missed sign on day...

itac

Hi,
I completely forgot my sign on day was last Thursday-only remembered late Friday arvo! I'm over in England at the moment, was trying to ring my office(Maynooth) but don't have enough credit left to do it now.
A friend of mine is trying to ring them from there for me, but there's no answer so far. I'll be back tomorrow, have sent them an email via the welfare online site saying I completely forgot, and would go in as soon as I get back.

I checked the FAQ's and it says

cAr0l wrote: »

Where a person fails to sign on their signing day and has still failed to sign by the next payment run date, payment is suspended on the computer system and the next payment does not issue.

When it says "the payment run date" is that the date I'm due to collect the next payment (ie this wednesday)? Just wondering if anyone else has had a similar situation or knows whether I will be able to collect payment this week, or whether it might be stopped?
Any help/comments, good or bad, are welcomed!
cheers..

tomred1

You should of informed the office that you would be going away, Your apyment will now be stopped until you present yourself in the office.

itac

Thanks TomRed. This might sound like a stupid question, but do you have to inform them even though you're not actually out of the country on the sign on day? I left Friday morning, just completely forgot on the Thursday, eejit that I am. Raging at myself, because I spent the Thursday at my house cleaning etc and didn't register the day/significance of it at all. If I go in as soon as I get back tomorrow, will that make any difference? Thanks again.

tomred1

Yes,any period your not in the country you must tell our local office regardless of whether its a signing day or not.The sooner you go the sonner you will get paid.

Kotek Besar

I believe if you miss signing on your payment is suspended immediately. You then have 2 weeks to report to the social welfare to explain and to sign, at which point your claim/payments will be reinstated. Just the "push of a button" to reinstate, apparently.

If, however, you fail to report to them within these 2 weeks, your claim is cancelled.

This is what the Waterford social welfare office just told me anyway.

itac

Didn't realise that, thanks TomRed. And thanks Benifa. Will be back tomorrow and will head in as soon as I get back. Hopefully get it all sorted out, so fingers crossed, it'll be ok. Thanks again,:)

itac

Went in first thing when I got back, explained the situation, they just asked me to sign, and said my payment would be delayed til Friday (normally comes through on a Weds.) but that it would be back to normal next week. Cheers again for the info TomRed and Benifa:)

Kotek Besar

itac wrote: »

Went in first thing when I got back, explained the situation, they just asked me to sign, and said my payment would be delayed til Friday (normally comes through on a Weds.) but that it would be back to normal next week. Cheers again for the info TomRed and Benifa:)

Thank you for letting us know!

mr.bovy

same here...
i forgot to sign it yesterday (thursday)
and realized late evening on Friday

thanks for this thread... it will keep my mind relaxed a bit over the weekend

baaaa

mr.bovy wrote: »

same here...
i forgot to sign it yesterday (thursday)
and realized late evening on Friday

thanks for this thread... it will keep my mind relaxed a bit over the weekend

If you go in mon it will be grand,they allow you make this mistake once.Wouldn't be cut till tues or wed.