Pressure to splash out on gifts and food over the festive season can leave many counting the cost by the New Year.
For those reliant on benefits or the state pension, knowing when the next payment will arrive can be crucial to keeping afloat during a financially stretched period.
Financial pressures over Christmas and the winter period make it crucial to know when your next benefit and pension payments are due (Photo: coldsnowstorm/Getty)
Benefits are usually paid straight into the bank, building society or credit union account of the claimant.
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New Year’s Day is a bank holiday in the whole of the UK and 2 January is a public holiday in Scotland and so these will affect some payment dates.
In Scotland, benefit payments due on Thursday 2 January will be paid on Tuesday 31 December.
This is the DWP’s benefit payments schedule:
Attendance allowance – usually every four weeks Carer’s allowance – weekly in advance or every four weeks Child benefit – usually every four weeks, weekly for single parents and some benefits claimants Disability living allowance – usually every four weeks Employment and support allowance – usually every two weeks Income support – usually every two weeks Jobseeker’s allowance – usually every two weeks Maternity allowance – every two or four weeks Pension credit – usually every four weeks Personal independence payment (PIP) – usually every four weeks Tax credits – every four weeks or weekly Universal credit – every monthIf the date is correct but the money has failed to arrive in a claimant’s account, they should then contact the appropriate helpline on the Government website.
When will pensions be paid in January?
This is done on a four-week cycle, with the day on which a claimant’s state pension is paid dependent on the last two digits of their national insurance (NI) number.
This is how NI numbers correspond to days of payment:
00 to 19: Monday 20 to 39: Tuesday 40 to 59: Wednesday 60 to 79: Thursday 80 to 99: FridayIf the payment due date falls on New Year’s Day (Wednesday 1 January) or Thursday 2 January in Scotland, then it will be paid on Tuesday 31 December.
If there is a problem with pension payments, a helpline is available here on the DWP website.
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