The year is flying by and we are already heading for the second of May's bank holidays.
The late May Bank Holiday, sometimes known as the Spring Bank Holiday falls between Saturday May 25 and Monday May 27.
And crucially for benefit claimants and parents, the dates affect when important payments are made.
Previously, such dates proved a major headache for Universal Credit claimants - because payments being made early because of a Bank Holiday would be counted as two payments in one month.
This mean they would then receive a much smaller payment the following month - making it much harder to get by.
Thankfully, a High Court battle by four single mums earlier this year resulted in the judgment that the regulations were being wrongly interpreted by the Department of Work and Pensions.
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Despite this, it is still important to know when payments are being made over the Bank Holiday - so families can budget for the month ahead.
Universal Credit payments for Late May / Spring Bank Holiday 2019
Universal Credit is assessed and paid in arrears on a monthly basis - it is the bringing together of six previous benefit payments into one single monthly payment.
Payments are calculated from the first day that a claim is submitted.
The first payment is made seven days after the end of the first one-month assessment period, meaning a five-week wait when you initially apply for the benefit.
Payments are then made on the same date every month. But there is some variation when there is a bank holiday.
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The Department for Work and Pensions told our sister paper Birmingham Live: "If a payment date is on a bank holiday or weekend, customers will be paid on the last working day before the bank holiday or weekend."
So this means there will be differences for the Late May / Spring Bank Holiday.
These are the dates to bear in mind:
Due date: Friday May 24, paid as normal on Friday May 24
Due date: Saturday May 25. Payment date is a day earlier on Friday May 24
Due date: Sunday May 26. Payment date is two days earlier on Friday May 24
Due date: Late May Bank Holiday Monday May 27. Payment date is three days earlier on Friday May 24
Due date: Tuesday May 28, paid as normal on Tuesday May 26
Child Benefit payments for Late May / Spring Bank Holiday 2019
Child Benefit is paid every four weeks, usually on a Monday or Tuesday.
It can be paid weekly if you're a single parent or if you or your partner get certain benefits.
There will also be changes for the coming bank holiday weekend.
These are the dates to bear in mind:
Due date: Friday May 24, paid as normal on Friday May 24
Due date: Saturday May 25. Payment date is a day earlier on Friday May 24
Due date: Sunday May 26. Payment date is two days earlier on Friday May 24
Due date: Late May Bank Holiday Monday May 27. Payment date is three days earlier on Friday May 24
Due date: Tuesday May 28, paid as normal on Tuesday May 26
This is what time you'll get paid
Benefits are usually paid straight into your bank, building society or credit union account.
Depending on your bank, the funds are available sometime after midnight on the day they are due, usually in the early hours.
According to ToughNickel, Yorkshire Bank is among the quickest, making funds available from 11.30pm the night before to 12.30am on the day itself.
Bank of Scotland and Lloyds make funds available between midnight and 1am.
Barclays and Co-op put the money in your account between 1am and 2am, RBS from 2am to 3am, Natwest from 2am to 3.30am and Halifax between 3am and 4am.
HSBC and Santander take the longest, crediting your account between 6am and 9am.
What to do if you don't receive your Universal Credit
if you don't get your payment, call the helplines we've listed below.
But note that you won't be able to speak to benefits staff on the Saturday or the Bank Holiday Monday.
Helpline numbers for Universal Credit are as follows:
Telephone: 0800 328 9344 (this replaces the old number 0345 600 0723)
Welsh language: 0800 012 1888
Textphone for those with hearing problems: 0800 328 1344
Call between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday (closed on bank holidays).
All calls to the Universal Credit helplines are free.
Since November 29, 2017, all Universal Credit telephone lines are freephone numbers.
The DWP says no-one will be charged when they need to call to get help with their Universal Credit claim.
What to do if you don't receive your Child Benefit
Helpline numbers for Child Benefit are as follows:
Telephone: 0300 200 3100
Textphone: 0300 200 3103
Outside UK: +44 161 210 3086
Opening times:
Monday to Friday: 8am to 8pm
Saturday: 8am to 4pm
Note that, unlike Universal Credit telephone enquiries, calls relating to Child Benefit are NOT free.
A call to an 0300 number costs the same as a call to a normal home or business landline.
