Knowing when money will drop into bank accounts is essential especially with the cost of living crisis and additional expense of Christmas. Here are Christmas and New Year payment dates in detail for claimants.
Government offices and phone lines will also be closed on certain dates over the holiday period – so make sure you know when payments should be made so that if you do have a query you can call while phone lines are staffed.
Both DWP and HMRC have confirmed changes to payment dates over Christmas and New Year for the state pension and benefits including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Attendance Allowance, Child Benefit and Tax Credits. According to the Daily Express, the DWP benefits that may be affected include:
- Universal Credit
- State Pension
- Pension Credit
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
- Attendance Allowance
- Carer’s Allowance
- Employment Support Allowance (ESA)
- Income Support
- Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
Payment dates
Christmas payment date changes
- All payments due on Monday, December 26 will be made on Friday, December 23
- All payments due on Tuesday, December 27 will be made on Friday, December 23
- Universal Credit payments due on Wednesday, December 28 will be paid as normal
- Other DWP payments due on Wednesday, December 28 will be made on Friday, December 23
New Year payment date changes
- All payments due on Monday, January 2 will be made on Friday, December 30
- All payments due on Tuesday, January 3 will be made as normal
Child Benefit payment dates over Christmas
These payment date changes affect people receiving Child Benefit or Guardian’s Allowance.
Christmas
- Payments due on Monday, December 26 will be made on Friday, December 23
- Payments due on Tuesday, December 27 will be made on Friday, December 23
New Year
- Payments due on Monday, January 2 will be made on Friday, December 30
These payment date changes affect people receiving Working Tax Credits or Child Tax Credits.
Christmas
- Payments due on Monday, December 26 will be made on Friday, December 23
- Payments due on Tuesday, December 27 will be made on Friday, December 23
- Payments due on Wednesday, December 28 will be made on Friday, December 23
- Payments due on Thursday, December 29 will be made on Wednesday, December 28
New Year
- Payments due on Monday, January 2 will be made on Friday, December 30
- Payments due on Tuesday, January 3 will be made on Friday, December 30
- Payments due on Wednesday, January 4 will be made on Tuesday, January 3
