Unemployment system ‘glitch’ costs Floridians thousands in payments Department of Economic Opportuni

Florida’s unemployment system is once again in hot water after thousands of dollars were not deposited into people’s accounts because of what the Department of Economic Opportunity called “technical issues.”

The DEO said it found two “technology concerns” that prevented people from getting their Federal Pandemic Unemployment compensation over the last few weeks.

That’s $600 extra a week that unexpectedly stopped for some families that depend on that money.

The Department of Economic Opportunity explained what went wrong:

“Individuals who requested that their claims be backdated were not included in recent payment files for the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments…. The department has identified these individuals and should have them paid their $600 federal payment within 5 business days.”