There will not be as much disruption to payment dates as last month
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Payments from the Department for Work and Pensions will be a lot more routine this month than last, the changes to payment dates for many in August was due to the bank holiday. September does not have any bank holidays, meaning payment dates should remain as they were.
Millions of people are still struggling with the cost of living prices and research from the Resolution Foundation showed the cost of essential goods have stayed significantly high, more than the ‘peak’ of the cost of living crisis back in 2022.
In the UK, one in three people are claiming some sort of DWP-administered benefits. According to figures from Policy in Practice, £23bn worth of benefits go unclaimed each year.
In April, all benefit values increased by 1.7%, which applied to all working-age benefits including PIP, Universal Credit and Disability Living Allowance (DLA). The state pension has risen by 4.1%, up £472 a year, aligning with wage growth in 2024.
All Universal Credit claimants will receive an above-inflation increase to their income following the passage of Labour’s controversial bill, in April next year. These increases will continue yearly until 2029.
At the same time, the monthly payment rate for the health-related element of Universal Credit for new claimants will be cut from £105 to £50. Below are all the benefit payment dates in September.
In September, benefit payment dates will be going out as normal as there are no bank holidays to impact payments. Benefits that will be sent out this month include:
Universal CreditState pensionPension creditChild benefitDisability living allowancePersonal independence payment (PIP)Attendance allowanceCarer’s allowanceEmployment support allowanceIncome supportJobseeker’s allowance
Pension payment dates in September
Pension payments are paid straight into bank accounts. This is usually paid every four weeks, and the exact date you receive it will correspond to the last two digits of National Insurance (NI) numbers. Here is what could be paid into your account, based on those numbers:
00 to 19: Monday20 to 39: Tuesday40 to 59: Wednesday60 to 79: Thursday80 to 99: Friday