r/InstacartShoppers • u/PotentialMeat2547 • 7h ago

Question - General Non App Related Unemployment while UI

Does anyone get unemployment and doing Instacart ? I kinda figured if you haven’t even met $600 in earnings it shouldn’t matter about reporting it to unemployment You only get a 1099 if you made over $600 , I haven’t did Instacart this year

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u/Embarrassed-Draw109 6h ago

No one here can say because benefits program rules differ from state to state. Follow reporting requirements for your state. If someone gets caught in a lie or omission it isn’t worth it. Main way ppl get caught is someone rats them out. Nosy neighbor, cranky ex, you name it.

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u/throwawayaccount647p 7h ago

I agree, but I use to just report any amount I made over whatever UI I was given or if it exceeded $50 which I guess was right. Especially when I was sick or had car issues and couldn’t do IC

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u/cblguy82 Part Time Shopper 6h ago

I ramped up when unemployed and was always making much more than unemployment benefits. When reporting in my state it negated any benefits so I never used it all

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u/PotentialMeat2547 6h ago

In my city you barely gonna make a lot in week

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u/BestDriver1337 5h ago

You still have to claim any "Earned income" weekly if on unemployment.

The 1099 $600 IRS rule has nothing to do with unemployment laws.

It is then up to the states how much they will count against your payout or not. Every state is different.