If you are an existing or former PUA claimant, you still may log in to view your account. Filed mine and back dated ones.. all weeks i could.. and that was starting on august 1st when i applyd.. instantly got appoved for claim.. now 2+ months later havent recieved a PENNY.. and am about to default all my bills.. Mine says February 19, 2021. One reason why some unemployment claimants are seeing their payments stop is because Claimants currently receiving PUA benefits who previously exhausted PEUC benefits may only collect PUA if they have exhausted any entitlement to PEUC. - Unemployment assistance with appeals dept, - Ohio unemployment and benefit payment control, ODJFS pay immediately. So if you forgot to certify or had issues with your certification for a given week, your UI payment could be delayed. In the first quarter of 2020, ODJFS had 7,527 non-fraud overpayment cases and 1,347 fraud cases. The final payable week is the benefit week ending September 4, 2021. They did need me to send a copy of my ID docs (drivers license, SS card and proof of address) so make sure to look out for an email requesting these docs, I only had 48 hours to respond. I have not received any payments. But; remember time is of essence. Things like: As soon as you get someone on the phone, say "Please take down my number and call me back if we get disconnected." Try calling really early in the morning. Ridiculous.. stressed af.. good ole merica screwing us again, Ive been waiting 3 months for my back pay for all of July and all of August it shows that Ive been payed why have not recived it yet, I just started receiving my PUA no monies from August 1,2020-September 28,2020 only received 3 PUA payment Also, I only received one $300.00 check She also said she had no access to my account so she couldn't see any notes. Mine on the other hand. -dawn walker. So far, the state has waived $72.1 . Calls to the PUA hotline went unanswered as did calls to the adjudication centers. I have my email verifications to prove that I've done all i can on my part and as confused as i am i wish you guys would help me out. Where do I find help in Arizona? Then once my open issues went awat, out of nowhere they established a debit card for me so now I have the debit card . My puasas paid and is backdated back to November, but it said February 8 date paid for all of them, but its only February 6. Simply send an email to TIA-FOIA-UI@michigan.gov; it usually arrives within a few days. By May 23, about half of those people had received their first payment. Called up and said it could take 8 to 12 weeks. Now Im currently waiting for the extra 300 retroactive to be deposited, on my ui account where u claim every week ,all weeks say paid going back to January 2nd it shows a 300 adjustment but it hasnt been deposited in my regular bank account so I am getting a little worried ,just wanted to see if anyone else has this going on or has info on when I will have access to the money ? So hopefully within the next couple of days it will be there but they make it so confusing, I know they are beyond busy with all the new laws and processing new and old applicants but they should have been more prepared ,they new it was coming . All I need to do is pass them over maybe one more document to get this going but they rather make this drag on. It's criminal and unemployment needs reformed. maybe i need to call news 5 or call governor. When she did, she still didn't include proper information. We insist that immediately and for the duration that Ms. Kimberly Hall, Director of the ODJFS be placed on Administrative Leave *WITHOUT* pay pending investigation into this matter, and a QUALIFIED and compassionate successor be appointed to correct this inappropriate course of action. GOOD LUCK! Cindy, Its certain why u have uploaded on yur portal Yu cant send email, Call at 8:14 am press 1.3..2 Good luck in reaching. You cannot get a person on the phone, and they ask you to take a customer service survey when they dont answer your call. In some states like California and Florida it is taking up to 6 weeks to process PUA unemployment claims due to the massive spike in applications. Ohio Unemployment determined that i was overpaid due to the fact that i didn't complete a career assessment assignment during a time when i was under the care of a Dr. for being very sick. But there is nothing on or pending on my card does anyone know whats going on?? They determined you financially eligible so you may start to file every week but it could still be a long while. Im still waiting on 2 weeks and 4 days for PUA from 7-21-2020 thru 8-7-2020. Please let me be the last that experience such stress & depression behind a flawed system! How did you get ahold of VEC? The Ohio Unemployment system was already exhaustively overwhelmed by the sheer number of claims which they are responsible to process. By May 23, about half of those people had received their first payment. I did too but I still havnt got any money in 2 months. I filed this week and still didnt get my payment. Mike DeWine says. To get the money that is suppose to be mine and for them to stop dragging their feet. No materials from this website may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way. Can anyone tell me whats up, They are getting stricter around enforcing job search requirements and documentation. I received a letter approving me for PUA for the most recent round. I discussed this PUA video and as of mid-February only about 60% of states are paying PUA benefits to new and exhausted claimants (New Jersey and Wisconsin are among the most delayed). No Outstanding Issues on Claim-Claim Status: Regular Active.. Any Advice?? I've thought about trying to contact a representative but I was wondering what else I could try for the Ohio Pua system? I started the process of applying for PUA 7/2 wiith my "identity verification" ( i sent copy of ID and birth cert) and didnt finish submitting my claim until 7/8 for some reason. Any and all departments, I have had my benefits for unemployment be verified, approved , the a manual hold placed that for eight weeks of calling still no one can tell me where, who or how or was placed So do we have to do weekly certs or not. Son applied for regular UI we knew that would be denied he did get accepted thru pua will funds go to the gov2card that ui initially sent him? Have not received a payment since April 21st. This is the BEST way to move your issue through. Hopefully, you have been filing since . PUA Applications Are Closed. I think this is very bad on the call center part. I have a lot more documents that are too sensitive to share! This complaint was posted by a verified customer. Above all else, there is no logical or conscionable reasoning for the director of the ODJFS to be so concerned with fraud in the middle of a global pandemic as to go so far as to erroneously deny benefits to hundreds of thousands of Ohioans who are the most at risk for homelessness due to this crisis. The following circumstances may disqualify you from collecting unemployment benefits: 2. I will guarantee the IP is the issue my brother also uses my phone we have a small business my compliments his his compliments mine so I'm sure it's the IP, You guys keep saying contact US senator a representative from the governor's office why don't you post a phone number to help us out thank you. My first encounters with ODJFS was back in 2020 during that mass lay offs. The people of Ohio deserve answers. Press J to jump to the feed. A Facebook group called Ohio - Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) has garnered nearly 13,000 members, many complaining of similar issues and further problems contacting unemployment.. once I completed my identity process they gave me a payment date of November 30th and I already had direct deposit setup ..no money came through. Some claims come up as having unresolved "issues," which the PA Department of Labor and Industry will resolve as it works on claims. This includes back dated PUA and the weekly FPUC payment. As a result, PUA claims are no longer being accepted. According to a recent interview with the news media, Kimberly Hall of the ODJFS finally addressed the situation and claimed that these 226,000 individuals are legitimate cases of fraud. Worker sent a request for determination to the adjudication dept. I never received any of it. All my appeals have been denied and so has my wavier for overpayment amount. A pending issue of unemployment is a problem unemployment representatives have found with your unemployment eligibility. MoveOn Civic Action does not necessarily endorse the contents of petitions posted on this site. Paper checks are an option, but not recommended due to the long payment processing times. You should be able to see it in this weeks deposit into your account. I should not be punished by the Ohio attorney general because you guys are not willing to help me with this FRAUD issue! SSN 6804 43110 I received a larger unemployment insurance payment than I should have. Repeat the same as above but replace "district representative" with "my senator" and you get this link https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm. Asking for a priority/rush form from the 0774 number. Ohio's unemployment system said Wednesday it's continuing to work through a massive amount of unprocessed benefits appeals, though it predicted that it will take until early December to issue . Most states allow eligible claimants to receive unemployment benefit payments either by debit card or direct deposit. I still have no approval from them. The announcement this week that Ohio overpaid more than $2.1 billion in unemployment benefits serves as a reminder that COVID's costly legacy extends beyond people who got sick or died. Ms. Hall has utilized this opportunity to facilitate an unnecessary fraud investigation against the people of Ohio with regard to their financial institutions. Do I need to call and get them to check? I did all that, everything every one of you nice folks who cant seem to speak proper english are suggesting, and still nothing for me I know heroine addicts who have never had jobs that have gotten theres, and I have been waiting to get paid all the way back to the start of the pandemic, I filed last year, the site says my claim was approved for 10000 and it says my claim is exhausted and I havent gotten a dime and Im really starting to wonder what is going on here, its like a bad joke. Please look at the time . I tried two change it on the Ohio id website and it would not allow me to do anything. As a result, there was a massive delay in providing assistance to those individuals and families who needed it the most. I didnt have this problem until this last extension, Amy Im so sorry this is happening to u or her or both , when this all began last year I as many others had alot of problems , got thru em and didnt have a problem again ,knock on Wood, anyways with the new extension I was a little confused as to what they meant by back pay from December 27th , where u get your regular pay plus the extra 300 bucks everyone was telling me that it was all retroactive the 13 weeks extended and that u wud get a lump sum of the extra 300 from December 27th til your time period ends, well my pua was saying all was paid the 300 extra in the pua online service all the way back to December 27th but it was not showing in my real bank account ,so I spent endless hours trying to see if anyone had this problem and I couldnt get an answer, I also tried to call pua unemployment but no answer there either ,so then I went into my UI personal unemployment pua ,I logged in like as I was going to claim a week and I tapped on the little robot guy at the top right hand side , tap on him and follow the directions he says , u type ur question in ,the robot will try to answer but dont accept his answer , underneath his reply it will ask u if his answer made any sense or was it helpful u click the NO button and it will ask u if its a question with pua u say yes, then type again briefly what u need to know and it will direct u to a real agent, it may take 5 to 10 min but u can see when they type like as if its an iphone , they will help u and if they cant then they automatically transfer u to a real living person right away, no waiting or getting hung up on , this is where I got my info , so no I didnt get the lump sum but I am getting the extra 300 each week and each week going forward until the extention runs out I hope this helps u ,feel free to reply again i will try my best to help u out as I know how frustrating it can be . So hope you get your hearing date soon. Keep submitting your weekly claim and I would email as well. Mine was one of them Michelle Jarboe Email Share Tweet Share Michelle Jarboe On April 10, 2020, I lost my job. How to Appeal on Your Own. This does not include weeks in some states on top of this as part of state high unemployment extended benefit programs. Please have someone in management contact me to discuss this issue in further details. I did read some articles that said the retroactive lump sums should be deposited and available with this weeks regular unemployment deposit . There is no logical or conscionable reasoning for Ms. Hall's handling of this matter. I have no idea what else i could do about this issue, i call all the time and even the agents say they don't understand why it's not being taken care of. In the meantime, 226,000+ Ohioans are at risk of being homeless by next week when their rent or mortgages are unable to be paid. I havent gotten a payment in 11 weeks 4/14/21 First, order a copy of your entire file from the Unemployment Agency. Did you ever get your issue resolved and if so how? For more than 15 years we have helped nearly 50000 customers resolve their issues and will never stop striving to ensure further improvements on our platform for a better communication between companies and customers. I received a letter in the mail saying what my weekly allowance is! My claim status had 2 weeks of benefits that says payment was issued on the 9th. Also keep an eye on your account frequently, at the end of July I received a letter along with a new link for the opportunity to resend verification of identity and only gave 5 days to respond. This would be the week ending January 2nd, 2021 under the CAA extension and March 20th, 2021 under the ARPA extension. I even did the claiming of all back weeks I was eligible for. it's been a run around and I'm being affected so much by this. It has been 8 days and I have seen my payment status go from "processed" to "pending issues"Is this because no one has checked my Identity verification yet? They gave me a date for 2/16/2021 but no payment Im just curious? still waiting on help. (BTW, they never responded back, but it looks like they lit a fire!). It seems to have worked on one of my pending issues but that was 2 weeks ago and I'm not sure if it will do much more for the other ones I have. One for 12/16 and 12/17 and thats not even including my back pay.I sent in an email requesting my back pay but nothing happened. Hit 5 when they ask to speak to a agent hit any 5 #ers that they ask for a agent they will ask 3 times for a 5 digit extension do it fast each time literally 5 mins urll b speaking to a ohio pua agent ive been waiting since late October i have everything needed bank card active i file i have set amount just one freaking pending issue from the first week filed a yes or no question which i corrected 2 weeks ago i did see some progress today my amount went up from sendin my taxes from last year im waiting like the other thousands sry got of track but hit 5 agent hit any 5 numbers 3 times urll speak ro some one pinky promise. I will try my best to keep you updated because I know how frustrating this can be! Penny Payne I asked her to read it again because she put the issue number in place of the correspondence number. The problem is theivery from the companies who were put in charge to handle this in first place and whatever department is in charge. it is not almost mid October; still nothing. Do you happen to remember if the 833 number you listed is the right number for the fraud department? It was just for the weeks I had filed to that date. What is going on? I am in PA. 4. my payment status is blank but it says it was uploaded on my state issued card. You can see more around the extension in this PUA overview article. Weekly certifications MUST be filed every week to continue receiving payments whether via direct deposit or on a state debit card. Hope this help someone. Hi I've tried calling this number and another number several times over the past month but the phone lines always seem to be full. N God Bless All keep ur head up n stay strong yall dont give up!!!!!!! Here is a Wisconsin UI resource page I am using to track updates https://savingtoinvest.com/wisconsin-unemployment-insurance-benefits-help-and-enhanced-ui-programs-pua-peuc-fpuc-status-and-information/, https://www.channel3000.com/as-wisconsinites-return-to-work-some-pandemic-unemployment-claims-dating-back-months-remain-unpaid/, This reporter says in this news video that if you are still having trouble to contact their investigative team. When I called they said there was nothing else they needed from me so I have been playing the waiting game. Months went by finally talked with somebody who actually looked into my case. We need to receive our benefits with NO FURTHER DELAYS and expect this issue for every claim to be expedited to ensure of the 226,000+, that all legitimate claimants are paid including arrears within 7 calendar days. You will get it I promise. I worked at for them for 8 years and I have never been on unemployment. Yet BofA tells me I still have no pending transactions. Let me know if you have any update on this I applied for unemployment and got denied and applied for pua and it has been 8 weeks and have not received anything. Privacy Policy. I have not seen anything in my account. Hey you guys, Ive had similar issues like some of yous, at this point I will says that PUA, in PA at least is currently suspended I believe. **IMPORTANT** DO NOT send any social security numbers through email. Desired outcome: This is the only feasible way I see getting long pending issues resolved, as I had been calling every two weeks since August with no luck. I was told there would be a substantial wait (3-4 weeks or more) until their IT department would get around to my issue and that I would have to do my weekly reports over the phone in the interim. I know that's a lie because another rep was able to look at my information especially since I pressed 0 option for pandemic unemployment. It's different for each district and where you live Google: "Contact district representative", click the first link https://www.house.gov/representatives. Cookie Notice Mine has been since 10-24-2020 no money. For example, in Iowa, the Workforce Development Department advises claimants to submit their weekly claims, by phone or online, on Sunday or Monday to avoid payment delays.If your unemployment benefits are direct deposited onto a debit card, your payment also could be delayed if the scheduled . Jumping through all these hoops just to get declined Human Resources wouldnt help me now the law wont! I worked for ODJFS intermittent position in the PUA side. I have the same problem. staff reach out to you for information about this issue, please respond to the questions promptly to avoid delaying your benefits. They have a dad so they will have a guardian but this way they will have the funds needed to thrive! Calls and letters to the governor, the state representatives, and the news media went ignored for over a week. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. 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. I have also called multiple times and "chatted" multiple times. of . So I do not know if I will finally get a deposit and I do not know where it will go. Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) is a program under the CARES Act. Hello, Im also in Ma. They have declined my unemployment benefits even after I filed a appeal. Contract Violation 7 PUA: You indicated on your claim that you left your The system was working fine up until this point. Waiting on back time of bout 10,000 wba of 195.00 from PA i was approved5/7/2020. I received payment all of 2020. Massachusetts here. Thousands of Ohio residents wait to see if they must pay back unemployment benefits that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services mistakenly gave them. I also noted that I am more value to my children dead than alive. I was laid off back in June. I just cleared up my verification and it says I was supposed to be paid 11/25. On September 6, 2021, the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program is scheduled to expire. Waiving PUA overpayments The $900 billion federal relief package passed last month gives states the power to waive these overpayments, made through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program,. Wavier the over payment amount. Here is some more background and some possible reasons for the delayed payments, including those impacted by benefit year end and new claim issues. The tip waged, the contract employed, the freelance, gig-workers and the self-employed. 6769 Ed Lane RECOMMENDED FOR YOU Opinion: Men dropping out of the workforce could be progress The freeze on evictions and foreclosures has been lifted and the food banks are empty. We've spent 81 million on this failed system and now will require many more millions of dollars to adequately train and employ enough workers to facilitate the correction of Ms. Hall's incompetence. She also stated that my NV DL should match the address of my Summary Claim and all other documentation. I won my appeal but now they have been saying for over a month that they do not have the people to enter it in the system . I certified but did not get paid under the PUA, but received the letter that my PUA was extended. S Scott Wags of Dublin, US Jan 27, 2023 9:46 am EST Unemployment Benefits No money in bank yet, not that I expected there to be If they have hired all of the extra help they say they have, then there should be no problem getting folks payment s out to them. All the best and hope it goes through soon. Visitors should not act upon the content or information without first seeking appropriate professional advice or the official source of information. I know a few people that didnt do anything and they got paid this past week multiple payments can you give me some input on what all I need to do this is getting rediculous. With the new . I filed 07/21/2022 when I was wrongfully punished and fired for speaking up about discrimination. I pay all the bills for us and don't have any extra to worry about the twelve thousand I have to pay back. His last day of work was March 24 and he filed for unemployment a week or so later. Forgot to mention I verified my identity 11/30/2020 and still havent heard anything from them. It will be applied to multiple programs, including but not limited to regular unemployment benefits, PUA benefits, Trade benefits, and SharedWork Ohio benefits. I usually get it on Tuesday if I file on Monday and all my recent claim says is submitted. I keep calling and calling but I never get through. EDIT: I've contacted the PUA through the phone and they said nothing can be done and I just have to keep waiting. COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) -- The state of Ohio has released for payment around a fifth of the quarter of a million claims for non-traditional unemployment assistance that it was holding Ohio has failed it's most at risk populations by the choices and political motivations of one individual. What about those who are fraud getting all this money and people like us still waiting. Edit: Keep contacting ones until one of them responds, then follow up with them if you don't receive a response. We further insist on a full investigation into the ODJFS handling of this issue and Ms. Hall herself and her dereliction of duty to the individuals and families of Ohio whom she was designated to protect. Do it got date on when tha depot tha money if so it only take 2-3 days to be on yur card, On mines it says I was paid on the 18 of this month be nothing, Hi Mines say it was paid on 3/1 but nothing is on my card???? good luck to us all who are suffering due to covid. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE EXACT REASON IT WASNT ACCEPTED! To be continued, Desired outcome: When I call they say there are no issues and cant say when the button will be pushed to pay me. I uploaded this DL with matching address (Front/Back) recently, then two days later received an email and internal email document, received my second letter of determination (Financially eligible) from DETR dated 11/26/2020, and Available Credits and Claim Benefit Balance increased..But still havent received any payments. After being approved,after ten days my benefits of 14k disappeared to 0. Deb, my neighbor had similar problem. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Its been 2 months since Ive worked they keep dragging out the process and denying my claims! I have the same happening ,I usually receive my deposit on tuesdays ,when I go into my pua acct they all say paid ,all weeks except for 1,the last one says payment in progress, when I go into my card account the money that says paid is not in my bank account . My roommate has certifications all the way back to 2-4-20 and still hasnt received a penny. IT'S BEEN 2 YEARS and i still have not received the help I deserve! Given the unprecedented spike in unemployment it is/was taking several weeks in most states to process PUA UI claims. It depends a lot on the state youre in too. I have uploaded several documents like my tax return id front and back social security card bank card my face with my id bank card and social all that they say in supposed to get a email. >> The News 3 Investigates team can be reached at [emailprotected], I didnt get pay on Wednesday like i usually do instead it hit my account thursday but im confused because when i check the balance online it shows that i was paid but when i call it in it says i dont have the funds, I got a deposit date of 3/19/21 after waiting for months but deposit has not hit my account. Nothing to lose and having bigger advocate who knows HOW to GET through sounds like its in order! I seen the message in my portable about my PUA being suspend late because eventually I stopped filing prior to seeing the message because I seen no payments. I feel like this is being done on purpose. I also changed my method of payment months ago to Wells Fargo but now GDOL says I get my deposits on debit card they issued me in the beginning the Go Program. I was having a hard time understanding the website for unemployment at first the people Ive talked to didnt help at all just confused me making things even harder. I tried to do the pua and says my passwords dont match. 5 months call ever day almost still waiting ajudacation my ars. But couple weeks later they sent out checks for the 3 weeks that I didnt get paid for. I know many people whose case is not da same n I guess I jus got really lucky n blessed!!!!! Everything is so screwed up.. and Im on the edge of having to get food stamps which I may be denied for as well since theyre having such a hard time confirming who I am while at the same time other parts of the government have validated me completly. If your payment shows as "break in claim," you need staff intervention. I have been separated from my husband and have my two kids with me. Other than payment processing delays, other reasons people dont see their UI payments as expected are due to. In says in process I dont know where to go to get answers. No wonder so many Americans are losing everything they worked so hard for. All of this was of course NON FRAUDULENT on my end. Update: If your PUA claim is under appeal or pending approval after September 4, 2021, you may be eligible for retroactive payments. No reason. In February, Ohio officials estimated $332 million had been paid out in 2020 in fraudulent checks. Sincerely deflatted, Do you have to apply for this! I sent my license in as a identification document. ComplaintsBoard.com is a leading complaint resolution website on the Internet. Also, you will hear nothing in the meantime, feeling like they may have forgotten you. I received my biweekly and did nothing else for pua but received payments. Iowa they said they give it outbutt have not!! Plzzz reply. Also I have filed online but it keeps saying that my identity needs to be verified this is such a horrible experience for anyone trying to file or just get someone on the phone for a simple question. Advertisement Last week, people across the state said they were locked out of their accounts. Each time the wait is long and they are requesting/stating they didnt receive a document. For those with remaining weeks, they will continue to be have these going forward until they hit the new maximum (plus state extended benefits).