\n 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\u00a0DWP benefit payment on either day, you may find you receive it early.\n<\/p>\n
\n 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.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Most payments due on Monday August 25 2025 will instead be made early, with most arriving on Friday August 22.\n<\/p>\n
\n If your\u00a0payment 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.\n<\/p>\n
\n These are the benefits that may be affected by the bank holiday weekend:\n<\/p>\n
Attendance Allowance<\/p>\n
Carer\u2019s Allowance<\/p>\n
Child Benefit\u00a0<\/p>\n
Disability Living Allowance<\/p>\n
Employment and Support Allowance\u00a0<\/p>\n
Income Support<\/p>\n
Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pension Credit\u00a0<\/p>\n
Personal Independence Payment\u00a0(PIP)<\/p>\n
State pension\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tax Credits\u00a0<\/p>\n
Universal Credit<\/p>\n
\n 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.\n<\/p>\n
\n Recommended reading:\n<\/p>\n
\n The DWP confirmed the early payment policy on its official website, stating: \u201cIf your payment date is on a weekend or a bank holiday, you\u2019ll usually be paid on the working day before.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n While the amount being paid out will stay the same, experts are warning that the earlier date could throw off people\u2019s budgeting, especially as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite.\n<\/p>\n
\n The two remaining bank holidays for 2025 fall on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
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