{"id":242985,"date":"2023-12-05T12:37:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T12:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=242985"},"modified":"2023-12-05T12:37:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T12:37:03","slug":"exact-dates-for-dwp-to-pay-universal-credit-claimants-ahead-of-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/exact-dates-for-dwp-to-pay-universal-credit-claimants-ahead-of-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Exact dates for DWP to pay Universal Credit claimants ahead of Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Universal Credit claimants could expect their money a little earlier this year. <\/p>\n<p> The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) revealed the change is expected around the Christmas season. It&apos;s only temporary as it&apos;s due to the bank holidays. <\/p>\n<p>This year, Christmas Day (December 25) falls on a Monday, while Boxing Day (December 26) is on Tuesday. These days aren&apos;t classed as working days.<\/p>\n<p><b> READ MORE: Join the Daily Star&apos;s WhatsApp for the sexiest headlines, showbiz gossip and lots more <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b> You can read more lifestyle stories from Daily Star here. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>And the DWP doesn&apos;t usually make benefit payments on bank holidays. So if you&apos;re due cash on these days, you&apos;ll likely be paid earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31601417.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_DWP-and-HMRC-confirm-some-early-pension-and-benefit-payments-due-to-bank-holiday.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>For Universal Credit claimants, the DWP could pay you on the final working day before Christmas, so in this case Friday, December 22.<\/p>\n<p>It means claimants receiving their December Universal Credit payment could get it four days earlier than expected. And this isn&apos;t the only change.<\/p>\n<p>New Year&apos;s Day (January 1) also falls on a Monday and it&apos;s classed as a bank holiday. If you live in Scotland, there is an additional bank holiday on the Tuesday (January 2).<\/p>\n<p>Again this means you&apos;d receive your payments earlier this month. Those due payments on January 1 will get them on Friday, December 29.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31601419.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Claim-Universal-Credit-online-banner-message-in-window-of-Job-center-Devizes-Wiltshire-UK.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31599722.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/2_MAINSOCIAL.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> &apos;I&apos;m ex adult star \u2013 I met Hugh Hefner and even ran for government in my heyday&apos;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&apos;re due to be paid on a different day, there&apos;s nothing you need to do. The money will be paid into your account as normal. <\/p>\n<p>The amount you get will remain the same and it&apos;ll be the your usual account. It&apos;s important to note that receiving your money earlier could require more budgeting. <\/p>\n<p>That&apos;s because the following month it&apos;ll go back to normal. If your payment doesn&apos;t arrive, it&apos;s worth contacting the Universal Credit helpline or your local Jobcentre. <\/p>\n<p>You do have to remember that these areas of support are closed on bank holidays. You can contact the Universal Credit helpline for free on 0800 328 9344.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Want all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox? 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