apply on the 17th. no point shel applying while she is still working, as her employment income would have more of an impact on your entitlement. if you ring and say you want to cancel your payment for shel to apply, the can do it on that day. you will have to report all earnings up to the 16th, and your payment dates will be funny for a while. shel will still have to go through the same process as anyone else in terms of getting all paperwork in within 2 weeks etc

if you need more info, let me know hun

BG