Universal credit payment and 11 other benefits will be affected next week - ... trends now
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Thousands of people on Universal Credit and other benefits will be paid earlier than usual next week.
The Early May Bank Holiday on Monday, May 6, will affect payments scheduled for that date as banks will not be processing benefits.
This means the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will make the payments slightly earlier.
If your benefit was due to be paid on May 6, it will instead be paid on the earliest prior working day on Friday, May 3.
There is also another bank holiday later in May which could also affect your payment date (stock image)
Some of the benefits that could be affected include:
Attendance Allowance, Carer's Allowance Employment Support Allowance Jobskeer's Allowance Pension Credit Personal Independence Payment (PIP) State Pension Universal Credit Working Tax Credit Child Tax Credit Child Benefit.Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance and Pension Credit payments usually arrive every two weeks while the rest arrive every four weeks.
