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Early benefit payments over Christmas

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Namechange78903 · 17/12/2023 13:45

Hope everyone is keeping well and hopefully someone can help make since of this. I'm on universal credit and get payment on the 29th December the last two years I have gotten this payment early even thoughi was told it wouldnt be. I have been trying to see if it will be early this year again and have been told no it won't be early. My main concern is that the 27th December is classed as a Bank holiday this year in Northern Ireland. So for the 3 days clearance by bank it wouldn't be in on time.
I have added a calendar that bacs payments go by for payments. I really appreciate any information

Early benefit payments over Christmas
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Bromptotoo · 17/12/2023 14:28

According to the .gov website 29th is a normal day but that's in GB. I cannot find anything NI specific.

I suspect that most payments go through the 'faster payments' system so the three days clearance in no longer and issue.

Namechange78903 · 17/12/2023 15:07

@Bromptotoo thank you it's all so confusing 🤷‍♀️

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