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UK Benefit Payments for Spring Bank Holiday Advanced to May 23

Payments due on May 26 will be issued earlier to ensure claimants receive funds before the long weekend.

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Overview

  • The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have confirmed that benefit payments scheduled for Monday, May 26, will be paid on Friday, May 23, due to the Spring Bank Holiday.
  • This adjustment affects a wide range of benefits, including Universal Credit, State Pension, Child Benefit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), and more.
  • Claimants are advised to check their payment dates on GOV.UK and contact relevant helplines if payments are missing or delayed.
  • The early payment aims to provide financial support ahead of the holiday but may require claimants to budget carefully due to the longer interval until the next payment.
  • The annual uprating of benefits, implemented in April, has increased most working-age benefits by 1.7% and State Pensions by 4.1%, with these new rates now in effect.