Benefit payments over Christmas and New Year
Thursday 15 December 2022
Some payments will be made earlier if they’re due in the middle of the festive period (between Monday 26 December 2022 and Tuesday 3 January 2023).
| When your payment is due | When Universal Credit will be paid | When other benefits will be paid (not Universal Credit) |
| Monday 26 December | Friday 23 December | Friday 23 December |
| Tuesday 27 December | Friday 23 December | Friday 23 December |
| Wed 28 December | Wed 28 December | Friday 23 December |
| Monday 2 January | Friday 30 December | Friday 30 December |
| Tuesday 3 January | Tuesday 3 January | Tuesday 3 January or Friday 30 December if you live in Scotland |
For Child Benefit payments/tax credit dates or just more information about how your benefits are paid, please visit the gov.uk website.
