getting benefit

[raantheman]

i made a claim for benefit 0n 04/08 i have to sign on fist time in 25 years on 11/08 will i get paid for the first week or do i have to wait for two weeks

[cassa333]

I have never signed on so don't know nut my sister did for a couple of weeks last year. She never did get anything!!

[kempie]

So you have to visit Jobcentre Plus today before it closes ,i.e. before you post this question at 18:11, where they will give all details in relation to your claim.

In case you have forgotten this information that you will receive (it is difficult to keep up with the past and future tenses!!!) you can check again at the website...

http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/

[Buenchico]

JSA is normally paid into your bank account on the day that you sign. However, it's paid by the type of BACS transfer that takes 3 working days to clear (rather than the 'same day' service which many employers use). So your benefit (from 04/08 to 11/08) should arrive in your account on 14/08.

However, the initial payment of JSA is sometimes delayed by bureaucracy, so it might not appear in your account until a few days later.

If you're on fortnightly signing, you'll theoretically have to sign on 25/08 (with the money theoretically arriving in your account on 28/08). However, that's a bank holiday and you'll actually get your benefit in advance. (I'm not certain of the exact date but it will probably be around 22/08 when it arrives in your account).

Thereafter the regular pattern should kick in. i.e. your next signing date will be 08/09, with the money arriving in your account on 11/09.

Chris

[kempie]

Further information is available here...

http://tinyurl.com/fg7y6