Easter has barely left the rear-view mirror, but another bank holiday is already in sight. Yes, this weekend is the early May bank holiday, meaning millions of people will get a blessed extra day off work.
That's all well and good, of course, but, as the name suggests, it also means the banks will be on holiday. And this means people who receive benefits will not get the money in their account on Monday.
Instead, any benefits that would ordinarily be paid next Monday, May 2, will get them paid in advance of the weekend. That means some people claiming universal credit, personal independence payment, state pension, and other benefits will be paid on Friday, April 29.
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However, this will only happen if your regular payment date falls over the long weekend - so April 30 to May 2 inclusive. If your regular payment date falls outside of the long weekend, it will be paid as normal.
This applies to the following benefits, the DWP has confirmed:
Attendance Allowance
Tax credits, such as Working Tax Credit
Universal Credit
State Pension
Personal Independence Payment
Pension Credit
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Income Support
Employment and Support Allowance
Carer’s Allowance
Child Benefit
Disability Living Allowance
That it includes child benefits and tax credits is worthy of note, since these benefits often have different payment schedules than other benefits.
