Does severance delay my unemployment claim? after 12 years as an office manager

My employer is paying severance in instalments and I am not sure whether to file now. I do not usually post, so bear with me. I have a mortgage and need to plan. 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.

Some states only count certain kinds of severance. A local workforce centre could tell me which.