Payment dates for various claimants over Christmas have now been confirmed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) following Bank Holiday changed.
Universal Credit alongside other payments are generally made on the same day every month, however, dates can sometimes change as they coincide with weekends and bank holidays. This year, Christmas Day falls on a Sunday with Boxing Day landing on a Monday, resulting in the Christmas Day bank holiday moving to Tuesday, December 27.
Therefore benefits and payments from both the DWP and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) which are due to be paid on December 25 through to December 27 will instead be paid earlier this month. Both the DWP and HMRC have confirmed the changes for the state pension and benefits and released which dates they will be paid on, the Mirror reports.
