income support

leasky30

hi there

how long does it take after youve made a new claim for income support to recive the stuff and any payments due, i caled up on the 22nd of june and still not get anything yet, and im !!!!ed off cause i havent recived my payment from jsa after i signe off on the 27th june, if ive not got anything by tomorrow morning i gonna call the job centre

Hapless_2

2 to 3 weeks, unless they c0ck it up then it can be for ever

leasky30

right ive called up and i now have got my jsa money sorrted what i wanted to know, when changing to income support do you lose the first three days money from when the new claim starts or would you get the two weeks money or three weeks money from that day you started the claim, like as ive been told it can take two to three weeks to recive the stuff from the bebefits folk

leasky30

im getting cheesed off now more than three weeks now, and still havent recived any income support stuff or a payment, hope ully it come this week but knowen them it take longer, hopefully if it does a nice check or payment into the bank

Scarlett1

call the DWP first thing monday and ask them for an exact date of payment, although I recon you will get a payment by next week anyway.

paul.nikki

leasky30 wrote: »

im getting cheesed off now more than three weeks now, and still havent recived any income support stuff or a payment, hope ully it come this week but knowen them it take longer, hopefully if it does a nice check or payment into the bank

Hi

Ring up income support and ask for an emergency payment this is paid around 80% what you should receive. If you do not get any joy go to your local mp and complain. Trust me MP enquirys have to be dealt with in so many days ans every jumps at the jobcentre when they come in

Anyway goodluck

Nikki

Kazonline

Phone them at least once a day - and preferrably find one person to hassle. I was severely depressed when I put in my claim and didn't chase it. As a result I lived off my credit cards for 9 months until they coughed up. BIG MISTAKE!
Chances are if your case is allready behind you will have to chase it every step of the way now.
As mentioned do contact your mp - and if you are doing it by letter be sure to drop a copy in to your benefits office, you never know it might just geee them along a little

Good luck, and I hope they sort it soon,
Kaz x

leasky30

well phoned the contact centre this morning, then got told to phone another number which i did, my claim has been processed but the folk at the contact centre hasnt sent the statment out for me to sign, so i phoned again and its being sent out to me hopefully get it tomorrow or thursday, then when i sign it and send it to the income support place in stirling hopefully i might get over 30 days money or more

Shrimp_Stu

Do you mind querying what you have done since June 22nd in seeking employment? Are you unemployable due to sickness/health issues - you should look at incapacity/dla benefits?

Hapless_2

Don't hold your breath, I sent hubby's P45 in 5 weeks ago and they still paying us £72 less than our entitlement.

Natalie99

leasky30 wrote: »

well phoned the contact centre this morning, then got told to phone another number which i did, my claim has been processed but the folk at the contact centre hasnt sent the statment out for me to sign, so i phoned again and its being sent out to me hopefully get it tomorrow or thursday, then when i sign it and send it to the income support place in stirling hopefully i might get over 30 days money or more

Sorry to dishearten you but normally a claim can't be processed without a customer statement. The contact centre gather all the information and then once you have returned the statement it is passed to the relevant office for processing. Hopefully they should be able to process it within about a week but it depends if they need further information from you.