Does severance delay my unemployment claim? - 14 weeks in

My employer is paying severance in instalments and I am not sure whether to file now. There are 7 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. I also wonder about the job-search requirement. Did you file straight away?

I filed on day one anyway and reported the severance honestly. The agency decided what to do about the timing.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 7 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.