People on State Pension or benefits set to receive payments early next week due to bank holiday

dailyrecord.co.uk:

The official Spring bank holiday falls on Monday, May 29 which means payments delivered by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), including Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance, due on that date will be made early on Friday, May 26.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is expected to announce similar changes to scheduled payment also due on that date.This will mean payments due on the bank holiday Monday for State Pension and benefits including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) will also land in bank accounts on Friday, May 26.

As soon as DWP confirms the changes to scheduled payments, we will update this article.Payments due from Social Security Scotland are also expected to be paid early as most offices, webchat services and phonelines are closed on bank holidays.

Payments are typically made when these services are available to deal with any claimant queries.The bank holiday on May 29 is the third this month following the May Day holiday on May 1 and the Coronation bank holiday on May 8, giving millions of people across Great Britain another long weekend to look forward to.Payments due to be made on Monday, May 29 will be paid on Friday, May 26. Payments affected: These changes have still to be confirmed, but strongly expected to take place.