Step 6: Receive Your First Payment
It takes about three weeks to process a new application for unemployment benefits and issue payment to eligible workers.
Visit Benefit Payment Options for more information on direct deposit, debit card, or mailed checks. We issue benefit payments to a Money Network prepaid debit card unless you select a different payment option. You can change your payment option through myEDD.
If you need help or have questions about your debit card, visit Money Network. You can also speak with a Money Network customer service representative 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:
Contact Money Network
Within the United States: 1-800-684-7051
Outside the United States: 1-531-262-5282
TTY: 1-800-684-7053
Payment information is updated daily and is available through your myEDD account, or by calling the Unemployment Automated Self-Service Line at 1-866-333-4606.