This may have an effect on funds together with Universal Credit and private independence funds (PIP).
Common Credit score is a cost for people below state pension age on a low earnings or out of labor.
Anyone expecting benefit payments on August 24, August 25, or August 26 will likely get their benefits on August 23 instead.
Here is everything we know:
Which benefits are affected?
The benefits that will be affected have been listed as:
- Child benefit (paid by HMRC)
- Tax credits (paid by HMRC)
- Income Support
- State pension
- Universal Credit
- Jobseekers Allowance
- Pension Credit
- Personal Independence Payment
- Attendance Allowance
- Carer’s Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance
If you expect your benefit payment on August 23 and it doesn’t arrive, you should contact the DWP. You can also complain to the Government department if there is an issue with your payment.
If you have a Universal Credit account, you can ring the DWP’s complaints line for free on 0800 328 5644, or if you don’t, the number is 0800 328 9344. The phone lines are open from 8am to 6pm.
Will anything else change?
The amount you are given will not change. You can read about benefit price changes, which took effect in April 2024, here.
Profit claimants have been warned that they have to make their cash final two or three days longer throughout September.
After August, the following bank holidays that may disrupt profit funds are December 25 and December 26.
Funds due then will reportedly be paid on Tuesday, December 24 as an alternative.