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Jobseekers Allowance & Christmas Payments?
Jennifer Jayne
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Hi all don't know if any of you can help me but I thought I would ask anyway.
Normally I would be signing on this friday and recieve my benefit next wednesday, But with this friday being Boxing Day obviously the Job Centre will be closed.
Does anyone know how the benefits are going to be paid over the Christmas/ New year period?
Well I'm actually on this training course to improve my Numeracy and Literacy, so the signing on is done automatically for me, which makes it even more confusing for me, I meant to ask them last week except that for the latter part of the week I have been off bcause of the Flu.
Normally I would be signing on this friday and recieve my benefit next wednesday, But with this friday being Boxing Day obviously the Job Centre will be closed.
Does anyone know how the benefits are going to be paid over the Christmas/ New year period?
Well I'm actually on this training course to improve my Numeracy and Literacy, so the signing on is done automatically for me, which makes it even more confusing for me, I meant to ask them last week except that for the latter part of the week I have been off bcause of the Flu.
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As for your payments, New Year's Eve isn't a bank holiday, but the above must mean they are closed on that day anyway, so I would think you would receive your JSA a day early.
I remember when they were encoruaging us to give up the GIRO and change to BACS payment.
"Its faster, quicker and easier"
My sign on date was Wednesday, my Giro would be received the Monday after. With the "new quicker" BACS payment method I never used to get it until bloody Tuesday.
i am due to sign on tuesday as normal ,i no doubt will get paid no later than wed rather than friday,or at least i hope i do ,or there will be hell to pay.it should an automatic release.all tax credits will get paid any day this week up to wed.
Just spoken to a friend by phone who is on JSA.
They signed on the 10th and were given a letter which stated their next signing is on the 24th and their payment will be issued early. The letter states payment to be issued on 18th.It's payed into their account so I think that takes a couple of days.
Now the 24th isn't a holiday but the payment is being issued early.