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Jobseekers Allowance - Payment?
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Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone can help me here seeing as I can't find any information on the internet on this.
I have my interview with the Job Centre on Friday and I was wondering how long after you sign on do you get your first payment? I have been told it's three days after you sign on but my Dad feels it's unlikely they will pay you up front like that and he thinks it will be two weeks after I sign on they'll pay me. I'm not quite sure and I don't know how all of this works but I was thinking about the people who need immediate financial help - would the council allow them no money and expect them to survive for two weeks without any support at all?
Thank you for any help at all.
I have my interview with the Job Centre on Friday and I was wondering how long after you sign on do you get your first payment? I have been told it's three days after you sign on but my Dad feels it's unlikely they will pay you up front like that and he thinks it will be two weeks after I sign on they'll pay me. I'm not quite sure and I don't know how all of this works but I was thinking about the people who need immediate financial help - would the council allow them no money and expect them to survive for two weeks without any support at all?
Thank you for any help at all.
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It's then backdated to that day and you will be paid a lump sum around 2/3 weeks after you sign on for the first time.
From then onwards, your money is paid 3 days or so after you sign on.
It looks like I'm going to need to borrow some money from my Dad until payday to get my hair done for my weekend away . I'm sure that's going to go down well.
It's not PAYDAY!
You make it sound like you are getting your wages / pay. You should refer to it as benefit day.
It has nothing to do with being politically correct. It will be payday - when you earn the money you receive.
They probably wouldnt care anyway tbh, but from my experience they can get a bit arsey if they think you are not looking for work..
Do you think the Job Centre will be able to sort something out? I've never dealt with them before so I'm not sure just how thorough their searches are. I know I'll have to do all of the work myself but in your experience are the databases good for a broad range of work?
That said though i have gotten a job through them once, a pretty good one too. But i think that just came down to pure fluke and good timing.
What sort of work are you looking for? There should be plenty of jobs going in shops at the moment (or soon) because all the students that currently occupy those jobs will be going home for the summer/leaving because of exams
I've only recently come out of Uni for family reasons and my sister is still young at five so I need to be free in the evenings to take care of her. I'm really looking for shop work 9-5 and to work my way up through the store and gain more experience. Maybe one day down the line I'll get offered a new job within the company/another company. Maybe it's wishful thinking but I'm a positive thinker.
Thank you for the information. Do you think an employment agency is a good idea?
what a load of shite.. like they give a fuck
call it whatever the fuck you like
If you've got typing/computer skills like that then an employment agency could be a good plan. I'm no where near that good and get plenty of offers from the one I'm with.
It isn't really up to the council but from my knowledge of benefits etc you can get crisis loans etc from the DWP via the Jobcentre, but they have to be paid back.
Were you asking for yourself or just out of interest? I don't think you would be eligible if you can borrow money so easily off your dad, and if getting your hair done before going away for a weekend is yuor top priority then you're hardly in crisis. If you were just asking for general information then I guess what you spend your money on doesn't matter.
I used to sign on on a Friday which meant I got the money through on Wednesdays; to answer one of your questions.
At the jobcentre the 'jobcentre points' that you can search on seem a bit limited. They're worth checking regulally though because otherwise you can easily miss things, as they're often updated.
If you're looking for retail work not all places contact the jobcentre to advertise that way... a lot of shops and stuff just have adverts in their own windows, so take walks around checking for posters in shop windows a lot. Some shops don't even bother advertising because they get so many speculative letters and CVs that they don't have to; so send them out reguardless of if you've seen adverts for vaccancies in places you'd like to work.
Local newspapers and free newspapers often have different jobs to the ones you find at the jobcentre to look at them as often as you can too.
The jobcentre have a website that you can do job searches on too... it can be pretty useful. I don't think they have exactly the same jobs on there as at the jobcentre though, so check both.
They don't really give you any help with looking for a job when you sign on unless you've been long-term unemployed and get put on New Deal. But they expect you do to a minimum of 3 things to find a job every week and you'll probably be given a booklet that you have to fill in so they can see what you're doing to look for work; which you have to take with you every time you sign on incase they want to check that you're doing enough to be given the money for JSA.
Hope that helps a little. And best of luck with finding a job!
:yes: Even if it is just a few hours a week in the local shop.