When will my benefits be paid over Easter by the DWP?

Yahoo

14-04-2025

As the Easter break approaches, some changes will be made to your benefit payment dates.
The first day of the long Easter weekend is the Good Friday bank holiday (18 April) with a second bank holiday falling on Easter Monday (21 April).
It's worth marking those dates if they match with when your payments are due.
Here's what you need to know about when your payment dates fall this Easter — and why they have changed.
Any benefit payments due on 18 April or 21 April will come into bank accounts on 17 April instead.
This will be the case if you claim universal credit, carer's allowance, PIP or pension credit — as well as the state pension.
The full list of the benefits can be found below.
Attendance allowance
Carer's allowance
Employment support allowance (ESA)
Income support
Jobseeker's allowance (JSA)
Pension credit
Personal independence payment (PIP)
State pension
Universal credit
Sometimes child benefit bank holiday payment dates differ. However, over Easter and payments due on 21 April will be paid on 17 April instead.
It's worth bearing in mind that if your payment date doesn't fall on a bank holiday this April, your payments will be made as normal.
As the Department for Work and Pension's website states (DWP), if your benefit payment date is on a weekend or a bank holiday you'll usually be paid on the working day before.
This is because government workers and phone lines will not be staffed — for the most part — over the bank holiday period.
In some cases, this is also done to assist people with any extra costs they are facing over holidays like Christmas.
It's also worth bearing in mind that while your benefits may be paid early, this will mean your money has to stretch for longer.
Want to make a note of the rest of the benefits payment date clashes expected this year? Then consult the table below.
21 April 2025
17 April
5 May 2025
2 May
26 May 2025
23 May
14 July 2025
15 July (Northern Ireland only)
15 July 2025
16 July (Northern Ireland only)
4 August 2025
5 August (Scotland only)
25 August 2025
22 August
29 December 2025
30 December (Northern Ireland only)
30 December 2025
31 December (Northern Ireland only)
If your benefits payments do not arrive on 17 April, your first step should be to check your bank account to confirm whether the money has landed.
If your expected payment date is correct and the funds are missing, you should contact the following relevant helpline:
Universal credit: Use your online account or call the helpline on 0800 328 5644
PIP: Contact the PIP enquiry line on 0800 121 4433