Christmas Benefit Payments Dates

Some benefits over the festive season will be paid early. The benefits which will be affected are child benefits, tax credits and pension benefits.

These payments are usually paid on the last working day before the bank holiday they are due.

Here are all the dates you need to know about:

Child benefit

If child benefit is due on a Bank Holiday it will usually be paid early.

Here are the festive pay dates, according to Gov.uk

• Due date of Monday, December 25 (Christmas Day) - will now be paid on Thursday, December 21
• Due date of Tuesday, December 26 (Boxing Day) - will now be paid on Friday, December 22
• Due date of Monday, January 1 (New Year’s Day) - will now be paid on Friday, December 29

Pension Benefit

• Due date of Monday, December 25 - will now be paid on Friday, December 22
• Due date of Tuesday, December 26 - will now paid on Friday, December 22
• Due date of Wednesday, December 27 - will now be paid on Friday, December 22
• Due date of Monday, January 1 - will now be paid on Friday, December 29

Tax Credits

• Due date of Monday, December 25 - will now be paid on Friday, December 22
• Due date of Tuesday, December 26 - will now be paid on Friday, December 22
• Due date of Wednesday, December 27 - will now be paid on Friday, December 22
• Due date of Thursday, December 28 - will now be paid on Wednesday, December 27
• Due date of Monday, January 1 - will now be paid on Friday, December 29
• Due date of Tuesday, January 2 - will now be paid on Friday, December 29
• Due date of Wednesday, January 3 - will now be paid on Tuesday, January 2

Other benefits, including Job Seeker’s Allowance, Universal Credit, PIP and Employment Support Allowance

• Payments due between Friday, December 22 and Wednesday, December 27 will be paid on Friday 22 December 2017
• Payments due on Thursday, December 28 will still be paid on Thursday, December 28
• Payment due between Friday, December 29 and Monday, January 1 will be paid on Friday, December 29