Severance and unemployment, do they overlap? - what worked for you?

I signed a severance agreement and I am worried about how to report it. Any experience at all would help. I have a mortgage and need to plan. How did your state treat it?

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

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