DWP two-digit code explained amid expected pay disruption this month

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

State pensioners across the country are being warned that they may be paid on a different date this month. This is due to the myriad of bank holidays taking place across the Christmas period which may disrupt the exact date payments will be made for some.

Fortunately, there is a simple way of sussing out whether your payment date will change over the next couple of weeks. Each person's National Insurance number will have a two-digit code at the end which actually dictates the day of the week that their paid.

Therefore, if a claimant finds that their payment falls on Christmas Day or Boxing Day (a Wednesday and Thursday this year), they may instead be paid a bit earlier.

Online DWP guidance states: "The day your pension is paid depends on your National Insurance number. You might be paid earlier if your normal payment day is a bank holiday." It's important to note that if your National Insurance number ends between 40 and 99 then you are likely to be affected by changes throughout the Christmas period.