NEW FIS Claims waiting periods

Kirstyka

tkjs did they say how long yours would take?Think you're same date as me

Francescoli

They have started processing claims with a start date of 12/7/12.

Lollydolly12

Francescoli wrote: »

They have started processing claims with a start date of 12/7/12.

did they tell u this? i hope its tru, im getting closer eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek

Francescoli

Lollydolly12 wrote: »

did they tell u this? i hope its tru, im getting closer eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek

That's what they told me . processing claims with a first payment date of 12 July. That would be applications registered between 6-12 July afaik .

tkjs

Kirstyka wrote: »

tkjs did they say how long yours would take?Think you're same date as me

said I should hear next week so fingers crossed I'm July 9

Francescoli

They process claims in date order then numerical order. No idea how long it takes to process a week I suppose it depends on how many are received for a particular week. No 2 week's would be the same considering people can apply at anytime.

Lollydolly12

any other AUGUST people waitin patiently with me??

jen09

Lollydolly12 wrote: »

any other AUGUST people waitin patiently with me??

Yep waiting since the 17th of august, was told it would be the middle of feb

hootietootie

Lollydolly12 wrote: »

any other AUGUST people waitin patiently with me??

Nope-I'm September! At least you'll have your money before me:D

Luthien

Going Demented wrote: »

We still haven't heard anything from a social welfare inspector.

Hi! I'm waiting since the beginning of October... Call a few times to the local welfare office and they said to wait for the letter to book an enterview:(

jenniwenni

Just to let you all know, someone just rang me with a query about my claim. My date is 10th Jul, so thats where they are up to at the moment.

I don't think I'm going to get anything though. I changed jobs in October and my (small) increase in income would put me over the limit now, they were looking for income details from new employers

Kevint30

jenniwenni wrote: »

Just to let you all know, someone just rang me with a query about my claim. My date is 10th Jul, so thats where they are up to at the moment.

I don't think I'm going to get anything though. I changed jobs in October and my (small) increase in income would put me over the limit now, they were looking for income details from new employers

Thanks for the update

Francescoli

jenniwenni wrote: »

Just to let you all know, someone just rang me with a query about my claim. My date is 10th Jul, so thats where they are up to at the moment.

I don't think I'm going to get anything though. I changed jobs in October and my (small) increase in income would put me over the limit now, they were looking for income details from new employers

FIS is based on date of application , they would still use your figures from July .They probably just want confirmation that you are still employed and doing 19 hrs or more.

therealgirl

Francescoli wrote: »

FIS is based on date of application , they would still use your figures from July .They probably just want confirmation that you are still employed and doing 19 hrs or more.

Hi, do you know do they back date payments from date of application then?
I am owing a little bit more money every month with rent & some bills waiting for some help from fis since July...it'd be great to have it back dated so I can pay it off

hannahthetree

I applied the first week of january and i still haven't had an acknowledgment of my application, I thought these were supposed to come pretty quick. should i be worried about the whereabouts of my claim? thanks

Jordannoah

I would definitely give them a call my acknowledgement came after about a week, And they only back date it from when the recieve the form so you would want to check that out asap

Lollydolly12

did anyone get any good news today guys?

Jordannoah

therealgirl wrote: »

Hi, do you know do they back date payments from date of application then?
I am owing a little bit more money every month with rent & some bills waiting for some help from fis since July...it'd be great to have it back dated so I can pay it off

Yes they back date claims. Mine is dated 5th September so at this stage Im due 5 months worth of FIS.

Jordannoah

hootietootie wrote: »

Nope-I'm September! At least you'll have your money before me:D

Im with u hootietootie Im september....will it ever come. My kids are even starting to say Mammy cant afford that cause she is still waiting on her FIST (FIS) thats how they prononce it

therealgirl

Jordannoah wrote: »

Yes they back date claims. Mine is dated 5th September so at this stage Im due 5 months worth of FIS.

Oh thank god, that's a relief! Thanks

Lollydolly12

Any good news for us guys??

tkjs

got my letter today however they are telling me that my partner has been claiming for me all along but the good news is we will be better off on fis ......my question is will I still be entitled to any back pay if he stops claiming for me

Lollydolly12

tkjs wrote: »

got my letter today however they are telling me that my partner has been claiming for me all along but the good news is we will be better off on fis ......my question is will I still be entitled to any back pay if he stops claiming for me

what was your date again? surely your still entitled??

tkjs

Lollydolly12 wrote: »

what was your date again? surely your still entitled??

July 9 th .... I reckon I should be entitled to at least the difference of what he has been getting and what we should be getting from fis but don't know for sure ....anyway will be posting it back tomorrow so will find out for definite next week

Lollydolly12

tkjs wrote: »

July 9 th .... I reckon I should be entitled to at least the difference of what he has been getting and what we should be getting from fis but don't know for sure ....anyway will be posting it back tomorrow so will find out for definite next week

delighted your finally getting sorted hope we get lots of good news this week, im august 9th so i still prob have a good bit to wait..

wmpdd3

tkjs wrote: »

got my letter today however they are telling me that my partner has been claiming for me all along but the good news is we will be better off on fis ......my question is will I still be entitled to any back pay if he stops claiming for me

I think thats the way it goes, the person not working will get the basic €188 per week and the difference will be taken from the FIS back money.

mariemcl1986

Hi, My date is July 19th and i rang today and said it will be dealt with in the next week. I should definitely get correspondence off them. heres hoping all goes well

tkjs

got sorted ...July 9th....... wishing ye all the best with yer application

Kirstyka

Congrats tkjs.Same date as me.Got letter from them on Thursday to close my job seekers claim which I did on Friday and faxed them back proof.So just waiting patiently.They did say I would be better off on fis.Im nearly pulling the postman out of his van every morning.Good luck to all waiting

jenniwenni

I was awarded FIS - I got a confirmation letter today, my application date was 10/7/12. It didn't matter about my increase in income.

Happy Days

Best wishes folks!

Francescoli

Kirstyka wrote: »

Congrats tkjs.Same date as me.Got letter from them on Thursday to close my job seekers claim which I did on Friday and faxed them back proof.So just waiting patiently.They did say I would be better off on fis.Im nearly pulling the postman out of his van every morning.Good luck to all waiting

I would ring them to let them know much better than a fax.

Kirstyka

Thanks francescoli.I faxed and posted back letter the dole office gave me as proof of claim closed.Unfortunately no credit to phone lol.Hopefully it shouldn't be too long.They have obviously worked out an amount when they say I'm better off on fis. I'm losing the will now

harryfreya

mariemcl1986 wrote: »

Hi, My date is July 19th and i rang today and said it will be dealt with in the next week. I should definitely get correspondence off them. heres hoping all goes well

Im the 19th of july rang today and I got it maybe give them a ring

harryfreya

19 of july is my date got it awarded today over the moon such a relief good look everyone

mariemcl1986

harryfreya wrote: »

Im the 19th of july rang today and I got it maybe give them a ring

Hi
Thanks i think i will ring them again tomorrow. Hopefully all this waiting will be worth it.

Francescoli

mariemcl1986 wrote: »

Hi
Thanks i think i will ring them again tomorrow. Hopefully all this waiting will be worth it.

They send out a letter once they have a decision made.I would waste time and money ringing them if you know that they are working on your date.Can take ages to get through.
I see you rang 2 days ago.They arent going to process every claim the same day and it seems to take a week to process a week so If it hasnt been processed the best you are going to be told is ,they are working on that date and it will be processed with the next few days.

mariemcl1986

Hi
Just to let ye know got my Fis into my bank account today. No letter stating that i was entitled to it. I presume by the amount that was put in it was my back pay also. How would i work out how much i will be getting from now on. I get paid on a monthly basis? So do i get paid off them every month. Could they be paying me in advance? I'm so relieved

midlands1

mariemcl1986 wrote: »

Hi
Just to let ye know got my Fis into my bank account today. No letter stating that i was entitled to it. I presume by the amount that was put in it was my back pay also. How would i work out how much i will be getting from now on. I get paid on a monthly basis? So do i get paid off them every month. Could they be paying me in advance? I'm so relieved

You will get paid every Thursday.and you should have a letter early next week

arthecz

I got a letter today, my application date was 9th of august, it seem like they speed up, all the best.

therealgirl

So we sent in our application mid July last year..I rang them today to see what the story was...the girl said my application date is mid September...I am turning the house upside down here looking for the letter I received off them saying they got my application, it came a couple of weeks after we sent the form away in July, I know our application date was earlier than September...she said they book the application forms into the system as soon as they get them...wondering how ours could happen to be 2 months late?!!

Jordannoah

wow the 9th August already maybe not too much longer for me fingers crossed

wmpdd3

therealgirl wrote: »

So we sent in our application mid July last year..I rang them today to see what the story was...the girl said my application date is mid September...I am turning the house upside down here looking for the letter I received off them saying they got my application, it came a couple of weeks after we sent the form away in July, I know our application date was earlier than September...she said they book the application forms into the system as soon as they get them...wondering how ours could happen to be 2 months late?!!

Oh no, I hope you are able to find the letter and fax it to them.

After the first time I applied, I set up a seperate cheap alpha file with all those letters in.

therealgirl

wmpdd3 wrote: »

Oh no, I hope you are able to find the letter and fax it to them.

After the first time I applied, I set up a seperate cheap alpha file with all those letters in.

I may have to do that...I am usually so careful with letters like that, but a new baba in the house (mayhem!) and a new house move just before application (even more mayhem!) I have misplaced it I think...been looking all day for it.
They're on 9th August now so she said end of March for my date
Is it less waiting when you are renewing a fis claim every year I wonder?
I imagine what life will be like when I am not worrying about a fis claim!

LegacyUser

I applied on the 15th November, and first payment arrived on Friday (8th). Not the back payment though - is this normal? Does the back payment come a few weeks later or are they fast with processing it once it's been awarded?

Kevint30

Has anyone received letters in the last couple of days??

Lollydolly12

i received my letter today to say i was awarded. 9th august

hootietootie

Congrats lollydolly12!!!

Lollydolly12

hootietootie wrote: »

Congrats lollydolly12!!!

thanks, its such a relief, now i did get quite the shock when after waiting so long i was told i owed healthboard over half of the arrears, due to an over payment in 05/06...... gutted. never even new, but sure what dya do..

hootietootie

I'm going to ring them tomorrow to see should I forward on all my payslips since I moved over to part time hours from a CE scheme, as it's in the same company I got ugh more on Ce scheme than in job, and was doing an extra 15 hours paid as well as the scheme

Francescoli

hootietootie wrote: »

I'm going to ring them tomorrow to see should I forward on all my payslips since I moved over to part time hours from a CE scheme, as it's in the same company I got ugh more on Ce scheme than in job, and was doing an extra 15 hours paid as well as the scheme

Was the CE scheme the only employment in the household? FIS isn't payable on CE schemes in that case. You or your partner would need to have another job of a min of 19 hours per week.