The May Day bank holiday falls on Monday, May 1 and payments delivered by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), including Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance, due on that date will be made early next week instead. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has also confirmed similar changes to scheduled payments.
This will mean payments due on the bank holiday Monday for State Pension and benefits including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) will also land in bank accounts on Friday, April 28.
The Coronation of King Charles III takes place on Saturday, May 6 which means Monday, May 8 will also be classed as a bank holiday. HMRC and DWP have both confirmed payments due on that date will be made on Friday, May 5.
Payments are being made early to ensure DWP offices and phone lines are open to deal with any customer queries have about their State Pension or scheduled benefit payments.
The bank holiday immediately after the Coronation of King Charles on May 6 has been set aside for volunteering and is being billed as ‘the big help out’. Organised by The Together Coalition and a wide range of partners such as The Scouts, the Royal Voluntary Service and faith groups from across the UK, the big help out aims to highlight the positive impact volunteering has on communities.
Buckingham Palace said in tribute to the King's public service, the big help out ‘will encourage people to try volunteering for themselves and join the work being undertaken to support their local areas’. The aim of the day is to use volunteering to bring communities together and create a lasting volunteering legacy from the Coronation weekend.
HMRC payment date changes in May
Payments due to be made on Monday, May 1 will be paid on Friday, April 28 and payments due on Monday, May 8, will be paid on Friday, May 5, 2023.
Payments affected:
- Working Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Child Benefit
- Guardian’s Allowance
DWP payment date changes in May
Payments due to be made on Monday, May 1 will be paid on Friday, April 28 and payments due on Monday, May 8, will be paid on Friday, May 5, 2023.
Payments affected:
- Attendance Allowance
- Carer’s Allowance
- Employment Support Allowance (ESA)
- Income Support
- Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Pension Credit
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
- State Pension
- Universal Credit
To keep up to date with any changes to benefits, join our Money Saving Scotland Facebook page here, follow us on Twitter @Record_Money, or subscribe to our newsletter which goes out Monday to Friday - sign up here.
READ NEXT
- People on Tax Credits to receive HMRC letter confirming £301 cost of living payment before next week
DWP to release new fraud and error report on cost of living payments next month
People in Scotland with any of these health conditions may be due up to £691 each month
Nearly 1.4m people of State Pension age due £301 cost of living payment starting next week
