The Easter weekend is almost here and the DWP has confirmed when benefit claimants can expect to receive their payments.
There are two bank holidays this weekend, Good Friday and Easter Monday, which means benefit payments may not happen on their usual day.
The DWP has confirmed the new payment dates, should your regular benefit payment day fall across the Easter weekend - reports Bristol Live.
If your usual benefit payment date falls anywhere from April 2 (Good Friday) to April 5 (Easter Monday), it will get paid on Thursday, April 1 2021.
That means universal credit, state pension, jobseekers' allowance, personal independence payment, tax credits, child benefit and more should all be paid on April 1.
However, if your scheduled payment date does not fall on Easter weekend, if you're due to be paid the Friday after Easter, for example, then that payment will continue as expected.
The benefits affected include:
- Attendance allowance
- Carer's allowance
- Child benefit
- Disability living allowance
- Employment and support allowance
- Income support
- Jobseeker's allowance
- Pension credit
- Personal independence payment
State pension
- Tax credits, such as working tax credits
- Universal credit
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These payments will still be set at the 2020 levels, but in the following payment people will see an increase.
Benefit rates are set to rise by around 0.5% (and pensions by 2.5%) from April 6, 2021.
This week also sees the DWP using video assessments for the first time for some benefits. This is due to begin on March 25.
