Overview

• Benefit payments due on the Early May Bank Holiday (May 5) will be issued on Friday, May 2, while those due on the Spring Bank Holiday (May 26) will be paid on Friday, May 23.
• The adjustments affect a range of benefits, including Universal Credit, PIP, Child Benefit, State Pension, and more, as confirmed by the DWP and HMRC.
• From May 2, four-weekly arrears payments will incorporate the full effect of the April annual uprating, impacting benefits like Disability Living Allowance and Pension Credit.
• Universal Credit claimants with assessment periods spanning April 7 to May 6 will see uprated payments beginning May 13, based on the DWP's payment cycle.
• These changes follow established policy to advance payments falling on bank holidays to the last working day prior to the holiday.