'I want to live life again' | Sacramento Veteran still waiting on frozen unemployment benefits after six months
At this point, David Dwight said there's about $12,000 due to him but he still can't get through to EDD, even after submitting two appeals.
Author: Lena Howland (ABC10)
Updated: 6:47 PM PST February 17, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thousands of Californians are still awaiting unemployment benefits from the Employment Development Department after 1.4 million unemployment accounts were suspended as part of fraud screening by EDD before the New Year.
It's been more than six months since David Dwight, a U.S. Air Force Veteran, has received any benefits from EDD.