The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will be sending payments of up to \u00a3921 to State Pensioners on Friday if they have a specific two-digit code.<\/p>\n
Benefit payments<\/a>, including the State Pension<\/a>, are sent into bank accounts early when the payment date falls on a bank holiday<\/a>. In these cases, the DWP<\/a> will usually send the payment on the working day before. In Scotland, the summer bank holiday falls on Monday, August 4, which means many pensioners can expect to receive their State Pension<\/a> payment earlier than normal. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the summer bank holiday<\/a> is much later in the month and falls on August 25.<\/p>\n So pensioners in Scotland who are expecting a payment on Monday, August 4, will instead receive this on Friday, August 1, as this is the earliest working day before the bank holiday.<\/p>\n Pensioners can determine their usual State Pension<\/a> payment day by looking for the two-digit code at the end of their National Insurance number, as this specifies the date on which payments are normally issued. This is how National Insurance numbers correspond to payment days:<\/p>\n 00 to 19 – paid on Monday20 to 39 – paid on Tuesday40 to 59 – paid on Wednesday60 to 79 – paid on Thursday80 to 99 – paid on Friday<\/p>\n So if your National Insurance number ends in 00 to 19 it means your usual payment normally falls on a Monday. As such, this may correspond with the August summer bank holiday in Scotland and if so, you will be paid earlier than normal on the earliest working day before – which is a Friday.<\/p>\n If your State Pension<\/a> payment date is changing this month you don\u2019t need to do anything as your money will be paid straight into your usual bank, building society or credit union account.<\/p>\n The DWP<\/a> explains: \u201cBenefits are usually paid straight into your bank, building society or credit union account. If your payment date is on a weekend or a bank holiday you\u2019ll usually be paid on the working day before.\u201d<\/p>\n The State Pension<\/a> is usually paid every four weeks and the amount pensioners receive from the DWP<\/a> depends on when you retired.<\/p>\n Men born before April 6, 1951, and women born before April 6, 1953, receive the basic State Pension<\/a>, which is worth \u00a3176.45 per week, or around \u00a3705.80 per month.<\/p>\n