Hey guys, it's Ginny Silver and today is April 17th.
And today is the day that the Edd had stated that they would
complete the process of applying PEUC extensions to claims.
They stated that you would be able to certify for the new
weeks on your PEUC claim by April 17th Well, today is April
17th and many of you have let me know that you have not
received the extension, that your claim is still at zero
and that you have not received any form of the extension.
So I wanted to make a brief video to let you guys know what
you can do next.
Now, keep in mind that the Edd has not issued any sort of
a statement stating that they have completed the process,
so they may continue to roll these out over the next few
days, but because they promised it by April 17th, there's a
few things that you guys may need to do going forward.
First, I want to make sure that you ask yourself, Are you
within your benefit year?
The Edd States that if you have reached the end of your benefit
year, which is 12 months after your claim start date for
UI, PEUC and Fed Ed that you must file a new claim.
If you have not received the extension and your benefit year
has ended, then you will need to file a new claim.
Now, if you are within your benefit year and you have not
received the extension, you do need to contact the Edd.
Yes, you can continue to wait because the Edd most likely
will continue to roll these out, but they did state by 4/17
you should be able to certify.
So at this point in time, you may need to contact the Edd.
Now I know that you guys don't like to hear that.
I know that it's extremely hard to get through to them, but
they may need to apply the extension manually to your claim.
So to contact the Edd, I still do recommend one trick that
seems to work for my subscribers.
Now.
It does not work for everyone.
It will not work every time, but calling 1-833-978-2511 and
then when you hear the announcer state, select from the following
type in very quickly, 1-3-4 that comes at about the 1:35
time stamp.
Now you will need to try this repeatedly.
Don't expect it to work the first try.
Try all different times throughout the day.
Next, if you are someone that wants to try using a paid third
party service which will get you through to a hold line.
I did test out to different services in a video that I issued
yesterday so you can view those videos and you can see exactly
how I tested those services and decide for yourself if you
think that it is worth it.
Now, I do not think that you should have to pay a third party
service in order to get through to a government agency to
get help.
But for some of you, it may be worthwhile for you to invest
in that.
If you think that it's the best fit for you.
Next, try different language lines.
There's a Spanish line, a Cantonese line, a Mandarin line,
and a Vietnamese line.
If you speak any of those languages, definitely opt for those
lines. If you don't speak the language and you want to risk
getting through to see if they can happen to help you in
English, do that at your own risk.
Next, complete an online contact form.
Now, for some subscribers, Edd does respond and fix issues
using contact forms, and they report good success and for
others, they take weeks to reply and some never receive a
reply, but it can't hurt to submit an online contact form.
Just in case that happens to help sell in your UI online,
you're going to click on the Contact this tab and then let
them know that you have not received your PEUC extension.
Next you're going to contact your Assembly member.
Do not skip this step.
Many of you have not done this before, and many of you have
thought it may be unnecessary to do it, but they have been
extremely helpful for many of my subscribers.
You can locate your Assembly member by using this link to
look up your district and find your Assembly members contact
information. You can email them or you can call them.
If you don't know what to say, then copy this text.
I am an Edd unemployment claimant.
The Edd stated that I would receive my extension by 4/17,
but I have not received this.
I'm unable to reach the Edd through customer service and
I'm experiencing financial hardship and need help receiving
my benefits.
Now I'm trying to do a few things to try to help you guys
in my own small way.
I can't do a lot to help, but I am in contact with a producer
at ABC 10.
He's offered to reach out to the Edd media Department on
Monday on my behalf regarding this issue, as well as a few
other questions that I have, and he told me that he will
send me their reply.
Now, he also stated that oftentimes they do not reply or
they don't reply in full, but I if he's able to get in contact
with them, then he will be able to send me what they state.
Next.
I'll be reaching out to several other media outlets as well
to try to get attention to the problem, and I will also be
reaching out to Assembly members as well for the problem.
Okay, you guys.
I hope that was helpful.