People who claim benefits which were due to be paid on Monday (September 19) have been told they will receive them earlier than scheduled. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed the move as the date has become a Bank Holiday after it was announced the Queen's state funeral would be staged then.
Those claiming benefits such as Carer's Allowance, Child Tax Credits and Income Support were due to receive their next payment on Monday. However, following Queen Elizabeth II's death on September 8, they will now be paid three days early on Friday (September 16).
A statement from the DWP said: "The Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have put arrangements in place to ensure all benefits and credits due to be paid on this date – now a bank holiday for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral - will be delivered in advance.
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"People who are due to receive payments on Monday 19 September will instead be paid on Friday 16 September, the last working day before the State Funeral. This arrangement follows standard DWP and HMRC protocol that sees benefit and credit payment dates brought forward in line with national bank holidays."
Due to the Bank Holiday, people due to receive their payments for the following benefits will get them earlier than originally planned:
- 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
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