Does severance delay my unemployment claim? after 7 years as a marketing coordinator

My employer is paying severance in instalments and I am not sure whether to file now. I have a mortgage and need to plan.

Rules differ by state. I called the claims line and asked directly, then wrote down the answer and the date.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 12 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.