Some benefits, including Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) may be paid early to claimants as a result of the Christmas bank holidays. While UC payments are paid on the same date every months, and other benefits are paid every four weeks, this may change for some over the Christmas week.
Claimant's will know their usual payment dates. However as Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, and Boxing Day falls on a Monday, the Christmas Day bank holiday will fall on Tuesday, December 27.
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have both confirmed that payments expected on these dates will be paid out early, reports The Mirror.
