New job: when to REALLY sign off JSA?

dookar

gettingready wrote: »

Not only that - I have filled the JSA online on the 6th (Saturday) as my last day of work was the 5th (Friday) - got an email msg saying someone will contact me within 3 working days for a date of appointment at JC.

Tuesday, have not heard from them so called them. Was told it is day 2 and they said they will call me within 3 days so told me to wait for them to call. Said no - as I was already on the phone to them I wanted a date for an appointment. Finally got one for Wednesday and guess what?

At the JC I was told my claim starts on Tuesday as this is when I had contact with whoever it was I was speaking to on the phone. I said no way, I put a claim on the 6th Saturday and I want by JSA paid from the date I have submitted my claim. Apparently - it does not work like that LOl HIllarious if this was a joke but it is true - they start yoru claim from whenever someone calls you and offers you an appointment and NOT from the date when you filled n online form.

So - what is the point of having on online form with a "submit" button then?

I had to fill in anotherform telling why I want my claim "backdated" to the 6th and why I "did not apply" on the 6th - it was a SATURDAY (!!!), they were closed, I filled the form online on the 6th (!!)

Rant over

I'm afraid you've been terribly misinformed

gettingready

Not just misinformed (if that was the case) but also all was dealt with in the exact matter as described above.

Adereterial

Crisis Loans will pay you to tide you over once the benefit you've received has been exhausted and you've got no other income due. They'll call it an 'alignment to wages.' You need to make it last for the full period it was paid for, ideally. If you can't, don't spend it on unnecessary things otherwise they may not view you as in a crisis. Food, rent, fuel, travel to work etc will all be acceptable though.

They'll then pay you a small amount for basic essentials (groceries) until the day before you're due to be paid wages. They cannot pay for travel, or any items like clothes though. It will be a small amount and you will need to make it last - it's 60% of the benefit rate for adults. However, they will expect you to determine whether you can be paid an advance by your employer first - if that's possible, they won't pay you as there are other means available to you.

HappyMJ

Adereterial wrote: »

Crisis Loans will pay you to tide you over once the benefit you've received has been exhausted and you've got no other income due. They'll call it an 'alignment to wages.' You need to make it last for the full period it was paid for, ideally. If you can't, don't spend it on unnecessary things otherwise they may not view you as in a crisis. Food, rent, fuel, travel to work etc will all be acceptable though.

They'll then pay you a small amount for basic essentials (groceries) until the day before you're due to be paid wages. They cannot pay for travel, or any items like clothes though. It will be a small amount and you will need to make it last - it's 60% of the benefit rate for adults. However, they will expect you to determine whether you can be paid an advance by your employer first - if that's possible, they won't pay you as there are other means available to you.

You have kind of contradicted yourself. You start by saying travel to work is acceptable then say they cannot pay for travel. Which is it? It's also not fixed at 60%. It is variable.

Adereterial

HappyMJ wrote: »

You have kind of contradicted yourself. You start by saying travel to work is acceptable then say they cannot pay for travel. Which is it? It's also not fixed at 60%. It is variable.

I have not contradicted myself.

Crisis Loans will not pay for travel, but using paid benefit money for travel would be an acceptable expense when accounting for income received. Blowing the lot on fags and booze and expecting the Social Fund to tide you over would not. If there's any indication you've put yourself in the crisis then the Decision Maker may not make an award.

And it is very much 60% of the benefit rate for any period, and it is not variable. There is a maximum amount which can be paid per day to a single adult and that is 60% of the applicable benefit rate.