How Universal Credit is affected by August bank holiday

Thousands of Universal Credit claimants could get an early payment next month due to the timing of the annual Summer bank holiday.

A three day weekend is on the cards and it is expected to change the payment dates for thousands of Universal Credit claimants.

The Summer bank holiday will take place on 29 August.

During the Spring bank holiday and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee earlier in June, thousands got paid earlier than usual.

Over Easter and the early May bank holiday, claimants got their money sooner than usually expected too.

When will Universal Credit claimants be paid in August?

While the payment is made once a month, if your payment day falls on a weekend or bank holiday you’ll be paid on the last working day before.

So if you’re due to get your payment on Monday 29 August then you will receive it the last working day before.

You should expect it to arrive three days earlier on Friday 26 August.

And if your payment date falls on a normal working day either side of the bank holiday, you’ll get your payment as normal.