There are only two more bank holidays left this year which falls around Christmas.
With this, those claiming benefits from the Department of Work and Pensions, can expect the payment date to change if they usually receive it on the 25th of each month.
As Christmas lands on a Sunday this year, the bank holiday lands on December 27 and claimants can expect to be paid earlier than normal.
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Anyone who is due a payment on 24, 25, 26 or 27 of the month should be paid on Friday 23 December instead. But if your payment is usually issued on any other date, you can expect that the to remain the same as usual.
According to DWP, if your payment date is on a weekend or a bank holiday you’ll usually be paid on the working day before. This may be different for Tax Credits and Child Benefit.
While DWP has yet to confirm changes to payment dates over Christmas and New Year for State Pension and benefits including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Attendance Allowance, they have updated the payment dates for Tax Credit and Child Benefit.
Tax Credit payment dates over Christmas and New Year
Christmas
- Payment due on Monday, December 26: Payment will be made on Friday, December 23
- Payment due on Tuesday, December 27: Payment will be made on Friday, December 23
- Payment due on Wednesday, December 28: Payment will be made on Friday, December 23
- Payment due on Thursday, December 29: Payment will be made on Wednesday, December 28 (Scotland and England only)
New Year
- Payment due on Monday, January 2: Payment will be made on Friday, December 30
- Payment due on Tuesday, January 3: Payment will be made on Friday, December 30
Child Benefit payment dates over Christmas
These payment date changes affect people receiving Child Benefit or Guardian's Allowance. No payment date changes over New Year have been announced yet.
- Payment due on Monday, December 26: Payment will be made on Friday, December 23
- Payment due on Tuesday, December 27: Payment will be made on Friday, December 23
You can see more information at gov.uk
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