BTEA Payment?

maryi2013 · 31-08-2013 8:39pm #1

Hi all,

Can anyone tell me if they have started receiving their BTEA yet, or if they have been told yet when it will go into our accounts?

Thanks!

Mr.Saturn · 31-08-2013 9:23pm

First Thursday after the start of lectures seems to be the standard.

Sephiroth_dude · 20-09-2013 3:55pm

Sorry for dragging up an old thread,Have ye received your btea payments yet?

BinaryRyan · 20-09-2013 5:42pm

Yeah I have, started receiving it this week drop in my letter on the week before last.

maryi2013 · 22-09-2013 12:52am

No STILL waiting!! Is anybody else still waiting? It was switched immediately the last 2 septembers. This is really annoying as I am working part time and this affects my payment as they are deducting my €188. You really are punished for working part time in this country...

Sephiroth_dude · 22-09-2013 11:04am

maryi2013 wrote: »

No STILL waiting!! Is anybody else still waiting? It was switched immediately the last 2 septembers. This is really annoying as I am working part time and this affects my payment as they are deducting my €188. You really are punished for working part time in this country...

Still waiting here too.

hoodwinked · 22-09-2013 7:39pm

if you are in Cork there is a delay of some kind, i am still waiting too despite having it the first week the last two years.

what i want to know is will they back date it since the delay is on their end? i am so broke its not even funny.

Sephiroth_dude · 22-09-2013 8:24pm

hoodwinked wrote: »

if you are in Cork there is a delay of some kind, i am still waiting too despite having it the first week the last two years.

what i want to know is will they back date it since the delay is on their end? i am so broke its not even funny.

Are you not getting your jsa while you wait to be switched over?

hoodwinked · 22-09-2013 8:36pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Are you not getting your jsa while you wait to be switched over?

i don't get JSA,

so nope, i am going in again in the morning just to make sure there are no issues,

Sephiroth_dude · 22-09-2013 8:42pm

hoodwinked wrote: »

i don't get JSA, so nope, i am going in again in the morning just to make sure there are no issues,

Ohhh

I thought you had to be on jsa to qualify?I rang the cork office friday afternoon to ask them when id be switched over they said there still trying to process applications.

hoodwinked · 22-09-2013 8:44pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Ohhh I thought you had to be on jsa to qualify?I rang the cork office friday afternoon to ask them when id be switched over they said there still trying to process applications.

i was on JSA 3 years ago when i was made redundant and thats how i qualified, i get btea for the four years i am in college,so i should be on it automatically but i was told two weeks ago there was a delay in switching the applications to btea due to the amount of people being switched over,

hoodwinked · 23-09-2013 12:16pm

just went in again after my lecture this morning, and was told i am set up for this thursday and it will be backdated (if that helps anybody here) - Cork office

Cocolola · 25-09-2013 3:17pm

I really, really hope they backdate it to the term start date (2nd of Sept for me). I've only been getting JSA of €8.80 a week and I owe quite a chunk of money at this stage, both to the college and loan wise

EDIT: Got a payment today but it's only for one week. Would I be wrong to go in to them and ask for the other three weeks payments?

Sephiroth_dude · 30-09-2013 5:44pm

Still waiting for my payment to be switched over,was due to sign on tomorrow but didn't receive any txt about it like I normally do the day before,jsa was in the post office,should I still go in and sign on tomorrow?on the receipt I received today it said next signing date june 24 2014 but it always said on the txt to ignore that date so I dunno what to do.

Mssg · 01-10-2013 2:51pm

Hey guys, they told me today that I dont have to sign in but I am still getting 100 euro per week, I should be getting 160 ;/ I dont understand this.

Sephiroth_dude · 01-10-2013 3:40pm

Mssg wrote: »

Hey guys, they told me today that I dont have to sign in but I am still getting 100 euro per week, I should be getting 160 ;/ I dont understand this.

How old are you?

Mssg · 01-10-2013 3:58pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

How old are you?

I am 21

shuffles88 · 01-10-2013 8:38pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Still waiting for my payment to be switched over,was due to sign on tomorrow but didn't receive any txt about it like I normally do the day before,jsa was in the post office,should I still go in and sign on tomorrow?on the receipt I received today it said next signing date june 24 2014 but it always said on the txt to ignore that date so I dunno what to do.

I'm still waiting too and rang about this today and was told to sign on as normal and keep collecting my payment in the post office.

This whole thing is a debacle, you get put on Illness Benefit, JSA, JSB etc in a relatively quick amount of time after applying and here we all are trying to better ourselves by getting an education and we're still waiting despite having applied months ago. It's a joke.

maryi2013 · 01-10-2013 8:49pm

Still waiting as well. I really don't understand this, is it not just a case of seeing my registration letter and then pressing the 'enter' key?? I have friends who can't be bothered to work part time, they live off the €188 on JSA and then immediately switch to BTEA in September when they start back at college. It actually cost me to work during the summer...

Annasopra · 02-10-2013 7:49am

Mssg wrote: »

I am 21

They are wrong

http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/353_Back-to-Education-Allowance.aspx

If you are a new participant aged under 25 and you were getting a reduced age-related payment jobseeker's payment, you will get a new personal maximum BTEA rate of €160.

Mssg · 02-10-2013 10:07am

mango salsa wrote: »

They are wrong

http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/353_Back-to-Education-Allowance.aspx

If you are a new participant aged under 25 and you were getting a reduced age-related payment jobseeker's payment, you will get a new personal maximum BTEA rate of €160.

Should I wait or ask them whats going on? I hate visiting my local welfare office.

3 weeks ago I sent them letter from the college that I register etc... however I never get any response back... is this normal?

Annasopra · 02-10-2013 10:23am

Mssg wrote: »

Should I wait or ask them whats going on? I hate visiting my local welfare office.

3 weeks ago I sent them letter from the college that I register etc... however I never get any response back... is this normal?

Ask them

You will need to be backdated the extra 60 euro per week as well.

Mssg · 02-10-2013 12:22pm

Okey guys, problem solved.

I visited my local welfare office and they gave me a number to ring. I ring the number, explained my problem and they told me that I will be getting 160 from next week. That was probably computer error and without ringing them, I still will be getting only 100 euro per week.

If you are still waiting, better ring them as soon as possible cuz looks like they have same mess like HSE.

shuffles88 · 02-10-2013 12:23pm

Mssg wrote: »

Should I wait or ask them whats going on? I hate visiting my local welfare office.

3 weeks ago I sent them letter from the college that I register etc... however I never get any response back... is this normal?

Why don't you call them instead? Not getting a response is normal though I've found. There's a total lack of information and communication from them. I've regularly called them but just keep being told they're processing them as fast as they can.

Annasopra · 02-10-2013 1:26pm

Mssg wrote: »

Okey guys, problem solved.

I visited my local welfare office and they gave me a number to ring. I ring the number, explained my problem and they told me that I will be getting 160 from next week. That was probably computer error and without ringing them, I still will be getting only 100 euro per week.

If you are still waiting, better ring them as soon as possible cuz looks like they have same mess like HSE.

do you get backpaid the extra 60 from the last week or two

Mssg · 02-10-2013 7:43pm

mango salsa wrote: »

do you get backpaid the extra 60 from the last week or two

not 100% sure because I forgot to ask about that, I will let you know on tuesday...

dharma200 · 05-10-2013 9:20am

Still no b t e a here in Galway.. Shocking, can't apply for stuðent loan without it and no idea will we have to go from a monday to thursdaywithout any payment when they do actually pay.. Going to hone again first thing Monday

Grinchy88 · 05-10-2013 11:02am

dharma200 wrote: »

Still no b t e a here in Galway.. Shocking, can't apply for stuðent loan without it and no idea will we have to go from a monday to thursdaywithout any payment when they do actually pay.. Going to hone again first thing Monday

I'm in the same boat. I've rang and rang and rang. I called the one in Carrick and they were very friendly but couldn't tell me anything either. apparently Galway has a "serious back log" and they are trying to sort through it. I'm dreading going into the Post office to get my JSA and it wont be there because i havent signed on.

It's completely ridiculous, it's October!! even more annoyling i've been offered some part time work but i can't start till my JSA is switched to BTEA.!! :mad:

RockBadger · 05-10-2013 11:19am

Yeah still waiting here in kk too. Was in my local SW office the other day and they said my form still hasnt been processed yet!(I switched from VTOS about 6 weeks ago so had to renew BTEA form). Still signing on too for JSA for the last few weeks but not getting anything either-have to do this to be elligible for the BTEA. Not a Red cent in sight!!

Sephiroth_dude · 05-10-2013 11:30am

Grinchy88 wrote: »

I'm in the same boat. I've rang and rang and rang. I called the one in Carrick and they were very friendly but couldn't tell me anything either. apparently Galway has a "serious back log" and they are trying to sort through it. I'm dreading going into the Post office to get my JSA and it wont be there because i havent signed on. It's completely ridiculous, it's October!! even more annoyling i've been offered some part time work but i can't start till my JSA is switched to BTEA.!! :mad:

I feel your pain,I am in the boat,was meant to sign on last Tuesday and I went in and they told me I didn't have to sign on again till next June,I have the same fear as you that it won't be there next week.

Engine No.9 · 05-10-2013 11:57am

Sorry if I'm hijacking the thread but I'm a mature student who's not currently working. I'm looking for a part time job tho and I'm wondering wot are the rules about working while on BTEA? I've had a look at the BTEA page on citizensiformation.ie but I can't find any information about it there. I thought you guys might be more knowledgable.

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