california and I apply for pua on sep.6.2020 and I havent received any payments because I need to verify my identity and I been trying but I dont know why it doesnt let me I submit my documents and it said to be ready the a agent will contact me and to have my documents ready .but they never call me and I call edd and they always put me on hold . Its been on my mind nonstop. This includes backdated payments for weeks you were eligible. I was Unemployed all of 2020. If you were just accepted for the $240 you will get the added $600 automatically. WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the publication of Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) 16-20 providing guidance to states for implementation of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. Eligible claimants who certify under existing programs like regular state UI, PUA, PEUC or EB for the applicable weeks will automatically get the extra $300 FPUC unemployment Claimants who had exhausted their PUA or PEUC benefits and needed to wait for their state unemployment departments to update UI programs will be retroactively caught up for back payments in subsequent weeks however their may be some manual intervention required in certain cases as discussed below. When I did back in May 2020 I couldnt get a hold of anyone. So until this is done you wont be able to file the new 11 week extensions. It was around 4 then. I had to quit. 9th and was denied because I entered the last day worked as 3/3/20 instead of 4/4/20 . Back in 07/2020 i applied for unemployment I own my own small business. I had to wait 2.5 months for my call back (they schedule it so you know when it will come) but they approved 6 weeks of back pay for me between March and April. I couldnt do any longer after a month. Have this all ready prior to calling, speak to the referee when they become available, and they will approve you and send verification to the state of California. (august late, but my email said i was approved anyways for both.) Took them that long to approve me. After 5 mos.. Unemployment back pay. I was denied after providing an immense amount of evidence supporting my work. <. Do you know whats going on in New Jersey for situations like mine and when they will stop telling me to wait another 8 weeks for a specialist to review. Just 2 weekly payments for current PUA of $478. I even spoke with a supervisor to have my benefit date adjusted. I thibk its insane and I know we would owe them if we werent acccountable. I was approved for unemployment and tomorrow will be first day i have to check in. So, they told me today they added 5 weeks from 3-22-28 till ending April 19 week, 5 weeks of back pay hating at a perfect time w/Holidays here. Same result. I just dont get why I have to keep calling I wish it could just go through automatically with out me having to keep calling and then having them tell me to just call back in another week and another.etc. See our, Why Is It Taking So Long To Get My Tax Refund. Can i ask you when they submitted last payment you said august but did it come in aug basicallly you last week claimed paid and that date it was paid befor november mid i believe you got all your hold your payments set to paid. I dont know what to do no more I have proof of how many times I have try contact edd. Most states have made all payments under this program (full list here) including retroactive payments. Me too. Since youre in California you want to call 3 hours prior to the time the ID.me company opens on the east coast. And it doesnt show your email on here. I have been claiming weekly benefits on PUA every 2 weeks with NO problem. The Arkansas Times reported May 15 that an applicant for claims for the self-employed had discovered all information on all claimants was. Thats too long! So you dont have to have a good reason, any reason is good enough. Visitors should not act upon the content or information without first seeking appropriate professional advice or the official source of information. I had something similar..I only had a cell phone to try to apply..it took me till the end of July to finally get through & start my claimfinally got my link to backdate. Anyone know if thus is a good sign? This sucks! If this was a private insurance company their actions would be subject to a lawsuit under BAD FAITH clauses. The one exception is the $300 LWA program where many states have run out of funding, which means new claims (and retroactive payments) are not being processed. I need help. [September 2020 Expired Programs] While the $600 FPUC program has now ended (see update below), with no formal extension in place due to a Congressional stalemate, it was been replaced by the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) unemployment benefits program. I am on PUA in Florida. Protech got a $3 million contract to design the system. I will a appreciate for your help. So I finally got through to someone and I got paid my last 3 payments back payments for my PEUC on Friday, Will I still receive my extra 600 FPUC backdate payment for those weeks also?? I was a full-time student who usually worked part-time at school. See below and comments section for helpful tips. I got back pay for PUA. Ive been on Pua in fl and did nothing in December because i had a balance and automatically started recieving the $300 extra with my $125 like i was supposed too. Girl if verifying your identity is all u need to do your in a good spot!!! Say you didnt work, worst that can happen is they find out its false n u have to pay those two weeks back. If not? Im about to contact EVERYBODY. They will take a percentage, but they wont be able to make up rules with an attorney. Also, keep all relevant documentation. You will need to contact your state UI agency (check their website) to enter claims for those periods and certify you were unemployed. All states and territories have now updated their unemployment systems to account for the extra $600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) payment to those eligible for regular unemployment insurance (UI). If so how long after your decision came back did you have to wait before you got a pay out? Thank You. I do have a balance to claim but since they havent verify my identity they dont sent me any payment and I am wondering if I can still get it in the Ui online page it says I need to apply again because my year is expired .and I have 4 kids I dont have a job and iam a homeless someone is renting me a RV .but is really hard to be living with kids in there . Or u can tell them u didnt know u could apply just for the pandemic benefits.even if u didnt qualify for regular unemployment.u have been out of work all this time strugglingnot knowing u could have had some assistance. Self employed claim ended dec 26th now shows as ineligible because it says regular unemployment compensation from the state that I dont get. Hope this helps. FYI. So to the first commenter I saw in Floridayou are absolutely not alone and just stay on them and call, email and be relentless, because I swear they want you to just give up and its a sick game to them!!! Is there anything I can do to help win this appeal to get back pay or am I just wasting my time? By email or phone. While this is subject to the different timelines of the PUA and FPUC programs, generally speaking if you qualified for the PUA program between early April and the end of July, you would be eligible for FPUC benefits per the dates shown below. I have called over & over.I have emailed multiple times still nothing. But we need your help to do even more. First of all, I didnt know that all self-employed ( which is PUA ) people in Florida are getting paid $125 weekly benefit for unemployment which is a minimum weekly amount NO MATTER how much you make! I applied for unemployment and have been unemployed since March. Its October 2021 now and the back payments are still not made. Im in Texas & since this whole pandemic began,like everyone I have been trying to get through to anyone who could certify me for my back pay. Retroactive Back Payments for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Unlike the $300 FPUC program which is considered supplementary unemployment insurance, the PUA and PEUC programs provide Americans with extended coverage to existing (state administered) unemployment programs. You will need to contact your local state UI to discuss options. It has however expired for new or continuing claims as of August 1st, so if you lost your job after that time or were expecting the $600 then you would be out of luck. This means a cessation of federal pandemic unemployment benefitsfor 8 million+ jobless or under-employed claimants whichthat will result in themlosing all current and future benefitsunder the PUA, PEUC or supplementary $300 FPUC programs. Then I called & was told my claim 2as cancelled or dismissed or something & Im sol on 4 months of retroactive back pay. I couldnt GET THROUGH TO THEM OR I WOULD HAVE PLEASE HELP ME IM SO TIRED OF TRYING I HOPE SOMEONE IS READING THIS THAT CAN HELP ME IM A SINGLE WOMAN JUST TRYING TO LIVE. They only paid him the base pay for the weeks he won on appeal and has not paid him the additional $600 per week. MY QUESTION. In Jan 2021, $15.00 an hour might have been an acceptable starting wage for some, but now with hyper inflation, it takes more like $20.00 an hour to buy the same goods as that $15.00 an hour would have a year ago. Arkansans are sharing their stories about the state's Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. So while many were expecting a large first payment worth thousands, they ended up getting just their base $600 payment. So essentially if you cannot claim your past weeks online or you have received a current/recent week payment but no back payments for prior eligible weeks or any official notification of delays, then you will likely have to take a manual action via your state UI agency to get your payment. I didnt know u can go in an c all ur info or if u got approved for back pay or not. ? mine says I have no more weeks to file so should I reapply? Driver & Motor Vehicle Services; Property Taxes; Offender Banking; County Government Services; AR Taxpayer Access Point (ATAP) Voter Information; Elected Officials; Unclaimed Property; Criminal Background Check; Medical Marijuana *11 Services; Search All Services . I didnt no I could apply for UI my job never told us so doing research I kept calling them for months I couldnt get threw then I went online filed on 8/2 got approved then I contacted Delaware DOL to file for back pay from my last day worked 3/17 and they denied me, Im filing for appeal and contacting legal aide. So if you are still getting at least $100 of benefits under current and enhanced benefit programs (like PUA and PEUC) then you should continue to certify on weekly or bi-weekly basis to receive current and retroactive $300 weekly payments. Im reading that it takes a week or two after that to get your payment. Says she needs 2 supervisors to do it and to call back some time in October and she hung up . I still havent received not one payment! I reviewed an email from NJDOL stating that after dec 27th that I would begin to receive my payments after Jan 11 and still nothing and cant get anyone on the phone to ask about this but the email stated I would be able to collect unpaid $600 FPUC from March-July that was held back due to my claim being appealed by my last employer and I owed back money which I now paid and I started a new claim in dec and when I claim PUA comes up twice in the question about collecting pension has anyone else had this happen ? Continue your conversation over the web, email or SMS. God doesnt give you more than you can handle. Briana same here! What did you tell them was your reason to backdate it? 2023. I lost my PUA benefits so much. https://pua.arkansas.gov/home Please call the PUA Helpdesk at 844-908-2178 to speak to an agent at the Unemployment office between 6:00AM - 6:00PM Central Time, everyday. You may qualify for a second PUA claim in another state, if you filed your first PUA claim in a state that stopped paying PUA benefits before the program expired and you also worked in one of the states listed . I still couldnt get a hold of IDES/PUA. In your online portal there should be a place normally in the section they keep monetary issues or right on the the front page that say upload docs Scroll to the bottom of the state unemployment website and you see schedule appt. Im also in Kentucky and have been waiting since May 2021 and something really crooked is going on and the only thing that im clear about and can say for certain is that the Kentucky government is well aware that people are desperate for help and they could careless. I am in Florida. I suppose it is my fault for waiting but I am certain them not honoring the PUA backpay is not legit. Biden ARPA Unemployment Benefit Extensions You can only back date to the start of the most recent extension. I am owed retroactive PA pay from June-august 2021. I guess thats just how Virginia rolls. I have $300 to my name. To find the time period for which you must provide documentation and your submission deadline in UI Online: Log in to UI Online. So, there is no excuse for what has been going on and the stress, anxiety and horrific financial situations, etc this has put people through is sickening!!! I am curious to all this as well. I read that they were paying the 125 and it should have went off our peior year returns and so that may be holding me up idk its so hard cauze2 my 14 yr old got nothing for his bday and lights are getting shut off. They owe me about 8k would be nice for even a quarter of it. Every time I called the DEO in Florida they just tell me that I have to wait, that all PUA claims will be automatically retroactive to the date you were first unemployed. Its federal and they are state there systems are not communicating that is why we are left out i hope someone can help me with pua in MN or someone to talk to about this I live in rural MN and have 5 kids its hard already now its 1000xharder. What a mess. Ive been filing still havent received anything and its keeps saying in pay status and then it will say in inelegable status so I dont know whats going all I know is I havent received not the first red penny nothing but I keep filing . I also live in Florida and had originally applied for unemployment in March. The answer is yes. Will I still get my y back pay or what? On the phone with them everyday and they just keep telling me to be patient. Means a lot. Im confused some say its not going to happen some say they received the unpaid amount in full out of the blue direct deposit and some say they had to call a politician to pull a favor to get it which make perfect sense hah well anyone have a clue ? 900 W Capitol, Little Rock, AR 72201 4th Floor . OMG! How did I have an appeal if I had no previous claim they didnt care out of there hands . The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program expired on September 6, 2021 0F i. I have called and she said that the unemployment office and the lady is no help , and just says that I will not get it. I pray that things will get better very soon. If it was a typo tell them it was a typo? The table below shows when states started making the $600 FPUC payment and when the payments were retroactive to. All the reps I talk to just tell me to appeal for past weeks to certify. Maybe theyre going to start paying me now, that I just needed to certify again. This is generally for the week ending 4/3 in most states. Box 8120 Little Rock, AR 72203-8120 Note: Be sure to include your Application ID on each document Disclaimer: Protech Solutions Inc. is a contractor who works for ADWS. Bershear to be proud of. Paid from 4/21 (retroactive to w/ending 4/4). I called NY for PUA as a new claim and had to call for back pay , they told me Id get 39 weeks , and Id see the money in 1-2 weeks , its been 3 weeks and every time I call they say they need 2 supervisors to put it thru because of the amount of weeks(39) , one lady tried putting half of it thru for me but I was then told sorry she cant and to call back in another week , Im just afraid it will be the same answer next week.. In the meantime I tried working at DG and I was having sever back and leg pain. My hours got knocked down, and I was having to lift heavy flower pots etc. I hope we can get help or solution with these post. Need help? So how to I look an sign in to c if theres anything telling me when l get my back pay? They may need to go back and certify for weeks they were eligible (which will vary by state), but they will eventually be made whole for unemployment payments they qualify for. My name is Rogelio. The PUA is a temporary federal program created through the CARES Act. Hi ! I was a little blown away that the program hadnt even ended yet and they told me I couldnt receive my back pay. Once states are able to update their IT systems to pay the extended PEUC and PUA benefits (see this video for a discussion of the PUA mess and PEUC rollout challenges) they are automatically adding the extra weeks to eligible claimant accounts. I was granted back pay of regular unemployment plus 600 Pua and they still owe me 15 vouchers here in indiana and I havent heard one word about it so where do I go from here about getting money that was approved bye unemployment Judge, Hello, And I am so sorry for everything has been happening in your life right now. All state UI agencies and departments are processing claims and will backdate your claim to when you first became unemployed, as reported by you when you enter your last day of work. Hope you have better experience but I dont know what to do. I thought it was going to be retroactive and be pay in one full lump sum from March till September. Im in New Jersey and I wasnt paid for like 4 months of unemployment PUA some weeks certified some not certified because it wouldnt let me cus of verification issues. Many of the recent comments in this article reflect the challenges with actually being able to claim unemployment back payments for eligible weeks. anyways can someone help me out and give me the number so i can call to get these handled please. You will need to have someone at the agency do this for you (back end system) and likely will need to provide evidence of unemployment etc. Feast or famine down here in Florida. So now I have researched grievance/complaint policies/procedures. Depends on state and program. YES MY UNEMPLOYMET DATES BACK TO 8/2020 IRECIEVED UNEMPLOYMENT FOR TWO WEEKS AND THEY CUTT ME OFF , IVE CALLED SO MANY TIMES , EMAILED, SIT ON THE PHONE WITH THE REPS ONLY TO TELL YOU THAT THEY WILL BE SENDING IT INTO ESCALTION , AND IVE BEEN TOLD THST ABOUT 6 TIMES SINCE 2020 , AND THAT CAN TAKE 3-6 WEEKS AT A TIME SO IVE BEEN WAITING ON SOME TYPE OF RESPONSE , VIA EMAIL OR MAIL STILL NOTHING AFTER ALL THIS TIME I WAS GETTING THE PUA AND THEN THEY STOPPED IT SAYING I THEN WAS DISQAULIFIED . What i meant about the 125 is thwy are auppiaed to pay us same as regular unemployment meabing calculation of wages but everyone who was self employed even if we turned in our last 10 years tax returns they still paid base minimum 125 ao i am okay with that ill take anything because I am at a point of no return startibg anotger business which was my plan as my credit is gone my car has been sold to try to keep deby from occuring and my mom passed so it was more than juat loaing my job and unemploymens issue but either way I feel like my worlds been tir ed upside down. Retroactive benefit payments could occur several weeks after the end date for covered weeks as states update systems to account for the end of these programs and revert back to their traditional unemployment programs/systems. Updated: Jan 22, 2021 / 07:41 AM CST. Given the delays in getting paid your unemployment checks, many jobless workers may be worried that they could be missing out on payments for the extra weeks they were unemployed. From NY Im asking for my husband he is Richard Voelker, Who do I contact for my pandemic back pay from December 5th2020 Ive been approved already but never received it yet. They skipped every other week paid a week than skipped but I got some payment. And when they contact their local state unemployment agencies they cannot get a clear answer and are told just to wait while they clear back logs of new claimants. However states like Florida, North Dakota, Arizona and Ohio are still well behind making these retroactive payments due to IT system issues around certifying eligibility for past weeks and taking initial claims for new worker groups (e.g freelancers) eligible for unemployment and the extra $600 under PUA provisions. I have to start claiming from oldest week in order to claim all backdated weeks. If you were eligable between August 1st and after, depending on your State, you should be eligable for the 300$ extra. $23 Minimum Food Stamp SNAP Benefit in 2023 For Many Seniors, IRS Tax Refund Calendar 2023 and Direct Deposit Dates. Waiting around on that back pay and now the 300 hundred that has yet to start in August pushed until Oct 15 and still just regular pay amount. You need to leverage the LWA program and benefit for that. Not expecting much out of it knowing Virginia, but I am trying. So I hope that they will fix and straight up your account in mean time. Last thing dont let them tell ur benefits are exhausted they say its 50-53weeks but no its 75-79wks. We went a long time with no income, it seemed like eternity, so the 125 a week was a blessing but this 300 for the first time Ive received a little extra has really felt more normal then anytime since this is started for us. Stay strong, Charity! 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