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[moggy]

has any one had problems with claming this benifit,i like many on the forum have just been made redundant.after 15 years hard work i had to sign on, no problem  what a nightmare i have told the truth about everything.But thay still haven't got a clue,may be i'm a loonie but i just want the system to work anybody had problems like this or similer :question

[waspy]

No mate, no problems at all. I was made redundent in October last year. I went straight to the Job Center, signed on & was in reciept of cash pittance within a few days. I suggest you go back or ring up the Job Center to discuss your problem.

[Richie London]

i was on employment and support allowance, for 4 months they had to ring my doctors for confirmation of my doctors certificates, according to them they have nmever recieved any. they suspended my claim as they also reckon i never sent in a medical questionare, i did not recieve benefits for 2 months which i still have not had. they have never replied to any of my mail and now i have recieved a letter saying i have to pay my benefits back. i am furious and so stressed from this letter i recieved on tuesday. i have been trying to ring the office for over 7 days now but cannot get through so cant talk to them. according to them all my post that i sent to them has been lost due to post office errors. what a frigging load of b****x. total incompetence on there part. they have even asked me to supply letters from my friends to prove that i have borrowed money off them if thats how ive been getting money to live on. 

[ScottieMV6]

i was on employment and support allowance, for 4 months they had to ring my doctors for confirmation of my doctors certificates, according to them they have nmever recieved any. they suspended my claim as they also reckon i never sent in a medical questionare, i did not recieve benefits for 2 months which i still have not had. they have never replied to any of my mail and now i have recieved a letter saying i have to pay my benefits back. i am furious and so stressed from this letter i recieved on tuesday. i have been trying to ring the office for over 7 days now but cannot get through so cant talk to them. according to them all my post that i sent to them has been lost due to post office errors. what a frigging load of b****x. total incompetence on there part. they have even asked me to supply letters from my friends to prove that i have borrowed money off them if thats how ive been getting money to live on. 

My brother had exactly this problem but with JSA. They left him (and his girlfriend and baby) with nothing to pay the rent or buy food for 3 months. My mum and dad were fortunately in a position to help out. This was after being made redundant too.

[Robski]

i was on employment and support allowance, for 4 months they had to ring my doctors for confirmation of my doctors certificates, according to them they have nmever recieved any. they suspended my claim as they also reckon i never sent in a medical questionare, i did not recieve benefits for 2 months which i still have not had. they have never replied to any of my mail and now i have recieved a letter saying i have to pay my benefits back. i am furious and so stressed from this letter i recieved on tuesday. i have been trying to ring the office for over 7 days now but cannot get through so cant talk to them. according to them all my post that i sent to them has been lost due to post office errors. what a frigging load of b****x. total incompetence on there part. they have even asked me to supply letters from my friends to prove that i have borrowed money off them if thats how ive been getting money to live on. 

And i bet its a pittence unlike the mp's claims,wonder if they will get letters saying they should pay back what they FALSLEY CLAIMED......doubt it

[Richie London]

i was on employment and support allowance, for 4 months they had to ring my doctors for confirmation of my doctors certificates, according to them they have nmever recieved any. they suspended my claim as they also reckon i never sent in a medical questionare, i did not recieve benefits for 2 months which i still have not had. they have never replied to any of my mail and now i have recieved a letter saying i have to pay my benefits back. i am furious and so stressed from this letter i recieved on tuesday. i have been trying to ring the office for over 7 days now but cannot get through so cant talk to them. according to them all my post that i sent to them has been lost due to post office errors. what a frigging load of b****x. total incompetence on there part. they have even asked me to supply letters from my friends to prove that i have borrowed money off them if thats how ive been getting money to live on. 

And i bet its a pittence unlike the mp's claims,wonder if they will get letters saying they should pay back what they FALSLEY CLAIMED......doubt it

53.80 a week. im in the right but cant do anything as i cant get through on the phone and when i do they wont do anything as i put a complaint in about them. keep bogging me off with excuses. i have to go to cab no to get them to help me sort it. at least the council know whats going on and said they have had lots of probs with the belfast office

[albitz]

I claimed it for a few weeks last year,I got the distinct impression that they were stumped by my honesty,hadnt encountered much of it before so didnt know how to handle it.

[miggcddave]

ive had the same trouble with this lot ive been in work for 30 ish years . when i claimed jsa it was weeks before i had any money . ive been on jsa since feb and ive seen people in the job centre the ones who have never worked in their lives . shouting and threating the people behind the desk , they get the things they want there and then . when i first claimed i was polite and respected the people behind the desk . may be i should go in there with all guns blazing i think thats the way they like it  ;; end of my rant that feels better

[BERTIECBX550]

And when you ask if you can retrain they fob you off with sorry but you must be on the dole for 12 mths before being allowed to even apply for the courses...or at least thats what they told me 9 years ago....pee`d me off  no end.....

[Richie London]

And when you ask if you can retrain they fob you off with sorry but you must be on the dole for 12 mths before being allowed to even apply for the courses...or at least thats what they told me 9 years ago....pee`d me off  no end.....

my x has been off for 16 yrs and told she has to go on a course. but its only for a day and they seem to think that a company is going to employ her in the accounts after 1 days training  :-?

[cam2502]

And when you ask if you can retrain they fob you off with sorry but you must be on the dole for 12 mths before being allowed to even apply for the courses...or at least thats what they told me 9 years ago....pee`d me off  no end.....

Thats true. Mate of mine was unemployed for few months last year. Was told he would have to wait 1 year before eligable to apply to retrain. What a load of nonsense!! First time in his life he had no job,decent hardworking guy who had no desire to sit around and pick up the pittance they shell out,wants to do something about it and is told hang about for a year!! The majotity of people who do get a place are knucklescrapers who dont  want to be there but are forced into it so they can keep claiming the dole all the while having no intention of learning any skills let alone actually getting a job at the end of it!

[miggcddave]

And when you ask if you can retrain they fob you off with sorry but you must be on the dole for 12 mths before being allowed to even apply for the courses...or at least thats what they told me 9 years ago....pee`d me off  no end.....

Thats true. Mate of mine was unemployed for few months last year. Was told he would have to wait 1 year before eligable to apply to retrain. What a load of nonsense!! First time in his life he had no job,decent hardworking guy who had no desire to sit around and pick up the pittance they shell out,wants to do something about it and is told hang about for a year!! The majotity of people who do get a place are knucklescrapers who dont  want to be there but are forced into it so they can keep claiming the dole all the while having no intention of learning any skills let alone actually getting a job at the end of it!

to right mate spot on with that one

[JesterRT]

Signed on for a few weeks earlier this year, but didn't have any real problems except after I got a job and had an agreed start date they insisted that I came in to sign the register when there was only one day between that and me starting - seemed a complete waste of time.

Another thing worth checking for is any grants that you can take advantage of.  I was out of work for about two months, but I got signed up for a Warm Front grant for the loft/cavity wall insulation.  It was done for free.  I returned to work before the insulation was done - and I checked numerous times to make sure I wasn't going to be charged for it, and I haven't.  On top of that I got a letter a few weeks back telling me that my grant had been extended and I was eligible for an additional grand or so - and would I like my central heating replaced?  Yes I would sir...  so that's been done, and still for gratis.
...worth checking for.  I'm certainly glad I did.

[unlucky alf]

 i went to sign on last friday, i was having a nice conversation with the rather attractive girl that dealt with me, she was very sympathetic & told me that they have had orders to find ways of stopping peoples benefit at a rate of 4 per week she aslo said that the way people fill out their job search book has changed, this she said was an attempt to get the figure higher than 4 per week, so her advice to anyone is to say youve been in the j/centre every few days & searched their database, apparently saying youve looked on their site on the internet is not good enough anymore, no surprises in guessing where this new guideline has come from.

[theowletman]

No problems at my end, a very straightforward procedure. They obviously have to make a few checks before paying JSA. Did you know ( I didn't ) that there are 2 types of JSA ? Contributions based and Income based. I am on contributions based. If you are on Income based you get free prescriptions, dental etc. Other than JSA I get zero, nothing, nought. No council tax benefit, I have to pay for dental etc, don't even get reduced admission into the local swimming pool.