Payments over Christmas and New Year
https://www.gov.uk/how-to-have-your-benefits-paid
Some payments will be made earlier if they’re due between 25 December 2024 and 2 January 2025.
Tell the office that pays your benefit if you do not get your payment on the day it’s scheduled.
| When your payment is due | When Universal Credit will be paid | When other benefits will be paid (not Universal Credit) |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 24 December | Tuesday 24 December | Tuesday 24 December |
| Wednesday 25 December | Tuesday 24 December | Tuesday 24 December |
| Thursday 26 December | Tuesday 24 December | Tuesday 24 December |
| Friday 27 December | Friday 27 December | Tuesday 24 December |
| Wednesday 1 January | Tuesday 31 December | Tuesday 31 December |
| Thursday 2 January (Scotland only) | Thursday 2 January | Tuesday 31 December |
