Universal Credit, PIP, and other benefit claimants may find their payments affected by the bank holiday next month. Monday, August 26, is a bank holiday, meaning payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) won’t be made on this day. If you are due to receive a DWP benefit payment on this day, you may find you receive it early.
If your payment is due on August 26, you will receive it on August 23. If you’re payment is due on a different day, it will arrive in your account as normal and the amount you are due to be paid will remain the same. While being paid earlier sounds like a positive, the money will also have to last you longer, as payment dates will return to normal following the two May bank holidays.
These are the benefits that may be affected by the bank holiday weekend: Attendance allowance Carer’s allowance Child benefit Disability living allowance Employment and support allowance Income support Jobseeker’s allowance Pension credit Personal independence payment (PIP) State pension Tax credits Universal credit DWP Universal Credit holiday warning Those in receipt of Universal Credit are being alerted that they must inform the DWP if they are planning to travel abroad this year. Government advice to claimants outlines what changes people receiving Universal Credit must tell the DWP about. Failing to alert the DWP of key changes to your circumstances could lead to Universal Credit claimants losing their benefit entitlement and having payments either.