Spring has arrived and with it comes the promise of the Easter holidays offering a long weekend for many and school holidays for children.
This year Easter Sunday is late in the calendar and will be marked on Sunday 20 April.
It means the bank holidays of Good Friday and Easter Monday will be on Friday 18 April and Monday 21 April.
Although it does provide an extra long weekend for those working, it will have an impact on payment dates for those who claim state benefits or rely on the state pension.
All this comes against a backdrop of Government plans currently under way to cut the amount of spending on welfare by £5bn by 2030.
This will include changes to eligibility for personal independence payment (PIP) and incapacity benefit.
Benefit payment days will shift to the Thursday before Easter for some people (Photo: John Lamb/Getty)Benefits payments are usually made straight into the bank, building society or credit union account of the claimant.
When a payment date falls on a weekend or a bank holiday, then the Department for Work and Pensions says the claimant is generally paid on the working day before.
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Read MoreEaster brings two bank holidays wrapped around a weekend on the Friday and the Monday in April for England, Wales and Scotland, so benefit payments will be affected if the designated day falls over this long weekend.
Payments due between Friday 18 April and Monday 21 April will now be made on Thursday 17 April.
Benefit payments are administered by the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland and in the event of a bank holiday, payments are made on the last working day before the bank holiday which is Thursday 17 April.
This is the schedule for DWP’s benefit payments:
Attendance allowance – usually every four weeks Carer’s allowance – weekly in advance or every four weeks Child benefit – usually every four weeks, weekly for single parents and some benefits claimants Disability living allowance – usually every four weeks Employment and support allowance – usually every two weeks Income support – usually every two weeks Jobseeker’s allowance – usually every two weeks Maternity allowance – every two or four weeks Pension credit – usually every four weeks Personal independence payment (PIP) – usually every four weeks Tax credits – every four weeks or weekly Universal credit – every monthIf a benefit payment is not made by the expected day, the DWP advises claimants to check the date on their award notice and bank account.
If the date is correct but the money has failed to arrive in a claimant’s account, they should then contact the appropriate helpline on the government website.
The Department of Work and Pensions has said some payments will be made early on Thursday 17 April (Photo: Mike Kemp/Getty)When will pensions be paid in April?
As with benefits, the basic state pension is paid directly into a claimant’s bank, building society or credit union account.
Pension payments are made on a four-week cycle, with the day on which it is paid dependent on the last two digits of a claimant’s national insurance (NI) number.
This is how NI numbers correspond to days of payment:
00 to 19: Monday 20 to 39: Tuesday 40 to 59: Wednesday 60 to 79: Thursday 80 to 99: FridayFor those who would normally receive their state pension on a Monday or Friday, the Easter bank holidays mean they will now receive their pension payments on the first working day before which is Thursday 17 April.
For those who discover a problem with their pension payments, a helpline is available here on the DWP website.
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