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Levi Winchester & Jack Thurlow

Universal Credit and benefit claimants hit by bank holiday payment shake-up

Universal Credit and other benefits claimants may see payments arrive early this week. This is because there is a bank holiday coming up - and if you’re due a benefit payment on a bank holiday, you normally get paid on the previous working day.

There is a bank holiday next Monday, May 1, which is the early May bank holiday. Being paid earlier may seem like a good thing, but it means you will need to make your money last longer, The Mirror reports.

This is because there will be a longer wait until your next payment. Here is everything you need to know.

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