How the Christmas holidays may affect your benefits payment dates


The key dates you should know about ahead of the festive season.

If you’re relying on your benefits payments to get you through the Christmas period. For more information, contact HMRc or DWP directly.

If you’re looking for an easier way to save and borrow this Christmas and through to the new year, get in touch.

Christmas Bank Holidays

Both Christmas Day and Boxing Day are Bank Holidays and fall on Tuesday and Wednesday. Any payments due on these days are expected to be paid on 24th December 2018.

New Year Bank Holiday

New Year’s Day is a bank holiday and falls on a Tuesday which means that your Child Benefit due on this day is expected to be paid on the 24th December.

Tax Credit Payments

Due                                                                                     Expected

25 December 2018                                                          24 December

26 December 2018                                                          24 December

27 December 2018                                                          24 December

28 December 2018                                                          27 December

1 January 2019                                                                 31 December