Is there a choice how you get payment??

dlambirl

Just a quick question:

If someone went to sign on for Jobseekers Benefit in the morning would they get the choice to have the payment put into their bank account or collect it in the post office or has the rules to this changed??

Thanks

beertons

You have to collect it in the p/o for 6 months, then you can get it lodged into your bank account. It's to keep the fraud element down.

dlambirl

Thanks

Does that apply for both jobseekers benefit and jobseekers assistance??

crl84

in the p.o., is it given by cash/cheque/giro/?????

Slow Motion

beertons wrote: »

You have to collect it in the p/o for 6 months, then you can get it lodged into your bank account. It's to keep the fraud element down.

Unless it has been changed recently that is not correct, I was able to get it into my bank account from day one, that was about 4 years ago!

beertons

Slow Motion wrote: »

Unless it has been changed recently that is not correct, I was able to get it into my bank account from day one, that was about 4 years ago!

It was changed early last year.

And it's paid in cash.

Breaktown

beertons wrote: »

You have to collect it in the p/o for 6 months, then you can get it lodged into your bank account. It's to keep the fraud element down.

Are they still doing this? I've been on and off welfare for a while. I used to get paid into the bank but the last time I signed on they said I had to collect it in the post office, even though I had been getting it in the bank before. But I've been on it over 6 months this time.

damomeasa

beertons wrote: »

You have to collect it in the p/o for 6 months, then you can get it lodged into your bank account.

Is this definitely true? Sources? My six months is approaching and I'd happily give up my weekly visit to the post office.

the iceman come

My brother says he gets paid every week by cheque which arrives in the post on thursday, I may be signing on myself the way things are looking at work

beertons

Well, you can either go into your welfare office, queue up and ask them. Or ring them. My mate told me the other day, as he was collecting his. He said not long left for him till they lodge it into his account. He'd never leave his gaff then. He's not bothered bout getting a job either, welfare pay for his flat aswell.

uoluol

All new or repeat unemployment payments will be paid only into a post office, for the first six months. This has been the situation since last summer.After that you can apply to get the payments made into a bank account. Only existing payments continue to be paid by bank transfer.

People on casual employment eg working a 3 day week, get their payments by cheque. Cheques are issued weekly on a Friday, and are usually received on a Tuesday/Wednesday.

angeldelight

My boyfriend was signing on for a while, started in mid-July, finished at start of September and his was all lodged to his bank a/c from day one - based in Tallaght

uoluol

AngelD,

Your bf's claim must have been authorised just before the regulations changed. Payments are no longer paid initially into bank accounts.