If you were to miss your first jobseekers appointment,the first time you sign on, what happens next?

Question

if you were to miss it for whatever reason, what happens next? would you ring them up the next working day and explain or would they tell you to sod off and have to begin the whole claim over again?

Answer 1

this happened to me when i was claiming for a short time. you need to ring them up an tell them why you didnt attend, they will then send you a form to fill in to say why u didnt go post that bak to them asap.. if u dnt call them tho it will affect your claim and u may nt get it..

Answer 2

you need to ring them asap to arange another appointment they wiil need a reason why you didnt turn up you will get you jsa payment but it will be a day short they will stop your claim and you will have to fill in a short form to re claim get this sent off to them in the post asap to avoid any further late payments

Answer 3

I am pretty sure they will stop your money unless you come up with a really good excuse. A really, really good one.

Answer 4

Yes, you have to ring as soon as possible, I seem to remember that there is a certain number of days that you can get an appointment in for 'late-signing', but if it goes over that you have to make a new claim.  There's a sort of sick form too if you have to miss an appointment through illness, but I think there's a limit to the number you can have in a year before you have to make a fresh claim.  If you're concerned about it though it's best to ask at the Jobcentre when you are next there.