how do you get your dole money ?

bazzare

Can somebody who has recently signed on the dole and got their payment please clarify something for me

When a person ( irish ) signs on these days, how do they give you your payment ?

Is it in to your bank account every week ? or has that all been changed.

Does one now have to go to the post office every week to collect the payment, like they used to do years ago ?

Do they give you a choice as to whether you would like the money in the bank or the post office

How often are you required to sign on.weekly or monthly ?

Im living in a very rural area and i have no transport so its a big hassle for me not having a car.

Replies appreciated..

happy09

• first you have to sign on in social welfare office
• they give you date when to collect the dole. Yes. It's every week in the post office
• as well you have to show up once a month in social welfare office...
• you might try to ask social welfare to send it to your account but you have to give them a big reason...
• you will get all answers if you call in social welfare office

Santa Claus

It says on the application form that you can have it sent to your bank account but when I went to sign on I was told this is no longer allowed and you have to collect it from post office weekly.

greendom

Santa Claus wrote: »

It says on the application form that you can have it sent to your bank account but when I went to sign on I was told this is no longer allowed and you have to collect it from post office weekly.

Correct

greendom

Why would ( irish ) have any relevance ?

dodzy

Santa Claus wrote: »

It says on the application form that you can have it sent to your bank account but when I went to sign on I was told this is no longer allowed and you have to collect it from post office weekly.

This ended approx. 1.5 yrs ago. You are corrrect...this used to be the case, but the Government put a stop to it. I'm sure it was convenient for legitimate folk but it wouldn't take a genius to figure out how favourable this method proved to the not so legitimate cases:rolleyes:

aster99

is it stopped for everyone or do some people still get it into the bank account?

axer

aster99 wrote: »

is it stopped for everyone or do some people still get it into the bank account?

People who were claiming before the change in payment method still get it into their bank account.

aster99

I claimed for a couple months back in late 2006 and it went into my bank.

If i had to go back on the dole would i get it in bank or post office?

dodzy

I'm betting the PO (unfortunately):o

axer

Any new claims go to post office.

aster99

But would i count as a new claim? I wouldn't be filling up the form for a new claim

Xiney

yes you'd be filling out the form for the new claim, since it's separate from your claim in 2006.

aster99

i was also on dole for part of 2004, when making the claim in 2006 i didn't fill out form for a new claim. It was a much shorter form..they said it was for re-opening a existing claim even though 2 years had passed. its probably changed since then

buzzing147

anyone know if id still get my dole paid into the bank, if i moved town and signed on in that town? im already on the dole and getting it into bank account. or would i have to go to a post office every week if i moved?