August 25, 2025, is a bank holiday where payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) won’t be made. If you are due to receive a DWP benefit payment on either day, you may find you receive it early.
If your payment is due on a different day, it will arrive in your account as normal and the amount you are due to be paid will remain the same.
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, but this can vary.
Most payments due on Monday, August 25, 2025, will instead be made early, with most arriving on Friday, August 22.
These are the benefits that may be affected by the bank holiday weekend:
Attendance Allowance
Carer’s Allowance
Child Benefit
Disability Living Allowance
Employment and Support Allowance
Income Support
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Pension Credit
Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
State pension
Tax Credits
Universal Credit
While you may be paid earlier in some cases, the money will also have to last you longer, as payment dates will return to normal afterwards.
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The DWP confirmed the early payment policy on its official website, stating: “If your payment date is on a weekend or a bank holiday, you’ll usually be paid on the working day before.”
While the amount being paid out will stay the same, experts are warning that the earlier date could throw off people’s budgeting, especially as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite.
The two remaining bank holidays for 2025 fall on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.