The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed scheduled payments including State Pension, Universal Credit and Carer’s Allowance which are due on the May Day bank holiday next Monday will land in bank accounts this Friday, April 28. Payments from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) such as Child Benefit and Tax Credits will also arrive early.
DWP also confirmed that Jobcentre Plus opening times are different for the bank holidays on May 1 and the King’s Coronation on May 8. On both Mondays, offices and phone lines will be closed, this means that payments due on May 8 will also be made early, on Friday, May 5, 2023.
The bank holiday immediately after the Coronation of King Charles III on Saturday, May 6, has been set aside for volunteering and is being billed as ‘the big help out’. Organised by The Together Coalition and a wide range of partners such as The Scouts, the Royal Voluntary Service and faith groups from across the UK, the big help out aims to highlight the positive impact volunteering has on communities.
Buckingham Palace said in tribute to the King's public service, the big help out ‘will encourage people to try volunteering for themselves and join the work being undertaken to support their local areas’.
The aim of the day is to use volunteering to bring communities together and create a lasting volunteering legacy from the Coronation weekend.
DWP payment date changes for May bank holidays
To make sure people get their payment on a day when Jobcentre Plus offices are open, some payments will be paid early:
- If the expected payment date is Monday, May 1, State Pension and benefits will be paid on Friday, April 28
- If the expected payment date is Monday, May 8, State Pension and benefits will be paid on Friday, May 5
Payments affected:
- Attendance Allowance
- Carer’s Allowance
- Employment Support Allowance (ESA)
- Income Support
- Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Pension Credit
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
- State Pension
- Universal Credit
If the expected payment date is not shown, DWP said people will get their money on their usual payment date.
HMRC payment date changes in May
Payments due to be made on Monday, May 1 will be paid on Friday April 28 and payments due on Monday, May 8, will be paid on Friday, May 5, 2023.
Payments affected:
- Working Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Child Benefit
- Guardian’s Allowance
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