The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed payment dates will be changing for all Universal Credit recipients over the Christmas period this year.
As Christmas Day falls on a weekend, people will not get their money as usual. Universal Credit payments are usually paid monthly and according to the UK Government's website, if a payment date falls on a bank holiday - including Christmas - then claimants will receive the money earlier. READ MORE: DWP to put extra £600 into thousands of Universal Credit claimants' bank accounts under new PIP rules This year, Christmas falls on a Saturday and Boxing Day on Sunday.
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