Every year around this time, payments go haywire and budgeting can be hard especially when you get a large payment to cover 3 weeks. BUT when exactly are the Christmas payments due to hit your bank account?
We got you covered.
Let’s dive in:
This year, things are different in that Monday, December 28 is a bank holiday in lieu of Boxing Day, which will fall on a Saturday and therefore not count as a public holiday.
Universal Credit
Due date: December 24, 2020 – Payment date December 24
Due date: December 25, 2020 – Payment date December 24
Due date: December 26, 2020 – Payment date December 24
Due date: December 27, 2020 – Payment date December 24
Due date: December 28, 2020 – Payment date December 24
Due date: December 29, 2020 – Payment date December 29
Due date: December 30, 2020 – Payment date December 30
Due date: December 31, 2020 – Payment date December 31
Due date: January 1, 2021 – Payment date December 31
Call the helpline straight away if your payment doesn’t arrive on time.
PIP & DLA:
Due date: December 24, 2020 – Payment date December 23
Due date: December 25, 2020 – Payment date December 23
Due date: December 28, 2020 – Payment date December 23
Due date: December 29, 2020 – Payment date December 29
Due date: December 30, 2020 – Payment date December 30
Due date: December 31, 2020 – Payment date December 31
Due date: January 1, 2021 – Payment date December 31
Call the helpline straight away if your payment doesn’t arrive on time.
Child Benefit:
Due date: December 28, 2020 – Payment date December 23
Due date: December 29, 2020 – Payment date December 29 except in Northern Ireland where it will be December 30
Due date: January 4, 2020 – Payment date December 31 in Scotland only
Due date: January 5, 2020 – Payment date January 6 in Scotland only
Call the helpline straight away if your payment doesn’t arrive on time.
Tax Credits:
Due date: December 25, 2020 – Payment date December 24
Due date: December 28, 2020 – Payment date December 24
Due date: December 29, 2020 – Payment date December 29 except in Northern Ireland where it will be December 24.
Due date: January 1, 2021 – Payment date December 31
Due date: January 4, 2020 – Payment date December 31 in Scotland only
Call the helpline straight away if your payment doesn’t arrive on time.
ESA:
Due date: December 24, 2020 – Payment date December 24
Due date: December 25, 2020 – Payment date December 24
Due date: December 26, 2020 – Payment date December 24
Due date: December 27, 2020 – Payment date December 24
Due date: December 28, 2020 – Payment date December 24
Due date: December 30, 2020 – Payment date December 30
Due date: December 31, 2020 – Payment date December 31
Due date: January 1, 2021 – Payment date December 31
Due date: January 2, 2021 – Payment date December 31
Call the helpline straight away if your payment doesn’t arrive on time.
