Nobody needs reminding that the UK is in the midst of a cost of living crisis. Money is tight for everyone and, for those planning for Christmas, the date that any Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or HMRC payments come through is essential reading, especially as a series of bank holidays means that payment dates will be shifted.
This year, the first December bank holiday is Christmas Day, and December 25 falls on a Sunday for 2022. Boxing Day, also a bank holiday, is therefore on Monday. With this is mind, the official bank holiday for Christmas Day will be taken on Tuesday, December 27. Likewise, New Year's Day falls on Sunday, January 1, so the bank holiday will be assigned to Monday, January 2.
So, what does that all mean for benefit payments? Well, there is good news. According to the government's website, "if there is a bank holiday anywhere in the UK your payment may be early".
