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Remote Area Grant(School Transport)

  • 21-07-2019 04:48PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 317 ✭✭


    Hi I’m just wondering if anyone has received this payment yet for the last school year? Previous years I would have received it by now but no sign of anything yet.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭wifey28


    no nothing yet, the letters did say they hoped to pay by mid july

    this is our first year recieving it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 317 ✭✭natc


    wifey28 wrote: »
    no nothing yet, the letters did say they hoped to pay by mid july

    this is our first year recieving it

    I don’t receive a letter with payment info. I applied the first year and automatically received it every year since so I’ve no idea when to expect the payment or if I’ll even receive it!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 317 ✭✭natc


    wifey28 wrote: »
    no nothing yet, the letters did say they hoped to pay by mid july

    this is our first year recieving it

    Did you receive the payment yet? I haven’t received anything so I’m assuming im not getting the payment automatically this year.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭wifey28


    i ihavent recieved anything but was told monday wasthe deadline for forms to be returned
    so maybe soon
    I dunno if you didnt recieve a letter if youll get it automatically, i would call them to check


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 317 ✭✭natc


    wifey28 wrote: »
    i ihavent recieved anything but was told monday wasthe deadline for forms to be returned
    so maybe soon
    I dunno if you didnt recieve a letter if youll get it automatically, i would call them to check

    Yeah think I might just call them. I’ve received it every year automatically since I first applied 5 years ago so would be surprised if I had to apply again this year.

    Maybe they have changed their procedures and I must reapply. Either way I’ll give them a call and see. Thanks


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭wifey28


    their phone lines are disabled from 10 to 1 daily cuz they have high numbes of forms to process
    but the message says they aare currantly processing payments and they willbe recieved shortly


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 243 ✭✭md323


    Has anyone recieved their payment yet?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 317 ✭✭natc


    I haven’t received payment yet anyway.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭Picky owner


    Anybody get the payment yet,think last year I had it by now..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 243 ✭✭md323


    Anybody get the payment yet,think last year I had it by now..

    Nope nothing yet.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭Picky owner


    md323 wrote:
    Nope nothing yet.

    Leaving it late, daughter is back two weeks today!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 317 ✭✭natc


    Another Monday and no payment here....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 486 ✭✭jopax


    natc wrote: »
    Another Monday and no payment here....


    Same here


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 243 ✭✭md323


    Still nothing....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 486 ✭✭jopax


    md323 wrote: »
    Still nothing....

    Same again today


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    jopax wrote: »
    Same again today

    I rang the number this morning. There’s a message telling you that if you're ringing about the grant that they are continuing to process the applications and that if you’ve submitted the correct paperwork that you’ll get it in due time.
    It says that they’ve stopped answering the phone between 10 and 1 in order to concentrate on processing the claims.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 317 ✭✭natc


    At this stage I’m looking at it as Christmas savings! Highly doubtful we will get it before school returns. I don’t understand why they can’t even say what day of receipt they are working on...at least people would know then if they are close to paying out on their application.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 662 ✭✭✭glen123


    It's the first time this year we've applied and i sent in a form filled out by the school 2 months ago. No acknowledgement back.
    Tried to ring 057-9325466 - my call got transferred where there was just an answering machine. Left a message but I doubt anybody will call me back.

    Is the above number correct? Or there is no point in ringing them?
    Thanks.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭wifey28


    glen123 wrote: »
    It's the first time this year we've applied and i sent in a form filled out by the school 2 months ago. No acknowledgement back.
    Tried to ring 057-9325466 - my call got transferred where there was just an answering machine. Left a message but I doubt anybody will call me back.

    Is the above number correct? Or there is no point in ringing them?
    Thanks.




    Theres not much point calling, Theyve shut down the phone lines between 10 and 1 to process claims. And any other time of day ive called its rang out.


    Its also my dfirst year getting the payment, we applied before april 2018 for the last school year so this will be the first payment. Everyone hadtoldme its usually paid out mid july so a bit disapointed its now a week to them going back and not yet got it, especially for those having to pay for private busses


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    glen123 wrote: »
    It's the first time this year we've applied and i sent in a form filled out by the school 2 months ago. No acknowledgement back.
    Tried to ring 057-9325466 - my call got transferred where there was just an answering machine. Left a message but I doubt anybody will call me back.

    Is the above number correct? Or there is no point in ringing them?
    Thanks.

    Yes the number is correct and the answering machine was telling you that the phones are closed between 10 and 1 while they try to process the applications


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 662 ✭✭✭glen123


    splinter65 wrote: »
    Yes the number is correct and the answering machine was telling you that the phones are closed between 10 and 1 while they try to process the applications

    I rang at around 2pm today, right before I posted here. A week ago I rang at 9.30 and nobody answered the phone at all. At least today a man answered and re-directed my call which hit the voicemail after 7-8 rings.

    I remember last year, when my daughter's transport was cancelled after 4 years of us using it, I was given this number to call to enquire about this grant. The person I needed to speak to wasn't available but he called me back which left me under impression it was a very small department dealing with these claims? I could be wrong. I wonder if the backlog this year is due to many people like me who suddenly lost the school transport having to make a claim...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 One for you


    No sign today of the grant.... Anyone received the remittance yet? Pity they are not giving timelines...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 486 ✭✭jopax


    No sign today of the grant.... Anyone received the remittance yet? Pity they are not giving timelines...

    Haven't got it yet either, I can't understand why is it so late, in previous years I had received it in July.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 One for you


    Just got the remittance - payment expected tomorrow :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭wifey28


    Just got the remittance - payment expected tomorrow :)




    Ok first timer q here,whats the remittance?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 One for you


    wifey28 wrote: »
    Ok first timer q here,whats the remittance?

    Its basically a notice of payment that they are making to your account.
    If you gave an email address at the time of submitting the application they'll send it to that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 317 ✭✭natc


    My payment landed in my account just now, happy days!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭wifey28


    still nothing here :(
    Kids back on thursday


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 486 ✭✭jopax


    wifey28 wrote: »
    still nothing here :(
    Kids back on thursday

    I got mine today, you would assume they would be sent together


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭wifey28


    did anyone else not recieve this payment yet?

    Getting worried now that they have mistransposed my payment details, cant remember if i gave an email but im sure i did, nothing there about payment either :(

    And ive tried calling all hours of the day they never pick up!


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