back pay!

pauly1963

hi i got a letter today saying that my claim for job seekers allowance has been accepted, it says my first signing was 1 month ago so im wondering does this mean i will get my back pay tommorow (which is when it says my first payment can be collected?

thanks!

James Forde

I got a letter saying my benefit had been accepted, and that any arrears not included in first payment will be included shortly.

went and got my first payment today but no sign of backpay

just wondering when and how i will get it......

ctrl-alt-delete

Got mine last week, first day i collected, backdated to 8th July, got it all the first day,

must depend on the office

James Forde

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Got mine last week, first day i collected, backdated to 8th July, got it all the first day,

must depend on the office

Mines backdated since 16th July so I presume i'll get my next week

cheers for that

malene

I'm STILL waiting for claim and backpayment to be processed back to SEPT 2008!!

The Lovely Muffin

malene wrote: »

I'm STILL waiting for claim and backpayment to be processed back to SEPT 2008!!

Over a year waiting?!

I'd be marching into your local office and demanding to know why you've been waiting over a year for your backpayment.

Bored-Stupid

On the subject of backpayment I left my job voluntarily and will therefore not receive my first jobseekers benefit payment until 5th December. Will I get a backpayment to the date that I originally signed on (5th October)?

Xiney

Bored-Stupid wrote: »

On the subject of backpayment I left my job voluntarily and will therefore not receive my first jobseekers benefit payment until 5th December. Will I get a backpayment to the date that I originally signed on (5th October)?

No, that's kind of the point - you don't get paid for 9 weeks.

James Forde

Still no sign of mine, hopefully this week, fingers crossed

Jessibelle

Hi, I've a quick question if you wouldn't mind? I recieved the letter saying I can make my first claim this Friday, in the post today for JSB. It says nothing about a back payment on the letter, however I initiated the process for a claim early Sept when I was let go. Would I be paid for the interim weeks between Sept and now, or should I take Fridays claim as my week one and go from there?
I don't want to seem greedy but I could really use the extra money as the last few weeks have been tight.
I've tried contacting my local office and unfortunately there's no reply, they've been swamped recently though in fairness.
Thanks.

Xiney

You will likely recieve a cheque for the backpay in the post, assuming you didn't get a huge redundancy cheque.

Jessibelle

Thanks Xiney, much appreciated!

marxcoo

I've got a probably stupid question. I received a letter saying that my first payment will be in the Post Office next Monday and every wedneday after that...does that include next wednesday too???

jimoc

You would be best off going down on both days, as my wife's first payment arrived on a tuesday which was the previous weeks payment, and then she went down on wednesday to get that weeks payment.

marxcoo

cheers Jim. I will head in on the wed to be safe. I will hold my paw out for my dosh and they will tell me to F**K off.... ah well haha.

jimoc

Ohh and just to be safe/not done for fraud etc, bring the letter with you on both days.
If you collect on Monday and then go back in on Wed and there's no money just explain to the person behind the counter about what the letter says.
The post office people, as far as I'm aware, don't actually know what monies/people will be collecting on a particular day until they come in so they might think there is a problem or a possible case of attempted fraud unless you explain why you are there twice in one week.

Problably not going to be an issue, but better safe then sorry.

JD09

Hi Guys
Just wondering about back pay. When I went to the post office on my first time I just got a normal week , Do they post you out a cheque for your back pay rather than collect it in the post office.