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With the Easter bank holiday right around the corner, benefit claimants are being urged to check their bank accounts early.
Thwo bank holidays make up the Easter period, consisting of Good Friday on March 29 and Easter Monday on April 1. While the extended weekend will give many of us more time to relax and celebrate, it will also have a direct effect on benefit payments.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) do not typically process payments on a bank holiday. Because of this, those on Universal Credit, Pension Credit, PIP, and other benefits are likely to see a change to their regular payments.
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If your benefit payments are due to be paid on either March 29 or April 1, they will instead be paid a little earlier. Those due a payment on March 29 will instead be paid on Thursday, March 28.
If you are on the following benefits you may get your payment early this month:
If you are unsure what date your benefit or tax credit payments are supposed to be issued, you can contact your local benefits office who can go through it with you. How often you get paid your benefit depends on what type of support you claim.
For example, you’ll get paid Universal Credit on the same day each month, while Tax Credits are typically paid every four weeks or weekly. Meanwhile, child Benefit is usually every four weeks on a Monday or Tuesday.
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