The I had to call the Key Bank and have them put a code on the account so no one could draw funds off of it. (When?? Available 4/28/20. There is also a chance the entire program could be extended if unemployment rates dont improve. Help would be appreciated. We all need to put in complaints. As far as i know the ID.me company operates on east coast time. I have to start claiming from oldest week in order to claim all backdated weeks. I havent gotten mine yet but I was just able to have my call last week so Im being patient. This past week I did my usual certification on the phone and it said I was claiming for 3/6/21 and 3/13/21. However, the last week PUA benefits were available in Arkansas was the week ending June 26, 2021. Im in Maryland. What should i tell them? The Key Bank had me activate the card so that could be done. Yeah, theyre a supervisor that doesnt understand why I cant claim weeks that are impossible to & Im having this much difficulties find a job. Sol on 4 months of retroactive back pay. But be prepared to wait several weeks/months. Several readers have asked if the $600 payment will be back dated for those who become eligible for state unemployment benefits under the PUA program. It very clearly answers this question and says you dont need to demonstrate good cause per the CARES act. Please let us know if you find some help which seems almost impossible. I need someones help. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27. Thianis insane. Hope you have better experience but I dont know what to do. Did you have any success? Theyre response? Now that it has been started again do I have to go in and reapply or will they update it and just put me back in the program As of Monday January, 4th, 2021, My platform in DEO website still shows under Regular UC with Ineligible status. 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. 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. I talked to couldnt answer me when I asked them, that was mind boggling considering that is our right. I also want to know if anyone else has waited a year for unemployment? They will take a percentage, but they wont be able to make up rules with an attorney. 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. If not? I dont know what to do no more I have proof of how many times I have try contact edd. Short answer you will have to reactivate your claim or if you state does not support that, you will need to reapply. I lost my PUA benefits so much. I decided to appeal every decision, submit letters on the UI portal and continue to call/email TWC. I am not quite understanding by they were paying the 125 and it should have went off our peior year returns though. The challenge in several states is that they are still updating their systems to process new or reactivated claims (from those who have exhausted benefits). So why are they not beinng held Jon same standards. What to do. I was Not going to claim the 1st week and 2nd week of March. They only paid him the base pay for the weeks he won on appeal and has not paid him the additional $600 per week. Biden ARPA Unemployment Benefit Extensions. Anyone know if thus is a good sign? I pray that things will get better very soon. 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 . Claim hasnt been paid from 3/6/21 to 6/26/21 and I certified every week. It should come in a lump sum and includes the state benefits and the +$600/week from federal Pandemic benefits. It provided up to 39 weeks of unemployment payments. See..this is what I was told too..finally. Therefore Ive seen in Massachusetts that they will red flag minorities claims initially then offer up any excuse to deny further attempts to ratify their decision even when exposed to overwhelming evidence to support approval. Im hoping itll give me hope on time line my 14 yr old got nothing for his bday and my babies are getting something for christmas but not much in just hoping something soon. 2 weeks ago I received 1 payment for that week and have received 1 payment for this week. Will I still be able to get a retroactive payments for all claims certification? I am 1099 independent contractor / self-employed from TN. Thats correct PUA is done automatically by the computer update not a agent the have no control. Or was I ineligible? Supposedly my account went into waiting review Jan 6 2022. Hi, I have been trying to contact unemployment for months now but Im told to call next business day. Does any know what backdate I SHOULD USE? If, in addition to working in Arkansas, you also worked in another state and that other state continued to offer PUA after June 26, 2021, you may qualify for a second . This is nothing for Gov. Each State has different unemployment regulations. When you file your weekly claims (which you still must do), it will begin with your first weeks of backpay and move forward. You will file each week until you catch up to this week. The Arkansas Times reported May 15 that an applicant for claims for the self-employed had discovered all information on all claimants was. See this page for additional unemployment resources and state specific UI pages. I still couldnt get a hold of IDES/PUA. Any advice. 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?? MY QUESTION. The table below shows when states started making the $600 FPUC payment and when the payments were retroactive to. Congressional leaders and the President have now passed another COVID relief stimulus package into law. And you can also contact legalaid services to help you .at least thats the name of it in Texas. Posted By: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing. Retroactive benefits (or back pay) is legally required to be made by state unemployment departments for all eligible weeks under the PUA and PEUC programs. Same result. So my question is will the backdated money go in the card or come in a check and when and should I have to do anything else in order to get everything in motion. 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. The payments, including retroactive or backdated payments for eligible weeks a claimant has certified, will continue through the end of year, even the program ended for new claimants at the end of July. Hey Ive been trying for some time now to get my backdated payments I actually had to contact the head DOL office and get them to contact the State on my behalf finally two to three weeks after that my state agency contacted me while I was on the phone lady told me that my claim has been backdated already for me to check on my hire account to see about payments later that night its so seven payments saying in progress by the date on when I will receive payment but it does not show the $600 only the 107 I receive weekly although I am grateful and happy for anyting I thought the $600 payments was supposed to go back my last day of work was March 13th from what I read the backdated payments should go back to March 29th so I guess what Im trying to see is am I supposed to be getting the $600 back to that date or whats going on with that if somebody can answer this question for me I would be greatly appreciated I need to know rather I need to contact them and let them know there has been a mistake because its only showing 107 or if the extra 600 will just be added even though it dont show it thank you for your help time and consideration on reading this and for anyone that responds have a good day God bless all of yall hope you all get your own stuff situated. Maybe thatll work. Like many, I had no idea that 1099 employees would qualify as this has never been policy and in Virginia we werent informed of this temporary policy change. Paid from 4/21 (retroactive to w/ending 4/4). Im in MN been waiting since March 2021 to get paid.no1 at regular mn unemployment center can access the pua accounts. mine says I have no more weeks to file so should I reapply? When they block u use *67 and continue. I took care of my Father for 4 years. Updated: Jul 30, 2021 / 10:03 PM CDT FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. In the meanwhile bills are piling up and kids still need taken care of. Which the online rules/guidelines clearly say that is what they are required to do. I had filed my 2 weeks this morning as I got approved on the Federal one in Oct after my FL $ ran out. I never got a penny and didnt know about PUA and called up and got my new PUA claim in since NYDOL is still accepting NEW PUA claims for 30 days after September 5th 2021 , they sent me a letter saying Im eligible and will get $178 a week and that I need to call for back pay , I did the ID ME thing and everything they asked I called for back pay they gave me 39 weeks worth and told me after the ID ME verification goes through after 10-14 days I will receive the money , 3 weeks went by and I called and the lady said I should have had the money by now and she will try and put it thru for me , she the. Thanks, Randy, I thought they had limits on backdating if a new filers can and the earliest you can backdate is to Dec 6th even if you were unemployed before that date? Biden ARPA Unemployment Benefit Extensions I been out of work since march 25th due to covid and just got a call back in Aug do I get my backpay Illinois unemployment, NJ here as well. Then because Im guessing it was getting so close to deadlines or whatever..they finally told me my claim was cancelled. He has called, filed an appeal and still no response. Good luck! Well I got a phone call the other day out of nowhere saying I had been denied back pay and that I could appeal it. 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. After reading this , I WENT ASK EDD and requested a backdating to 2/5/2020. I didnt get paid for several months due to my claims being in the appeal process. Hi, I have made a request to backdate my claim 3 months ago and I am still waiting. Is my State Processing Unemployment back payments? Ive called and called. I just want to know; if it ran out on the 26th of December. Since youre in California you want to call 3 hours prior to the time the ID.me company opens on the east coast. So I finally found a job. At first I thought, great. Then Im totally screwed. I live. The Governor dont get his paycheck tampered with neither should you, Im I South Carolina and they have screwed me and Ive been approved and won appeal for back pay from March 15th 2020 till present! You aint lying. 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. Its been on my mind nonstop. After the states termination date no new or active claim payments will be made. I still havent received not one payment! So Ive called n called n I filed this September for my back pay from beginning of March to end of August an everytime I call they say I just have to wait anc n hear it is end of February an still I havent heard nothing at all. Because the funds are allocated at a federal level, the state unemployment agencies are obligated to pay any eligible new or existing claim payments prior to the end date of the states participation in the program. It has been a month now since i started getting my benefits anyone know how long it takes for florida PUA to back date? PLEASE do not listen to wrong information. But really t for caring amd congrats. Applied for unemployment in early April, waited 9 weeks to get denied through the state, then applied for PUA, and was approved within a day or two. 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. I hope they will clear your account very soon and pay you everything that you are supposed to get paid. I applied for my back pay in August of 2020 and denied me so I appealed it and was denied again so I appealed it again after the third appeal I won that was September 29th of 2021 and now its coming up September of 2022 and still nothing I was told by an unemployment agent its out of there hands now its up to a company called help start to rewrite some program before help start can send me my back pay!! Unemployment back pay. Does this sound accurate? I thibk its insane and I know we would owe them if we werent acccountable. I went inside the center today and was told Im only eligible for 6 payments which ik I certified for more. But, I just checked my account in DEO and just found out that they just changed the status from HOLD to PAYABLE. What about States Ending Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Early? trying to scrape up enough to pay my phone bill today so I can keep calling them. Hi, Charity. Nppl r saying from August an on u should get another additional 300 to? The official inflation rate also seems just as heavily underreported as the official unemployment rate. I havent seen a dime since February and only got a very few payments since I lost everything and my job last March 2020 when this shit began! Filed for PUA on 7/14/20 and backdated to 3/14/20. The same thing happened to my son. I finally got my link for certifying my back pay..finished it immediately then nothing. They can then process the retro payments. 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 $300 weekly payments. Single parent and didnt receive any stim checks & filed income tax but thats also being held up and stuck in processing. I have been asking about my back pay since Summer as I got approved April 26, but had been calling in since Pandemic started. And as far as payment, yes everything is up to date in my DEO account as of today. Thank You. Some of these people on this thread are being told they will get the 600$, and they will not. I have 11 weeks approved peuc but have not collected the last week. Thanks. The PUA is a temporary federal program created through the CARES Act. Under the GS payscale, an employee's base pay depends on two factors - the GS . Edd response was that the date falls outside the backdating parameters. On the left side, I see Apply for Reemployment Assistance Benefits and I am Not sure if I should click on that to extend my PUA. The good is that individuals still waiting on a decision regarding their unemployment eligibility will receive all back weeks of FPUC due to them, even if that decision is made after the end of the current FPUC program in July. The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program expired on September 6, 2021. Email says Ill get the $600 payment separately with each week that I certify by September 23rd. In most states backdated PUA and FPUC payments will be paid in one lump-sum one to two weeks after you receive your first payment of eligible state UI benefits. Depends on state and program. I am on PUA in Florida. They knew that and i put it down when I was finally able to start Certifing. I filed an appeal arguing that many 1099 independent contractors were never made aware of the unexpected change in policy (that now 1099 would also qualify for benefits and FPUC) and that denying 1099 employees specifically who missed the deadline because they were never informed of this major policy shift is in fact discriminatory. Scroll to the bottom of the state unemployment website and you see schedule appt. And now, Judge Herbert Wright has said that the state must restart that boost -- a ruling that could impact . Maybe theyre going to start paying me now, that I just needed to certify again. Any weeks of unemployment that occurred before these programs expire can still be paid retroactively if a claimant is later determined to be eligible for those weeks of benefits. Hope this helps you! This claim is pretty old. Praying its full 5 weeks for 600 but I have a feeling its 4 weeks. I answered same answers with same questions when I claim the 2 weeks as I have been doing. If, in addition to working in Arkansas, you also worked in another state and that other state continued to offer PUA after June 26, 2021, you may qualify for a second . You will have 90 days to submit documentation. But the latest 2 weeks of claim which is last 2 weeks of November, my weekly benefit status shows HOLD instead of PAYABLE / DIRECT DEPOSIT. I read all the information above and im still confused I am trying to find out how I can get my backpay for unemployment in Oklahoma from 4-20 to November 2020 I had spoke with someone and was given a reference number told that if they had any further questions they would contact me otherwise it should start showing up in January and it has not. 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. I was denied after providing an immense amount of evidence supporting my work. He had to take a loan out for me, plus helped me out financially. And yes, after about 10 days later, the status changed from HOLD to PAYABLE as well as monetary. PS I am not always on here so if couldnt email me the answer would greatly appreciate that as well thank you. 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