Christmas Payment Arrangements 2011

The Lovely Muffin

Just found this and thought to post it for anyone interested.

Hope it's of help to some of you

http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Pages/ChristmasArrangements2011.aspx

Christmas Payment Arrangements 2011
The Department's offices will be closed on Monday 26 December, Tuesday 27 December and Monday 2 January 2012.

Electronic Information Transfer (EIT) collected from An Post
Weekly Payments
All customers paid weekly will receive their normal payment(s) and an advance payment during the week beginning Monday 19 December, 2011. The advance payment will be the payment(s) due in the week beginning Monday 26 December 2011 and therefore there will be no regular weekly payment(s) that week.

Payments due for collection on Monday 26 December 2011 may be collected from Monday 19 December 2011.

Payments due for collection on Tuesday 27 December 2011 may be collected from Tuesday 20 December 2011.

Payments due for collection on Wednesday 28 December 2011 may be collected from Wednesday 21 December 2011.

Payments due for collection Thursday 29 December 2011 may be collected from Thursday 22 December 2011.

Payments due for Friday 30 December 2011 may be collected from Friday 23 December 2011.

Payments due for Monday 2 January 2012 may be collected from Friday 30 December 2011.

Normal payment dates will resume from Tuesday 3 January 2012.

Monthly Payments
Monthly payments will issue as normal with the exception of SWA Supplement payments as follows;

Due Date: Friday 23, Monday 26, Tuesday 27 & Wednesday 28 December 2011
Pay Date: Friday 23 December 2011

Due Date: Thursday 29 December 2011
Pay Date: Thursday 29 December 2011

Payment directly to an account in a financial institution – (Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT))
Weekly Payments
All customers paid weekly will receive their normal payment(s) and an advance payment during the week beginning Monday 19 December, 2011. The advance payment will be the payment(s) due in the week beginning Monday 26 December 2011 and therefore there will be no regular weekly payment(s) that week.

Payments for Maternity Benefit and Health & Safety Benefit due Monday 26 December 2011 will be paid on the Friday 23 December 2011.

Payments due on Monday 2 January 2012 for Jobseekers Allowance, Jobseekers Benefit, Illness Benefit, Maternity, Health and Safety Benefit and Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance will be paid on Friday 30 December 2011.

Normal payment dates will resume from Tuesday 3 January 2012.

bodhrandude

Cheers for that Purple_Bobbin, it wasnt announced till 17th Dec last year.

mscoffeejunkie

Thank's so much this is my first Christmas ever on JSB so I was slightly confused to say the least! I wasn't sure if my local post office would be open the day before christmas eve

wmpdd3

I'm glad you posted that, I totally forgot I'd be on maternity this christmas.

TheChrisD

ty OP, received my double payment in the bank today, wasn't sure whether it would be next week or the week after when I wouldn't get a payment (since last year they withheld the payment that was two weeks after the double for me)