According to numerous online reports, thousands of Oklahomans Monday did not receive their anticipated weekly unemployment benefits as well as the new extended benefit which was planned to start this week.
The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission sends Continued Assistance payments to nearly 40,000 Oklahomans, according to reports.
The OESC has blamed its recent delays, according to reports online, to interruptions in their system. On the agency’s Facebook, they posted this statement about the delays Monday morning:
“OESC is experiencing payment delays on CAA payments posting to claimants’ cards and accounts due to system disruptions. The team is working to address the issue and we will continue to post updates as new information is available. We know many of you are awaiting CAA payments and appreciate your patience as we work to fix the issue. We are anticipating that payments will still be made today, January 25.”
As of noon Monday, payments from OESC had not gone out yet, and there wasn’t an indication from their website of when they would.