DWP benefit payments are set to be affected by the upcoming bank holiday.
Anyone due to receive benefit payments on the August 3 bank holiday will actually get their cash early and this will be the same case for any State Pension payments due on that date.
As the Daily Record report s, the bank holiday falls on Monday August 3, but financial transactions will be suspended on that date.
Instead the cash will go into people's bank accounts on Friday August 31.
Here is the full list of benefits that will be affected and how often they are paid.
Attendance Allowance – usually every four weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 3, you will receive it on Friday, July 31.
Carer’s Allowance – weekly in advance or every four weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 3, you will receive it on Friday, July 31.
Child Benefit - usually every four weeks or weekly if the claimant is a single parent or they receive certain other benefits
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 3, you will receive it on Friday, July 31.
Disability Living Allowance – usually every four weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 3, you will receive it on Friday, July 31.
Employment and Support Allowance – usually every two weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 3, you will receive it on Friday, July 31.
Income Support – usually every two weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 3, you will receive it on Friday, July 31.
Jobseeker’s Allowance – usually every two weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 3, you will receive it on Friday, July 31.
Pension Credit – usually every four weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 3, you will receive it on Friday, July 31.
Personal Independence Payment – usually every four weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 3, you will receive it on Friday, July 31.
State Pension – usually every four weeks
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 3, you will receive it on Friday, July 31.
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Tax Credits, such as Working Tax Credits – every four weeks or weekly
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 3, you will receive it on Friday, July 31.
Universal Credit – usually same date every month
If you are due to be paid on Monday, August 3, you will receive it on Friday, July 31.
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