JSA / JSB Waiting times Survey

amandaf675

I was waiting 32 weeks when i signed on! I was working 4 hours a week on a Sunday so was on the x/o's. I signed on in June, because i still live at home my parents were means tested (Recipients of a payment from social already so they had all the information), took until the week before xmas to means test them and i was waiting until February!

mp22

This thread is for waiting times only No discussions what so ever.If posters wish to discuss matters relating to applying for a social welfare payment please start a thread in the forum.

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malene

18 months and counting for NAVAN to sort itself out with a claim and CWO REFUSING to give any assistance in the interim. Disgraceful.

brembo26

Galway City: 1 week from applying for JSA to receipt of 1st JSA payment in November 2013.

LegacyUser

Mallow office

10/1/14 - Finished a Fas course and went straight to the SW to fill in a repeat JSA claim.

Three weeks a d have heard nothing yet.

danjo-xx

Waterford City: Finished ce scheme on 17th January. JSA claim made on Monday 20th January and in payment on 30th January.

JoaoMLVF

Social Welfare Office: Tullamore
Social Welfare Payment: Jobseekers Allowance
Application Date:15/11/2013
Date informed of means test appointment:21/01/2014
Date of means test appointment: 29/01/2014
Weeks from Application to Payment: still waiting

dsmythy

Swords JSA 2 weeks from first contact to payment.

tara m

newcastle west

Applied JSB 10/03/14
Decision JSB granted today, 26/05/14 from 12/05/14, first 9 weeks disqualified due to leaving job voluntarily.

dashdoll

tara m wrote: »

newcastle west

Applied JSB 10/03/14
Decision JSB granted today, 26/05/14 from 12/05/14, first 9 weeks disqualified due to leaving job voluntarily.

Hi Tara,

I'm in a similar position to you that I'm leaving my job 'voluntarily' next week so I'm not sure what the position is re social welfare. It's not really voluntarily but I just want to go on relatively good terms as I need references etc. Just wondering if you were given the opportunity to explain your situation or if you were given an automatic 9 week an given that you opted to leave...just wondering if it is a very black and white thing with the SW as nervous about going in. Don't want my old employer dragged into it by them once I leave.

Thanks!

noisenotmusic

Social Welfare Office: Bishops Square, Dublin
Social Welfare Payment: Jobseekers Allowance
Application Date: 23/05/2014
Date informed of means test appointment, if applicable*: Still waiting
Date of means test appointment: Unknown
Weeks from Application to Payment: Unknown

No idea how long the wait for the means test appointment is in Bishops Square but it's been just over two weeks so far. Will keep this updated.

sickle

Social Welfare Office: Dun Laoghaire
Social Welfare Payment: JSB
Application Date: 2nd June 2014
Weeks from Application to Payment: 16 days

nikkibikki

13 weeks waiting on JSB, it was refused firstly and I sent in more information to get it reviewed. Made me so stressed and subsequently ill, I am now on Illness Benefit. Starting work hopefully in 6 weeks fingers crossed.

ConfusedGuy92

In one office in Meath, my average waiting time for JSA, coming off of Fas courses, first time claiming or coming off of BTEA was about 2 months.

In the Intreo office in Cavan, 3 days.

LegacyUser

Waterford City

JSA

first contact June 6th,
assessment june 11th
authorisation to collect june 22
first collection date june 23

scrimshanker

Kilbarrack

JSA

First Contact: July 15th
Assessment: July 27th
Authorization to collect: August 5th
First collection date: August 11th

3.5 weeks total between presenting at Intreo office and first collection.

Snowstandards

Social Welfare Office: Maynooth
Social Welfare Payment: Jobseekers Benefit
Application Date: 09/09/2015

They said it would be about 2 weeks til my first payment. Are they ever accurate?

Update: Got my card today - 14/09/2015
Collection date: 16/09/2015


Extremely happy with the speed. Hopefully I find a job just as fast!

confusedlady01

Midwest.

Switching from JB to JA:

First Contact: Feb 2nd (forms lost in office)
Forms re-submitted: Feb 24th
Assessment: March 22nd

Still no word. I'm getting really worried and all I know is that my claim has been passed to an inspector and they are awaiting a final decision.

Thesoupdragon

North West

JB application paid in 3 weeks but only 49E as managed to get 2 days work a week
no letter saying how this amount reached

Advised to go for JA after 3 weeks and means tested 2 days later

Waiting 1 week so far after leaving all forms in

cybrandian

Hi,

Does anyone have any idea of what the current length of time is to receive approval for the Jobseekers Allowance?

It's my first time applying for any benefit, and I submitted the completed forms to the local office on January 10th. They didn't give me any indication of how long it would take. I'm brassers, so anxious to get a timeframe on how long this will take.

Cheers.

nikkibikki

Apply for Supplementary Welfare Allowance in the interim. Could be a whole waiting on JS.

Shalashaska

Social Welfare Office: Waterford City
Social Welfare Payment: JSB/JSA
Application Date: 16/01/2017
Date informed of appointment: 16/01/2017
Date of appointment: 30/01/2017 (was told at the appointment that I'd get the JSB)
Date of backpayment: 06/02/2017 (got letter in the post today)
Weeks from Application to Payment: just over 3 weeks

lafemme

Anyone know current waiting time for JSB in Dungarvan Co. Waterford?

lafemme

Social Welfare Office: Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Social Welfare Payment: JSB
Application Date: 27/02/2017
Date of first payment: 16/03/2017
No arrears received yet.
Weeks from Application to Payment: 2.5 weeks

Theunkown

Hi .

I went into the portlaoise social welfare office. i applied for a jobseekers allowance back in february i got called into a meeting at the start of march i received my means test from the 03/04/2017 and i am back dated a good while and still recevied nothing does it really take them this much time ? todays date is the 27.05.17

coffeegirl

hi Anyone from Galway - pls let me know
Just on temp lay off for 3 summer months due to business nature
Applied on first week of May
Its first week of June still nothing from them
How long more You think?
anyone in simmilar sittuation?

Phat Cat

My wife went down today to switch from VTOS to JSA

Social Welfare Office: Dún Laoghaire
Social Welfare Payment: JSA
Application Date: 06/06/2017
Date of appointment: 13/07/2017

It seems like a very long waiting time for an appointment

Theunkown

coffeegirl wrote: »

hi Anyone from Galway - pls let me know
Just on temp lay off for 3 summer months due to business nature
Applied on first week of May
Its first week of June still nothing from them
How long more You think?
anyone in simmilar sittuation?

iam still waiting for my jobseekers allowance and its been 4 months and i only recived my supplementary 3 times since then

coffeegirl

Theunkown wrote: »

iam still waiting for my jobseekers allowance and its been 4 months and i only recived my supplementary 3 times since then

wow!
thank u for this!
it's crazy! well actually I dont mind it that much once they will come back to me eventually

monpog13

Social Welfare Office: Ballyfermot
Social Welfare Payment: JSA
Application Date: 26/06/17
Date of appointment: 13/07/2017

got my letter the next day (14/07/2107) and can collect my first payment tomorrow.