How Universal Credit and other benefit payment dates will change over the festive period.
December 19th, 2024 by FB4J AdminUniversal Credit and other benefit payments that were scheduled to be made between December 25, 2024, and January 2, 2025, will be made earlier than anticipated this year, as confirmed by the Department for Work and Pensions.
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that some Universal Credit and other benefit payments that are due between December 25, 2024, and January 2, 2025, will be made early.
Those who were supposed to get their Universal Credit payment on Wednesday, December 25th, will now get it on Tuesday, December 24th, and those who were supposed to get it on Wednesday, January 1st, will now get it on Tuesday, December 31st.
During this time of increased financial strain on low-income families, payments for other benefits, such as Child Benefit and Tax Credits, will also be made early.
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As simplified plan can be found below.
The payment dates are as follows:
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| When your payment is due | When Universal Credit will be paid | When tax credits will be paid | When Child Benefit will be paid | When other benefits will be paid |
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| Tuesday 24 December | Tuesday 24 December | – | – | Tuesday 24 December |
| Wednesday 25 December | Tuesday 24 December | Tuesday 24 December | – | Tuesday 24 December |
| Thursday 26 December | Tuesday 24 December | Tuesday 24 December | – | Tuesday 24 December |
| Friday 27 December | Friday 27 December | Tuesday 24 December | – | Tuesday 24 December |
| Monday 30 December | – | – | Tuesday 31 December | – |
| Wednesday 1 January | Tuesday 31 December | Tuesday 31 December | – | Tuesday 31 December |
| Thursday 2 January | Thursday 2 January | Tuesday 31 December | – | Tuesday 31 December |
For more infomaiton on the changes, please see the GOV.UK website – https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-dates-universal-credit-payments-will-be-made-over-christmas-and-new-year-revealed