DWP June payments update: When to expect your benefits cash

Daily Mirror

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Some DWP benefits are changing in June
The exact date your benefits from the Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, are paid in June should be relatively the same as the date you first claimed your benefit. This is due to the lack of any bank holidays that could disrupt payment dates.
Attendance allowance, disability living allowance, pension credit and personal independence payment (PIP) are paid every four weeks based on the date you received your first payment. Carer's Allowance and child benefit payments can be distributed either weekly or every four weeks, depending on your preference.
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If your usual payment date falls on a weekend, your benefit will be paid on the nearest working day prior. For instance, if your PIP is due on June 15, a Sunday, it should be paid on June 13, the preceding Friday.
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State pension payments, which can be made either weekly or every four weeks depending on your preference, operate slightly differently. The date you're paid is linked to your National Insurance number.
If your National Insurance number ends in 00 to 019, you'll receive payment on Mondays. If it's 20 to 39, you'll be paid on Tuesdays.
If it's 40 to 59, you'll receive payment on Wednesdays. If it's 60 to 79, you'll be paid on Thursdays. And if it's 80 to 99, you'll receive payment on Fridays.
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Most benefit payments and dates are settling after the bank holidays and rate increases of the past two months. However, some Universal Credit recipients will notice a significant change in their next payment.
This is due to the 1.7% increase that was implemented on April 7. The delay in this rise is attributed to the way this specific benefit works.
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Each time you receive Universal Credit, the amount is based on the last four-week-long assessment period. It's typically paid seven days after the assessment period ends.
Your rate only includes the annual April increase when you've had one full assessment period after the rise. For instance, if you received a Universal Credit payment on April 1, your assessment period was partially on the old rates.
Therefore, your payment on May 1 wouldn't have included the rise. But your next assessment period, from April 24 to May 24, would include the 1.7% increase, making your June payment higher.
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The DWP has previously confirmed that backpay will be awarded for this delayed increase.
If your benefit payment hasn't been paid when you believe it was due, it's best to first check your original award notice. This will have the payment dates listed, and if you are missing a payment you can then check with your bank to see if it's perhaps still waiting to go through.
If the payment is nowhere to be found, you should contact the benefit or pension office that deals with your payments. For instance, you can use your online Universal Credit account, the PIP enquiry line or HMRC helpline depending on what type of payment you're waiting for.