Has anyone gotten the 500 btea book allowance paid to them yet

neonitrix

just wondering have been approved and have had my 2nd weeks money paid into my account but could do with the book allowance as things are abit tight i have asked social but they are fobbing me off as much as anything.

thanks


neonitrix

Techarch

was just thinkin' the same myself!!!
I haven't recieved mine so I'm gonna giv em a call in the mornin
I'll let ye kno

snubbleste

You don't get it immediately.
It can take up to a month after they receive your college letter confirming you are a full time registered student before it is put through. Depends on how many staff and applications are in your local office.

neonitrix

who sends them the college letter, i sent them a letter months ago saying i received a college offer and they activated my btea into my account, does the college write to them aswell or do i need to again?


thanks


neonitrix

snubbleste wrote: »

You don't get it immediately.
It can take up to a month after they receive your college letter confirming you are a full time registered student before it is put through. Depends on how many staff and applications are in your local office.

snubbleste

My post says when you register in college, not when you have an offer. Your letter is evidence you obtain from Admissons/Registration stating that you are a full-time registered student and then you pass to your local SWO.

Venture to welfare.ie and read the criteria surrounding getting the book allowance.

Chorcai

Could really do with this !!! The amount of stuff we have to get for art college is mad.

KeithTS

I got my letter a few days ago and I'm going to dropit into social in a couple of hours after college.
I'll ask a few nagging questions and see if I can find out any details on when/how it's paid etc.
I'll let ya'll know what they say.

Watch this space!

gorjess-girlie

Still waiting myself and I handed in my letter confirming I was attending college full time two weeks ago.... So if anyone finds out when we'll be getting it give us a holla!!

KeithTS

No luck today, there was nobosy around that could answer any of my questions so I have an appointment for Monday.
It's madness that they cannot even give you a rough time on how long it takes to process but that's life I guess

Smarmy

The guy in charge at my social welfare office told me that it will be a few weeks before he gives out the book allowance as in the past a few people used to sign up and apply for the BTEA and then drop out as soon as they got the 500 and he wants to make sure we are going and committed to college before he gives it.

A guy in my course who deals with a different social welfare office told me the exact same thing so it could be late Oct or Nov before we actually get it.

cavalier1977

Hi
I am in my second year and granted BTEA
I have just rung the social welfare office and been told ' they have no directive on the 500 euro from the main office yet ', 'they have not been told it will definitely be paid'
?????? now I too have a letter telling me that I would get this and on my last visit to the office I was told that the letter I supplied confirming my course had begun was sufficient for the book allowance also ??????????? the plot thickens.

cavalier1977

Now I spoke to a fellow student.....................................when she popped in her social office with the query she was told that she would receive her €500 on 1st Oct -I assume this would be the wed / thur in the week following the 1st oct
I dont know what to think now??? all I know is I have paid out shed loads for registration, exam fees etc and am broke.. now i've equiptment and books to buy

captainstacy

I got €196 again today, I guess another week passes without the €500. So another week of having no books or equipment.

sex panther

hey sorry for going slightly off topic but i got my first e196 today in my account, but not my rent allowance, i had to go to the post office for it, I thought it would be put in my account?

do i have to go to the local community welfare fella and request that? I would have done this sooner but the lady in the SW office said i didnt need to... but i got the impression that she wasnt quite sure about the whole process.

cavalier1977

HI
Your money should have gone into your bank firstly make sure it is actually btea and ensure they have your bank details correct I know someone who thought they were receiving btea but they had remained on job seekers benefit throughout the course and so ran out of allowance when the course ended and they went to sign on... this had been going to the post office and not in their bank account... my advice check and check again , I'm not of course implying that the social are in the habit of making mistakes !!!!!!!!!!!!:D

HoPpiE

captainstacy wrote: »

I got €196 again today, I guess another week passes without the €500. So another week of having no books or equipment.

Don't know if this apples to you, but if you open an account with Ulster Bank they give you a €650 overdraft facility.

cactus10

Got 696 in my post office this morning. No letter, nothing. Was told it was going to my bank account. Receipt shows it as jobseekers and my next sign date as July 2011

Sonz

Theres different dates then, i rang my local social welfare office today and was told the 2nd week of October or so.

threein99

Did everyones BTEA go in lastnight ? mine didnt

arsenallegend

threein99 wrote: »

Did everyones BTEA go in lastnight ? mine didnt

mine did 396 i got:)

threein99

arsenallegend wrote: »

mine did 396 i got:)

Think Iv been cut off :mad:

Turtyturd

Mine was in my bank account this morning, 500 included. Only left my letter from the college in on Monday

fintan.moloney

Anyone else still waiting on this? I'm on BTEA into my bank account since start of September and still no sign of the €500 ?

cavalier1977

still waiting! no €500! will check bank account tomorrow

kukazhina

im waiting to...every day chek account but nothing!!!

fintan.moloney

@cavalier1977 I know the feeling mate, will be checking my bank account tomorrow also first thing !

gorjess-girlie

I'm still waiting too even though my money has been going into the bank since 16th September... Fingers crossed it'll go in tonight!!!!

fintan.moloney

@gorjess-girlie hehe I'm similar, its been going into my bank since 1st week of September and its the usual thing checking the bank each Thursday, haha sometimes at Midnight on Wednesday night

Some party tomorrow if it goes in...er I mean some amount of books !

Sonz

Called my local social office, they said the end of the month, hope it comes in soon really, costing a fortune so far.

Smarmy

keep being told by people that it won't be paid until November because of people taking the piss in previous years and dropping out as soon as they got the 500

Still doesnt stop me hoping it will be there tomorrow though lol

Sonz

haha yea same here, i totally understand why they would do that, all can do now is keep checking!

gorjess-girlie

Yep still no sign, mine goes in at ten pm on a wednesday... Looks like I might be waiting til November. It makes me sad right in my heart

captainstacy

still none here either

jewell

Got mine Yesterday by cheque:D

sex panther

thats good to know jewel, im in cork aswell, did they post it to u? did u go in about it?

jewell

Hey SexPanther,

I got mine by cheque but the Dept dealing with it was in Longford cos I qualified through Carer's allowance, most people seem to have it approved by local SW office and transfered directly to bank......Id say ring office dealing with your claim. Hope you get it soon

captainstacy

Another week goes by and no €500. I wouldn't be surprised if they cut it in the budget

Sonz

Finally got mine this morning, they say around the end of the month to be sure people stay in the courses...

gorjess-girlie

Still no sign over here either...

Royal Seahawk

Hi, I was told by Maynooth Social Welfare Office 2 weeks ago that it was supposed to be in today, the 21st. No sign of it this morning so I rang Ballyfermot Social Wefare Office(who deal with BTEA claims in this region) just there and I was told by a gentleman on the other end of the phone that due to the massive increase in BTEA applicants this year the whole process has been put back by a few weeks.
He told me I can expect to receive my book allowance two weeks from today, the 4th of November.
Hope this helps.

gorjess-girlie

Thanks for that Royal Seahawk my claim is in there too! They never told me a date whenever I went in though, I guess I can relax now for a fortnight now

sugajay

I'm still waiting on the €500 allowance too, I was told by the guy in the Limerick office that I would get it by 'early' October. Also, I still have to collect the payment in the post office every week. Anyone else still waiting to get payment paid to bank account??? I know the Ennis office have paid out the €500 this week if that's any help to people here!

MickShamrock

Nope. Still waiting. Letter sent in.

entropi

My local SW office would be in Dublin city centre, I got that allowance this week. I would only guess that other areas will get it real soon if not paid yet.

Resi12

sugajay wrote: »

I'm still waiting on the €500 allowance too, I was told by the guy in the Limerick office that I would get it by 'early' October. Also, I still have to collect the payment in the post office every week. Anyone else still waiting to get payment paid to bank account??? I know the Ennis office have paid out the €500 this week if that's any help to people here!

Limerick here as well, still waiting as well. In all honestly I actually forgot about this until my friend reminded me the other day.

This is my second year on BTEA, does this matter and actually I cannot remember but do I need to apply for the book allowance seperatly or is it a given once you get accepted for BTEA? Any feedback would be lovely, thanks in advance.

Stuxnet

sugajay wrote: »

I know the Ennis office have paid out the €500 this week if that's any help to people here!

i'm from ennis, havent received the 500 yet, but am getting the btea into my a/c for the last month or so

gorjess-girlie

Finally got mine tonight. Sweeeeeeet.

Smarmy

Nope still nothing here. Really could have done with it this week

captainstacy

Mine arrived at last.

Byron85

Still haven't gotten it in Cork. :mad:

BaguMka

still haven't gotten mine in Tralee. It's annoying