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First time collecting Jobseekers benefit

  • 01-12-2011 1:36pm
    #1
    meilrichardquin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭


    Hello,

    I'm collecting my jobseekers benefit for the first time on saturday and I'm wondering if it's paid in cash or a cheque. Or does it matter on the amount your collecting?

    Thanks in advance.

    Neil


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  • #2
    Lugh Ildanach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 522 ✭✭✭Lugh Ildanach


    It is collected at the Post Office. You show them your social welfare card, and your photo id, and they give you hard cash (well if you can consider the Euro to be hard cash these days!)


  • #3
    meilrichardquin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭meilrichardquin


    thanks for the reply. in the post office it said "we don't cash DFSA cheques that are greater than €1250" and "over €650 DFSA cheques must have form of address with them"


  • #4
    Lugh Ildanach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 522 ✭✭✭Lugh Ildanach


    meilrichardquin wrote: »
    thanks for the reply. in the post office it said "we don't cash DFSA cheques that are greater than €1250" and "over €650 DFSA cheques must have form of address with them"

    That's for cheques. Some social welfare payments are paid by cheque, and you may well get your arrears of Jobseekers by cheque (which can then be cashed at Post Office), but your weekly Jobseekers payment is normally made as a cash payment through the Post Office.

    You can also lodge social welfare cheques (if you receive one) into your bank account, but they are generally treated as regular cheques and take time before you can draw on them, depending on the policy of your bank.


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