Step 5: Receive Your First Payment

Step 5: Receive Your First Payment
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Step 5: Receive Your First Payment
1
Get Your Information in Order
2
Apply
3
Have a Medical Certification Completed
4
Review Benefit Documents
5
Receive Your First Payment
6
Manage Benefits
7
End Your Benefits
It takes about two weeks to process a new application for Disability 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
Disability Automated Self-Service Line
at 1-800-480-3287.
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