Switching from BTEA to JSA...

roisin24

Hi,

I have an appointment in my local social welfare office tomorrow morning, as I am finished my first year of college. This means that my Back to Education Allowance will be stopping until September. I will now be switching over to Job Seekers Allowance (or benefit, its one of the two!)

My problem is I cannot get in contact with them on the phone in order to ask them what documents I must bring in with me tomorrow morning. Can anyone who has done the same transition please tell me what was required of them when they had to go in?

Thanks,

R

KeithTS

I'm going into my final year so have been through this 3 times before.
it's dead handy, they just get you to fill out a form with your finish date and the start date for the next year.
Not sure if you need to get a letter from the college confirming these dates but if its not too much of a pain get one just in case.

that's about it I think. It's not an ordeal

roisin24

Hi Keith,

I have already sent that form back to them, i received it in April. I heard someone mention something about bringing bank statements in to them with other documents?? I will be working weekends for the summer so I'm a bit confused about what happens now!

Thanks
R

KeithTS

You may need a bank statement, I didn't this year but did last year. If so all you need is the current balance, I used a mini statement from the ATM so it wasn't a big deal.
You'd have to say it to them about the weekend work and that, your best bet is to go in and say it to them.

roisin24

thanks!

ShaShaBear

All I needed was a letter stating the exact date I finished, and I filled out a form in the office stating that my means had not changed, my address had not changed and I was still looking for work. Done it three times now.