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This coming Wednesday, the Employment Development Department (EDD) will begin to inform those still under Unemployment Insurance (UI) of their eligibility for up to 13 additional weeks of unemployment benefits.
Under the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program, some claimants are to receive additional weeks of unemployment if their benefits have run out or if they no longer qualify for such a claim. The extra benefits are to be paid for by CARES Act funding, which is set to expire at the end of the month. Extended unemployment weeks, as well as other CARES Act measures such as an additional $600 per week added to state unemployment payments, are currently under negotiation in Congress.
The EDD had begun claim extensions in May following numerous weeks of reduced income and lost jobs due to the coronavirus. Those receiving extensions have received notification by the EDD by mail. Starting on Wednesday, those who are eligible for extensions will continue to receive notice to reapply.
Claimants who have claims ending after the date have shown some concern at the changes.
“It was supposed to be automatic I thought,” noted ‘Jake,’ whose benefits are expiring in mid-July. “But now it looks like I have to wait and reapply myself. I still haven’t been able to find work, so I hope they won’t discount me.”
EDD: Watch your mailbox
According to the EDD, those who have claims expired between July 6, 2019 and May 23, 2020 who have used all of their UI benefits and have not yet filed a new claim will start to receive mailed notices. The EDD will process claims if those who refile have had enough wages to qualify for a new claim. Those who don’t qualify for a new claim will have a PEUC extension filed automatically and will have the claimant certify the needed weeks for continued benefits.
“The biggest complaint I get is by how much is done by mail,” noted vocation counselor Val Chambers. “But even if the EDD forms seem complicated, especially with the rush of claims still flooding the EDD, it’s actually quite simple. The struggle comes with people not hearing back or not receiving the needed funds for weeks or months after.
“The new PEUC filings on the 8th are just there making sure no one is being left behind and that the EDD can keep moving forward on claims.”
Since March, the EDD has paid roughly $37.5 billion in unemployment claims around the state, with over 7 million claims being filed since March. The most current EDD unemployment rate in California is 16.3%. New figures from the EDD for the month of June are due in mid-July.
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Since have been payed 3 weeks out of 11 weeks up to now no sign of payment again what happened ?
You need to contact Edd to certify the missing weeks. The same thing happened to me. They will pay you the same day and the funds arrive the next day. Good luck.
They never answer the phone is there a good number to call
EDD has playing pick and choosing game. I'd applied many times, but they send letters telling that my ss# aren't mine and my name changed to something else. Never lift up the phone.
I had to stay up all night and started calling before 8 am. I was the first person to talk to that agent. It is a pain in the behind, but it worked for me.
I would like to take control of my information to see all activities. what is a good number to call to make changes
I have had several numbers to call n every one I call it is always the same senerio! No ANSWER at all!! I have tried to file a claim each week n I don’t think I have ever made a claim yet! But whats really crazy is I have received my card n I have received my first week n thats all!!
You must not have not clarified the rest of the weeks you need to clarify the rest of the weeks ASAP and they will deposit in your account fast.
Once the edd approves your eligible benefits you still need to certify your eligibility every two weeks. They ask questions regarding your current work or no work status, and if your still eligible you’ll get another payment for those two weeks. Your required to do this every other week in order to continue to get paid. You can certify for eligibility on edd.gov then click on ui online. You’ll need your log in information that was created upon initial registration. Since they sent you a card and payment, they must have you already in the system. It’s important to note, that using the same device as you used to apply and register your profile online, is best when logging in for future certifications. Because the picture symbol they use as a security tactic can change and will be harder to log in. It’s irritating, if you’ve ever dealt with that. And the password characters are cap sensitive. So everything must be precise, to avoid complications in logging in. This is for California edd ui benefits.
My payments have been issued out for almost three weeks now & still no card & I then seen people get there cards the next day payment was issued out can someone tell me what's going on ?
start dialing at 7:55 am
Call bank of America and have them send out the debit card.
How do i get a unemployment extension
it's automatic, no action needed EDD will do it for you :)
You just have to keep trying. You will be able to differentiate between the "Welcome to Employmeht....." which is a mans voice, and the "welcome to the Employment Dev"......., a different mans voice. You will get the latter about 1 out of every 4 or 5 calls. When you here his voice, you choose 1 for English, then 6,7,1 are the numbers that get you through. About 1 out of 3 times you will get through. The other two out of three times he will say"Do to the amount of calls we are experiencing....." Just hang up and do it again. They are only open til noon. You will get through. If you just need to have certifications for unpaid weeks, I have called the new edd number and get through a lot easier. It is 833-978-2511, from 8am to 8pm 7 days a week. They can't cure a disqualification, but most everything else. If you have a disqualification and they tell you that you don't qualify, call back. Another agent will ok you. i
On my UI online page it says “on extension” but up above it says I have used my benefits for benefit year, ending 04/29/20. There is still $1300 showing in available funds. I have used 39 weeks. I have received nothing by mail. Do I need to do anything or do I automatically go to FedEd.?
How do you contact them? They owe me 16 weeks. They ignore emails and haven't answered over 500 phone calls. I emailed Gov Newsom
Im in the same boat. Im a single Mom and we have lost everything. My daughter is even living with a friend since I can't feed her. My car is up for repo. I've moved mountain's but to have no income since late March has destroyed us.
Try the number and process in this link.
I finally got to speak to someone.
https://youtu.be/vgliKoh5ycc
thank you very much for your link. I got 10 weeks payment the next day
My stepdaughter has had to refile the same claim 4 times now, it keeps getting lost. Even when calling back and providing the claim number from a screen shot, they have no record of the claim ever being filed.
I have reopened my claim 6 times now and nothing have no income coming in for a month no insurance no money. I send messages over and over with no responses...this is beyond words frustrating
right now i only have 1 day work a week. and i have a 1year old baby. im just relaying on the 600$ to pay all my bills. if they will stop this i dont know whats gonna happen to my bills. and also i tried applying for a job but some of them close. and k cant even just look for a job because my baby doesnt know how to do bottle . im still giving her breast milk. this stuation is scary this coming august i dont know whats gonna happen next.
Call 1-833-978-2511
Press 1 for English and 2 for an operators as soon as you hear a message. Do this repeatedly until you get on hold. It could take up to 10 mins or more and you are on hold for a while but rep can help. I was able to get a rep to certified 8 weeks benefits by next day.
My daughter filed for UI in March, she has 4 years of contribution, lost her job in march 22nd, EDD reply that she didn't qualify for benefit, she hasn't being able to get thru, its like a loosing loosing situation. We try every morning to contact EDD and its impossible to get a free line. What to do?
I had the same problem with not ever being able to get thru on phone line. I had to end up writing a letter and sending it thru the postal service. Once I did that, believe it or not, it got corrected..
Good luck
File for PANDEMIC RELIEF BENEFITS. She should have received her benefits long ago. She must have filled something out incorrectly. Make sure she files online. Her job wages should already be in the system if she has been filing taxes and will be automatically entered when she fills out her claim. I hope this helps a bit. I pray she gets them soon and she'll get back pay from March so when she does finally receive the benefits she'll get a nice lump sum. Best of luck!
Reapply
U have to call. Happened to me. Called and was fixed in 10min
Did you hit the date for you to file a new claim? My claim year ended on 6/13/2020. That next week is now pending, but i was eligible for a new claim at that point. I applied for the new benefits and received a new claim form in the mail. The new benefits are not reflected in my online account which still reads as being on extension. I sent in my new verification forms for the new case. We will see if that is the correct action. There is very little information out there and it’s impossible to get a hold of anyone.
This also happened to me be patient. Get on YOUR UI ONLINE. SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY MESSAGES. SEE IF PAYMENTS ARE PENDING. ABOVE ALL CERTIFY AT THE PROPER TIME. I LIKE TLECERT. ALL automated.
I've been approved for pua since early March have continued to certify for continued benefits every two weeks but never received a payment ui online says certification recieved but are still pending i call no answer i email no response what can I do now
Its just crazy the country is going up with spikes and Republicans just dont care about nobodys concerns we need that $600 extension untill we get a firm grip on this new and dangerous disease jobs are not certain to keep workers or school s safe people at food pantries and them Republicans dont even care about people putting the lives of the least to take the chance its clear to see let them go and Trump be test dummies first
In ohio its a cluster f*** where is the Pua benefits? Hell ,it takes 3 hours on hold ,then i finally get someone that really don't have any answers when they finally do pick up the dam phone.....seems like there to many Chiefs and not enough Indians .
i had benefits that were never claimed.. i had to contact my local congressman , which was followed by a letter of appeal. low and behold.. the unpaid benefits were in my account a day later..
I have get no unemployment since
Me either and i have been claiming my weeks
Have you been requesting payment after you claim I claim I request payment and I'm getting paid
How do you request a payment? I email and ask where my payment is!
contact your local congressman..i had to.. my weekly benefits were a month late..
I still haven't gotten my unemployment and I filled it twice.. It's almost been 5 months now! Where the hell is it. I'm sick of this s****!!??? Hurry up.
How can I check the status of my unemployment claim
You need to reapply...do it online ..it's faster ....no mail...create and account on edd...
On line, do everything online, I certify each Sunday morning at 12:01 am and my money is deposited that same day at night at 10:30 pm. Need to call them? Call and if it days they are too busy to take your call hang up immediately and redial, over and over again until your call gets into queue in less than an hour you will someone on the line. Extensions for the 13 weeks are automatically but I like to call and make sure everything is in order. Just don't quit until you get what you need.
Hi liz my husband does the same thing as you and we still haven't gotten paid. We finally got our first money 4 weeks ago and now nothing . we will call what is he doing wrong this sucks. Thank you.
My claim year ends in 2 weeks, am I right in thinking that it will automatically get extended by 13 weeks without me needing to do anything? Trying to figure that out online has been a major headache
So those that received a PUEC notification don’t need to file again? My claim expires the end of Dec. 2020.’’it’s so confusing!
Use this website , put in your user ID and password on the next page. And when you log in click on "UI Online" Once there you will see some clickable buttons at the top like "Claim History" "Payment History" to check whats going on. (There even an "INBOX" button where you can see if they have sent you letters or requests for documents) *(if you try today it will not work as they are under maintenance until midnight)*
Create an account on edd.gov you can check the status of your claim online do everything online quicker than the office phone line
UI online
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UI online
Ask IRS. GOV
Log in to your account, the one you created when you registered!
I have not received any EDD benefits since the virus started can someone help me be for I am thrown out of my home 909)358-9087 is my number to let me know what can I do. Call or text
Call EDD their phone # is 18339782511 . I called them and they approved me right away.
I haven't received anything I only got award letters and nothing else there's people that I know did there months after I did and they are getting there payment every two weeks I can't talk to nobody on the phone I'm totally stressed out everyone has received a debit card I'm still waiting. For mine this is ridiculous
They say after your payment is issued out it take two weeks for you to receive your direct card & it's been almost three weeks with money on my account & still no card & it's been people that did there's a whole month after me and got there's less then 6 days after they were done with there claim it just doesn't make any sense .
Call the EDD office asap 833-978-2511 (8am-8pm PST) is the best number to call. Just repeat call if the recording says all operators are busy and to try later. I got through twice around 3pm each time. I hear that if you press #2 for Spanish speaking rep you get through faster and they are actually bilingual.
Go to goggle: search for unemployment benefits. Sign up, fill out forms, get a confirmation number, and wait a couple weeks to hear from unemployment via email, the EDD sight, or regular mail.
This also happened to me be patient. Get on YOUR UI ONLINE. SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY MESSAGES. SEE IF PAYMENTS ARE PENDING. ABOVE ALL CERTIFY AT THE PROPER TIME. I LIKE TLECERT. ALL automated. ✌️????
I'm in the same boat ! Been waiting 3 months now with no reply repsone to my emails while they still approve so many others only waited 2/3weeks and got approved, of course impossible to reach over phone, im about to go to mayors office and council of my city to file complaints on this issue it's getting ridiculous with no answers.
Call 1-833-978-2511. Once the recording plays press 1 and immediayely after press.2. It may take a few times to get in que but
it works.
Good luck!
Thank you. That worked.. tried for 3 hours before I saw your post.. I called using the information you gave and now on hold. only took three tries.
noraajj@yahoo.com
How do the people that have not received unemployment that have filed weekly and are receiving no response get through to anyone at the unemployment office? I applied in March, have been filling out the bi weekly notices and have not received anything and cannot get through to talk to anyone. They are now sending phone calls to offers/soliciting. What??? I need to talk to a PERSON that can help!
I filed in April right before the cove it happened and I have not received one payment not nothing I am so upset about because this is bullshit like no one will answer the phone I can’t get through between 8 and 12 and then they say (we cannot help you at this time) and then you get hung up on. Am I even going to get my back benefits . who’s going to answer these questions?
My son filed in March and never received anything. He can’t get thru to anyone at the office either.
I lost my job in March also due to the Coronavirus & had filed a claim in March & had been certifying online every 2 weeks since March. I finally received a lump sum in May on the EDD Bank of America debit card that was mailed. I'm still certifying every 2 weeks & still looking for another job! Nobody is available to talk to you on the phone & when you leave a msg for the EDD online, you get an "automatic" reply saying that they will reply within 10 days. I never got a reply & was leaving msgs almost 2 times a week till I received my EDD debit card. I still have to certify online every 2 weeks. Watch your postal mail, cos that's how the EDD debit card is sent. I live in California & that's how they handled my UI situation. Each person has to file a claim, answer all the questions & then submit your claim! Make sure you print a copy for your records each time you certify online or if you certify by paper, still make a copy before you mail the paper form back. Always cover your self!
How old is your son? Why isn't he on here asking questions? Stop coddling him. You think your helping him but you're not.. teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime..
Really?? This is the human you are?
I'm in the same boat ! Been waiting 3 months now with no reply repsone to my emails while they still approve so many others only waited 2/3weeks and got approved, of course impossible to reach over phone, im about to go to mayors office and council of my city to file complaints on this issue it's getting ridiculous with no answers.
I also had the same issues with edd, filed my claim mid march, but when I recieved my edd paperwork all it said $0.00 earned over the 4 quarterly reports. No explanation, no acceptance or claim denied. I called up to 250 times each day for the next 3 months, wrote to Gov Newsoms office, I even called the governor with no luck. It does not help that edd only accepts calls from 8 am to 12 noon. I started my calls at 7:45 am and the recordings already turned on. I know I am babbling so I will get to the point, what I did is file a new claim without closing the existing claim. I figured I had nothing to lose since I was not recieving any thing, well 2.5 weeks later I get a email from edd to certify for my benefits. I logged on to my account and there was claim with $XXXXXX.XX. I just received my debit card yesterday with all my back pay from march including the $600 federal . Try filing a new claim, the worst that can happen is they say no or deny it since you are getting nowhere right now. Hope this helps
Im having the same problem i have email almost every few days no response
Have you tried registering online? It will give you all the information you need.
I filed for UI online and certify every two weeks. I receive a direct deposit to my EDD Debit card. I don't certify by paper and mail. Online application and certification seems to be reliable. Good luck.
It really stinks, cannot get through to talk to a live person at all, I gave up, their 8:00 am to 8:00pm phone number says the same recording, too many calls and not able to take calls at this time. The One Stop Centers are closed to the public and they don't answer any questions either they just refer you to the phone numbers. Everything is being blamed on the Covid 19. There is no excuse for them not to take call to answer questions!
I'm guessing your responses are not what they want to hear. When you certify for out your form with
1. no
2. No
3. Yes
4. No
5. No
6. No
Those are the answers they want from you. I hope this helps!
I think mu unemployment got hacked i filled out five forms and mail it in and i have bot recieved any of my checks and iam not happy which you guys would open up soon so i can get this situated
Same here
How can I claim my lost weeks of work do to the Covid-19? I was told I would be getting a letter, but haven't received it.
I also applied haven't heard from anyone
Have you filled a claim at edd. Gov? If you keep calling you can get through and actually does with a representative.. just keep calling. If you get disconnected before 12 noon call right back. If the number is busy call back. Just keep dialing until you get through. Spend 8am through 12 noon calling. You will get through to a person.
I applied back in May and certified for the first two weeks ,received my first payment but when I tried to recertify i was advised that I have to reopen my application and I have done that 3 times and nothing . When I go back to try to certify for benefits I keep getting the same message that I have to reopen my application. Please help someone .
Trying to file for unemployment in California? Go on to edd.gov If you ever filed a claim, or ever log on to this site, you need to use that user ID and password. This will help you get in there fastest. If not you need to clock on file a claim, in the UI online tab. Register your information and create a user profile. Make sure your in the section for unemployed, not the section that says EMPLOYERS! This can be confusing if your not paying attention to the verbiage. These links also seem like they’re just words of information. These words on the main page at edd.gov can be clicked. This will bring you to the site to file a UI claim. Click UI online. That is the main site you need to use for applying. It will ask for basic information as well will want your most recent job that you had which mainly requires to be a taxable income related job. They ask for the last 18 months of quarterly income before tax deductions. So just use your total annual income for 2019 and divide it by 4. That will give you the amount during that time for the quarter amounts they’ll ask you to enter in those time periods. Do the same for the last 6 months of this year. Use your last or most recent pay stub, or guess-timate, using the closest and honest amount you remember. They will have this information, but if it’s close to the facts, it will be fine. If it’s a little off, it won’t effect your claim. If it’s way off, then you might have to wait for a phone interview. Early on in the Covid 19 they weren’t doing phone interviews unless there was a questionable application. Please note: They are only approving if you lost your job or hours, but still employed if it was by no fault of your own. You are required to remain employed, and work all hours you are scheduled. You can not quit or get fired by causes faulted by your own. Your reason for loss or reduced hours are approved if it was related to coronavirus, and certain instances related to. Please respect the content I have provided to you. I am not a wiener of tfe employment Development Department Department and abt information provide by myself is by my own knowledge and research done by me, as well as personal experience and witness of others in my personal standing. I am not responsible for any information you take from this post, as I am only relating information based on community inquiries and the kindness of my time and understandings of the subject at hand.