If anything changes please let everyone below know since we are all being left in the dark. I emailed my senator Friday, and they got back to me Monday, and someone from DUA called me Monday evening to let me know that they were looking into it and would follow up with me, that was the last thing I heard, Just want to put this out there Incase anyone with the same issue I had needs help . You can take your time uploading documents but you must enter the documents all during the same web session.  Once you enter “Submit” on the screen shown above, you are locked out from any further uploads. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. These "reps"are laughable, "tier 2 reps" are imaginary unicorns, and if mine doesn't change Wednesday night like people's last week, im starting a riot with people in front of the Boston state house or wherever a good place to do it would be? EDIT: Today is now Monday which as we all know is also a holiday but still nothing has changed on my end. But if anything changes for me I will add it in here to let you guys know! If the uploads are not sufficient you will receive a denial letter which also gives you  appeal rights. Mass.gov® is a registered service mark of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Good luck! I called this morning at 8:30am going on 9 weeks. A lot of us are still unfortunately, in the Pending stage. I filed on Sunday for this week and it also says, "pending wont be paid until issue is resolved" or along those lines. Welcome to the reddit post where we are the contestants and must figure out the answers to the game. The website is functioning fully as is the call center (from 6 a. I also called over 7 times yesterday ..Contact your state rep & senator explaining your situation , claim ID & address ( senator got right back to me , state rep never did ) after 9 weeks red pending I’m now green processing, wish me luck, This thread has been locked by the moderators of r/Unemployment, More posts from the Unemployment community. If you were laid off, the state unemployment office would calculate whether you'd receive benefits for the $30,000 via PUA or $20,000 via unemployment insurance but not a … Thank you all again <3. *facepalm* but hey long story short I said how much you guys all meant to this post and blah blah blah!! A friend of mine has gotten the same thing this week. I was at the highest department and needed to just wait atleast another week or two and then if they still delay my verification to than call back! Total PUA Benefits Dispersed $50,043,050 Thanks for all the updates guys !! You will receive confirmation on screen that your identity verification fact-finding response has been submitted. Additionally, you will receive a reference number confirming your upload. If you follow the instructions in the email by logging into your account, you will see a notification on your portal home page that looks like the image below: When you follow the link for “Respond to Fact Finding” above, you will first be advised of your rights as shown below: After you check the check-box and click on “Next,” you are presented with introductory instructions explaining why we are asking for the information, the due date, and that you must upload all information at one time. Anyone certify their pua benefits this week and get a “pending” message on the portal? This is just a theory though so, I could be 1.000% incorrect. The instructions let you know this. That would legit be like handing your identity over to these people! Use Lender Match to find lenders that offer loans for your business. We will use this information to improve the site. Please visit unemployment.ohio.gov, click on the "Report Identity Theft" button, and complete the form so that we can investigate the claim that was filed and take appropriate actions.This can include correcting the 1099-G form that you were sent. Best of luck to all. They will forward the necessary information to the department. Do not include sensitive information, such as Social Security or bank account numbers. Thank you. I have no idea what this means and have been trying to look it up to see but cannot find anything anywhere about it saying this. They all tell is different things, I don't even know what to say anymore .... anytime you think of a logical explanation or reason for this, just know you're wrong. Top-requested sites to log in to services provided by the state. This is the 2nd week payments are pending. I went back to sleep and decieded to check again around 11 am. Do yourself a favor and call instead of possibly handing over everything a scammer needs to pretend to be you. Press J to jump to the feed. Make sure the address on file and your ID matches ! Claimants who are asked to verify their identity will need to closely follow the instructions on the fact-finding document, as inaccurate or incomplete information will significantly delay processing. Trying to verify identity! I also never received the text like other people did. Much longer than the above sentences. Also, my friend does hers through Cash App. Now, please don't take this as bragging! After 4 weeks of pending and no luck, I emailed my State Senator and within 2 hours I was green and processing with a promise I would have my money in 3-4 days!!! Work search requirements have been waived until now but states are now beginning to enforce them again. DETR’s Chief Economist Dave Schmidt said the remainder of the claims are in a pending status, many awaiting adjudication, because there are questions about eligibility. I feel stupid AF I was"editing" this and really just posting a comment. You can “clear” the fact finding by closing the screen if you have not yet hit “Submit.” You cannot revisit the link once you hit “Submit”.Â. I called the 267 number for DUA (because i always got the run around from the PUA ) 8:30AM soon as it opened she told me some has to review my verifications and she would assign it to someone right now and put me on hold for 2 minutes when she returned she said my account was all set be expecting my payment in 3-4 days that was yesterday by the end of the call i was green processing after 9 weeks pending and today at 12 i got paid . There is no rhyme or reason or rythm to the madness. A place for your unemployment insurance questions. Initial Claimants Eligible for PUA - Filed and Paid 12,149 Number of eligible claimants receiving PUA benefit. I wish I could give everyone a hug. My boyfriend went into processing and then payment in progress, yesterday. Claimants who are asked to verify their identity will need to closely follow the instructions on the fact-finding document, as inaccurate or incomplete information will significantly delay processing. Initial Claimants Eligible for PUA -Filed and Not Paid 2,614* Number of claimants that have a payment pending, issue on weekly claim to resolve, or have returned to work and are not filing. SO much respect for all the time and energy you put into this. To be eligible, claimants must provide documentation that they earned at least $5,000 (net) in SELF-EMPLOYMENT Income in the prior taxable year. According to DETR, it has received approximately 247,000 PUA claims and has paid out on nearly 108,000, less than half of the claims submitted. It’s been a long wait but definitely worth it.. but the question is.. who can I sue for this lol. UPDATE!! I have a good feeling for the people like myself who are still pending , we will all see a change either tonight at the same time as the people last night, or within the next day or since its the weekend, on monday. Still pending, 8 weeks. Things are turning around though for all of us!! A picture of your ID or passport on a flat surface. You're all amazing. This is so frustrating. But as a new program, built in just four weeks there are added issues … So I have been approved for benefits and this week my claim says Status: Pending "This week is not being paid while an issue is being resolved." So they can answer and give me an attitude? Open 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday. I would suggest doing the  virtual career workshops here they are considered  work search activities and you get  certificates of completion that you can print as proof of having completed the workshops. No. After 3 long months of being in pending I am finally in payment in progress. I believe this is the last week it ends the 25th but let’s hope there is an extension, At this point of 10 weeks pending I should just give up. If you forget to add something you must call back and again, they will give you the correct information reguarding where to send it! I know because I helped him with it all, because he had no idea what to do. EDIT: Today is now Monday which as we all know is also a holiday but still nothing has changed on my end. It says i have 6 issues pending im trying to collect back payment from the week of April 10th i was asked if i was looking for work after being laid off i said no due to the lockdown it wouldn't be any point and i also am high risk having asthma and heart issues will i be denied because of this if so can i re submit to re claim those lost weeks The amount of PUA benefits you will receive is based on your previous income reported. Nothing makes sense. I literally called 20 to 25 times this month and I cannot get a tier 2 representative so how is this my fault. Contacted both my congressman and senator, both responded fairly quick. I've gotten more information from lovely people below than I have from them. Just wondering if anyone else has. I am so happy for everyone that this nightmare is coming to the end!! PUA covers those who are denied regular benefits. The high volume of applicants that slowed down the regular unemployment system are also plaguing the PUA system. Pending is in red with -267 . Moral of the story, fuck Massachusetts PUA. Edit Monday June 1st 5:45pm Still #teamred ! If you try to enter a file type other than one of those mentioned above, you will receive a message telling you so. UPDATE: Friday June 5th 9:4PM I woke up this morning and the site was down. Individuals cannot have pending applications in both programs at the same time. To expedite the process you should also take a photo of yourself holding your ID to your cheek so they know it is you. A pending issue of unemployment is a problem unemployment representatives have found with your unemployment eligibility. The front and the back of it. I was wondering if I was still pending, so I signed in this morning.. Said I owe them money and am disqualified.. for not proving my identity when I literally sent them every piece of paper that I have with my name on it, Birth certificate, Drivers License DL Held up next to my face Social security Front and back of all papers. Would you like to provide additional feedback to help improve Mass.gov? “The department’s sat on its hands, waiting too long. Most claimants for PUA will receive the new fact-finding instructions. The whole reason this is happening is to stop fraud! There's a work search log you can download from that website, How long after payment in progress do you usually get paid. Hoping for the best to ya. P.s already contacted senators and rep. Last week they said they sent over a message, They told me I’ve been ready for adjudication status for weeks and they claimed it could be weeks more or even months and that they literally have no idea and then they blamed me for sending too many documents bc I didn’t have a SS card so I sent in a W2 and federal loan student paperwork w ss number on it and ssa paperwork with ss number on it and now they claim that more proof is bad bc it takes them longer to go through it which makes no sense at all - I sent in a million forms that prove who I am precisely so you see my identity wtf is this. This page, PUA identity verification instructions, is, txt, wps, xls, xlsb, xlsx, xlt, xltm, xml, xps Â, in the scale of 1, Strongly Disagree, to 5, Strongly Agree, Professional Training & Career Development, COVID-19 and Unemployment: What you need to know, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, If you need to contact the Department of Unemployment Assistance, please click here. Same goes for my friend as well. Your feedback will not receive a response. Pending issues can vary because regulations for unemployment eligibility vary by state, but they always mean that the unemployment office is not sure it should pay your benefits to you. I feel horrible for people on here who are still pending and I absolutely understand the frustration. EDIT: Payments have begun or are in the process. If mine finally changed, I have a good feeling everyone elses are about to start because I have the most S H I T luck. When things change for me, I will tell you if anyone is still left at that point. Latest Coronavirus Jobs and. It may take up to two weeks from the day that you submit your documents for a determination to be issued. We applied at the same time, sent in everything at the same time. Why every time I call it’s a different answer(no common sense with these people)! I'm not sure what the problem is. Like I’m the one who just left them on hold for 4 hours!?? If anyone who has done these steps gets any kind of response and or paid please keep us all updated !! Are they mad because I didn’t want to sit on hold with them for 4 hours? UPDATE YOUR ADDRESS WITH THE RMV IF THATS AN OPTION FOR YOU ! Lol but we have become more helpful to eachother than anything else. So don't take the chances of using an email someone posts! How much do you agree with the following statements in the scale of 1, Strongly Disagree, to 5, Strongly Agree? Or will you be stuck on #teamred with the first group of this threads members? PUA benefits may not be more than the state's maximum weekly benefit rate for regular unemployment benefits, which is $855.00 in Massachusetts. The congressman had me email my info to them and said that they would get back within a week, that was almost 5 weeks ago, and the only response I got from my follow up email was to let me know that they don't work for the DUA (obviously) and that they would let me know once they hear something. I think this because they are probably going by either our socials or ID numbers. This form only gathers feedback about the website. As of right now I am still processing and it hasn't changed to payment in progress. She was paid but it's processing in her Cash App account now and she can't use it. I'm so happy for my guy, he has needed this fprna while. She said it’s nothing I can do now. I asked how long after we send these in it would take to have our money and she said once we send it in we should get an email stating it was sent, then it has to process, then we'll be to if it was approved, if approved then the whole payment process starts like normal. My best friend gets paid on Tuesday and hers changed a long with everone elses who did last night. I'm still red and pending and had a new fact finding notice for both us this morning. New York, for example, allowed self-employed workers to start filing claims in late March but marked submissions as "pending" until it rolled out the systems to handle PUA applications this week. Regular unemployment insurance can be denied for several reasons, also known as claim issues. Pending is in red with -267 . She wanted me to ask if that is happening to anyone else who uses Cash App and got paid? Idk hopefully we will hear more tomorrow! It's all done online so no risk of exposure to Covid19. If you claimed those week, once its aproved we will get everything. Multilingual call agents are available. We all get paid on different days as well. It says benefits aren’t being paid this week while a issue is resolved. Idk hopefully we will hear more tomorrow! Asking for drivers licence /ID and new pics of it. Last month, DUA froze thousands of PUA accounts after disclosing that Massachusetts was targeted in a massive nationwide unemployment fraud scheme. Origina PUA program under CARES Act (some items superseded or update by 2021 extensions). How much will I receive in benefits? Called got thru to a tier 2 finally. We also recommend that you visit annualcreditreport.com to see whether you may the victim of other types of identity theft. When you click on “Next,” you will be presented with a detailed set of instructions regarding what documents are needed and the form and format of what is acceptable as shown below: Once you have uploaded all the information identified in the screen above and hit “Submit,” you will not be able to go back and add more documents.  You will then be presented with a confirmation note and reference number confirming you have provided the information. It was back up and i had FINALLY joined #teamgreen to be Processing. Your birth certificate front and back. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Email your senators and reps!!!! Most claimants for PUA will receive the new fact-finding instructions. EDIT: I finally talked to someone and we do need to call for them to send us the link to attach the following doxuments. Anytime you come up with a logical reasonable theory, try again! Usually, it doesnt do that so idk what's up with that. You need to call! Keep reading and playing to find out!! Just heard back from my Senator, received an email saying that I was approved again and will be paid "within several days" checked my account, and back to green processing after 8 weeks pending! Nothing has changed from prior weeks I was approved and paid. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Claimants will receive a communication to their email account indicating that their “Pandemic Unemployment Claim # A00-000-0xxx-xxxx needs immediate attention.”. Lemme know! I get paid on Wednesday and I am still pending. I have appreciated talking to every single one of you for the most part and thank you all for your input. Email your state Senator and explain your situation. It did not actually tell the public that this was an issue that there was this fraud out there until, you know, it was too late,” she said. When you call they send something to your action center and that's how you send in your documents! I just want my time to come. Issues could include: Discharge for misconduct; Quit without good cause; Quit for personal reasons not connected to the employer; Self-employment as a primary occupation BTW DO NOT DO NOT DO NOTTTTTTT send any of your documents to any emails you see on here!!! I was hoping since the site was down they fixed everyones but that wasnt the case. Just to be told I can’t get transferred or have my profile assigned to a supervisor , However she told me there is an agent that is going thru mine and a few other applicants right now! Only the tough will win! EDIT: it’s a identity verification thing. Yes. I just turned to that status 2 days ago. I filed on Sunday for this week and it also says, "pending wont be paid until issue is resolved" or along those lines. Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) PUA provides up to 39 weeks of benefits to qualifying individuals who are otherwise able to work and available for work within the meaning of applicable state law, except that they are unemployed, partially unemployed, or unable or unavailable to work due to COVID-19 related reasons, as defined in the CARES Act. A photo of your social securtiy card and again the front and back. My advice is to call DUA early so you can get thru ask to speak to tier 2 and have the agent assign your case. Will you make it through the stress and bs to receive the grand prize of turning to processing? Who's joining? i really hope I dont get stuck on processing for another few weeks but I will still be here as long as others are still pending and will keep everyone updated. If you would like to continue helping us improve Mass.gov, join our user panel to test new features for the site. My address didn’t match the one on my ID. Is this week the last payment of the extra $600 or will we get it next week too? Same goes for my friend as well. Hopefully I turn green in the next few days and this ain’t just another lie or excuse to have me just wait or refuse to pay legit workers. The PUA program provides up to 39 weeks of benefits, which are available retroactively starting with weeks of unemployment beginning on or after January 27, 2020, and ending on or before December 31, 2020. Pua Payment Status Pending Issues. Yes, for roughly $50 worth of bitcoin, you too can quickly jump on the unemployment fraud “wave” and learn how to swindle unemployment insurance money from different states.