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 24thDecember 2018.

New Year Bank Holiday

New Year’s Day is a bank holiday and falls on a Tuesday which means that yourChild Benefitdue on this day is expected to be paid on the 24thDecember.

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