Scotland’s welfare provider has confirmed that some devolved payments and benefits will be paid early for some claimants this week due to the Easter bank holiday weekend. Social Security Scotland delivers more than a dozen benefits which are only available north of the border including Adult Disability Payment and Scottish Child Payment.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have already confirmed changes to scheduled payments that fall on Good Friday, April 7 and Easter Monday, April 10. In a Twitter post on Tuesday, Social Security Scotland also announced that any payments that are due on those dates will be made on Thursday, April 6.
The post said: “People who are due payments between Friday 7 April and Monday 10 April over the Easter bank holiday will receive these by the end of Thursday 6 April. All other payment dates will stay the same.”
