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Received Cheque from Social Welfare

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  • 23-08-2012 11:30am
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    YFlyer
    Registered Users Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭


    Hi there

    I received a cheque from Social Welfare yesterday.

    It has Bank of Ireland on it. Do I cash it in a BOI or do I have to go to my own bank which is Allied of Bank?

    Thanks


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    Mimikyu
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    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
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    Captain Morgan wrote: »
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    I think he means can he exchange it for cash.

    I can't imagine a SW cheque having no crossing, especially a crossing which would state "A/C Payee Only Non Negotiable".

    Depends on the cheque really.

    Normally, you would have to lodge it into your own account and wait 5 days for it to clear as it is not a cheque belonging to your bank.


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    YFlyer
    Registered Users Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    Ok cheers lads. Yeah I brought it to my own bank and lodge it into my account.


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    Diamond_Ninja
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    YFlyer wrote: »
    Ok cheers lads. Yeah I brought it to my own bank and lodge it into my account.

    Out of curiosity, how long did it take to clear?


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    Stevolende
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    You used to be able to cash cheques from dole/rent allowance etc in various places like Dunnes but I think pretty much all of those have stopped doing that.

    So it appears you need your own bank account to cash things through.

    I was told an answer to the question in the Dail I'd overheard at the start of the summer concerning continuing to use Post Offices to pay welfare recipients through. This apparently had to do with a drive to tie people to having bank accounts, which was apparently the other option for electronic payments. I hope that the Post Office system continues.


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