this guide.<\/a><\/p>\n What happens after you file an application<\/p>\n
If you file online, you\u2019ll receive a confirmation page at the end of the online application and a confirmation email. This email will include the date you will need to file your continued claim \u2014 also called your weekly certification.<\/p>\n
No matter what day of the week you submit your initial claim, it will be effective on Sunday. Your initial claim will remain active for one year, and between 18 and 26 full weeks of benefit payments will be available if you are eligible for benefits.<\/p>\n
After your initial claim is filed, you must file a weekly certification for every week you want benefits (online or by phone).<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll get a confirmation\u00a0letter. It will come\u00a0either to your UC Message Center or via postal mail. \u00a0It will give you important information, including\u00a0your effective date. \u00a0Claims are valid for 52 weeks.<\/p>\n
Keep this letter in a safe place. It states your financial eligibility. Financial determination letters are typically received within three business days via your UC Dashboard communication preference.<\/p>\n
If you have a question or need help managing your claim, there are multiple ways to reach the UC team:<\/p>\n
UC staff are available by phone Monday-Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Call us at 888-313-7284.
\n You can contact us by email any time: uchelp@pa.gov.
\n You can chat online with UC representatives on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
\n For claimants who communicate with American Sign Language (ASL), videophone service is available every Wednesday from noon to 4 p.m. and Fridays from noon to 4 p.m. Call 717-704-8474.
\n For individuals with hearing or speech difficulties, use a TTY device to text 888-334-4046.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Any unemployed person can file a claim for UC benefits. Eligibility is determined\u00a0by L&I\u00a0after\u00a0you apply \u2014 based on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47278,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-224620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}