The full list of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HMRC benefits that will be paid early due to Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral has been revealed.
The Queen's funeral will be held on Monday, September 19, at Westminster Abbey after the monarch passed away at Balmoral at the age of 96 on September 8.
Her funeral has been declared a bank holiday nationwide to allow people to tune in and watch the ceremony, as reported by the Daily Record.
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The DWP and HMRC have therefore confirmed that those due to receive payments on September 19 will instead get their money on Friday, September 16.
This follows standard DWP and HMRC bank holiday procedure, in which claimants receive their money earlier than they otherwise would..
An HMRC spokesperson said: "Due to the bank holiday for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Child Benefit and Tax Credits customers who had expected a scheduled payment on Monday 19 September, will now receive their payments on Friday 16 September.”
Read on for the full list of benefits that will be paid early as a result of the Queen's state funeral.
Full list of DWP and HMRC benefits to be paid early this week
Those due to receive any of the following on September 19 will instead be paid on September 16.
- Attendance Allowance
- Carer’s Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Income Support
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
- Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Pension Credit
- Personal Independence Payment
- State Pension
- Universal Credit
- Child Benefit/Guardian’s Allowance
- Working Tax Credits
- Child Tax Credits
If your benefit is not included then you will receive as you normally would.
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