There's an English bank holiday coming up that will affect benefit payments that fall on that date for Scottish claimants.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed to the Daily Record that payment dates will change for everyone across the UK due to be paid on Monday, August 31.
This means that if your payment is due on that date, you will now receive it on the previous working day - Friday, August 28.
The change in date will affect anyone due to receive any of the following payments on Monday, August 31:
Universal Credit
State Pension
Pension Credit
Child Benefit
Tax Credits
Attendance Allowance
Carer’s Allowance
Employment Support Allowance
Income Support
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Below is the full list of benefits that will be affected and how often they are paid.
Attendance Allowance – usually paid every four weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 31, you will receive it on Friday, August 28.
Carer’s Allowance – paid weekly in advance or every four weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 31, you will receive it on Friday, August 28.
Disability Living Allowance – usually paid every four weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 31, you will receive it on Friday, August 28.
Employment and Support Allowance – usually paid every two weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 31, you will receive it on Friday, August 28.
Income Support – usually paid every two weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 31, you will receive it on Friday, August 28.
Jobseeker’s Allowance – usually paid every two weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 31, you will receive it on Friday, August 28.
Pension Credit – usually paid every four weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 31, you will receive it on Friday, August 28.
Personal Independence Payment – usually paid every four weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 31, you will receive it on Friday, August 28.
State Pension – usually paid every four weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 31, you will receive it on Friday, August 28.
Tax Credits, such as Working Tax Credits – paid every four weeks or weekly
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 31, you will receive it on Friday, August 28.
Universal Credit – usually paid on the same date every month
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 31, you will receive it on Friday, August 28.
When will the money go into my account?
Depending on your bank, funds are available shortly after midnight on the day they are due, usually in the early hours.
Some banks deposit money into your account around 11.30pm so you can withdraw it before midnight on benefit payday. Others will release your funds at midnight or just a few minutes after that.
But in some cases you have to wait until between 2am and 3am, while others will not let you touch your money until at least 6am on payday.
These are the typical paying-in times for banks:
Clydesdale, Yorkshire - 11.30pm the night before to 12.30am
Lloyds - midnight to 1am
Bank of Scotland - midnight to 1.30am
Metro Bank - midnight to 2am
Barclays, Co-op - 1am to 2am
Natwest, RBS, Ulster Bank, Nationwide - 2am to 3am
Halifax - 3am to 4am
HSBC, Santander - 6am to 9am
