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Lost social welfare card - first payment tomorrow!

  • 04-11-2008 11:30am
    #1
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm about to begin receiving Jobseeker's Benefit from tomorrow through my local Post Office, but I've lost my card! I can't get through to the local Welfare office either.

    I'm wondering if I can show up at the Post Office with my passport and the letter authorising my payment. Naturally I'll apply for a new card ASAP, but I'd like to get paid tomorrow if possible!


Comments

  • #2
    echosound
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 773 ✭✭✭echosound


    Call out to the SW office in person, I think they can give you a temp card (ie a little printed paper "card" with your details on it, with their official stamp) until you get reissued with your offical plastic RSI card.


  • #3
    Nolanger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,556 ✭✭✭Nolanger


    Bring your passport or other photo ID.


  • #4
    LFCFan
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 3,816 Mod ✭✭✭✭LFCFan


    How do you know when your first payment is ready? Do they send a letter to notify you? Do you get your back pay from the post office or do they send you a cheque? Been on hold with the SW office for over an hour now trying to find out. They are not very helpful. Thanks!


  • #5
    crazzzzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 379 ✭✭crazzzzy


    they should send you letter to say your claim has been successful. you'll prob be waiting at least 3 weeks from when you applied for it though


  • #6
    +Jim+
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭+Jim+


    "I'm wondering if I can show up at the Post Office with my passport and the letter authorising my payment?"

    Yes you can, I collected a payment using this method last week.


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  • #7
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 81,083 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    you'd be better off going down and getting it sorted.


  • #8
    corkgal1981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 205 ✭✭corkgal1981


    +Jim+ wrote: »
    "I'm wondering if I can show up at the Post Office with my passport and the letter authorising my payment?"

    Yes you can, I collected a payment using this method last week.


    Depends on the post office / postal clerk. I work in one and we are certainly not supposed to but its up to the clerk at the end of the day. Just dont count on it.

    You can get a temporary card from social welfare - takes them ages to supply you with a new card.


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