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People who receive benefits can expect payment dates to vary over the Easter weekend.
Normal financial transactions must be suspended during the extended holiday weekend from Good Friday to Easter Monday, meaning payment dates will vary.
Most social benefits, including Universal Credit, must be paid into your account on the last working day before your usual payment date if it falls on a weekend or a public holiday.
It will vary depending on the benefit you receive and when it is normally paid, Birmingham Live Reports.
Here are all the dates you need to know.
Universal Credit – Easter Payment Dates
Universal credit is paid every four weeks on the same date, although it varies slightly at Easter.
The date is determined by the arrival of your first payment.
So, for example, if your very first Universal Credit payment arrived on March 12, you will be paid on the 12th of each month thereafter.
The date will be moved to any month where your pay date falls on a weekend or statutory holiday.
Deadline: Friday April 10, 2020 (Good Friday)
Paid: Thursday April 9
Deadline: Saturday April 11, 2020 (Holy Saturday)
Paid: Thursday April 9
Due Date: Sunday April 12 (Easter Day / Easter Sunday)
Paid: Thursday, 9
Deadline: Monday April 13, 2020 (Easter Monday)
Paid: Thursday April 9
PIP – Easter Payment Dates
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The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is typically paid every four weeks.
Your original decision letter tells you when your first payment was made and what day of the week you will typically be paid.
It would never be arranged to fall on a weekend.
But if your payment date is a public holiday, you will usually get paid before the public holiday.
After that, you will continue to get paid normally. Pay dates will vary during the Easter holidays.
Deadline: Friday April 10, 2020 (Good Friday)
Paid: Thursday April 9
Deadline: Monday April 13, 2020 (Easter Monday)
Paid: Thursday April 9
Family allowances – Easter payment dates
Family allowances are usually paid every four weeks on Monday or Tuesday, but you can receive them weekly if you are a single parent or if one of you is asking for other allowances.
So he wouldn’t get paid on a weekend anyway.
Deadline: Friday April 10, 2020 (Good Friday)
Paid: Thursday April 9
Deadline: Monday April 13, 2020 (Easter Monday)
Paid: Thursday April 9
Child Tax Credit and Work Tax Credit – Easter Payment Dates
Tax credits such as the Child Tax Credit and the Labor Tax Credit are paid weekly or every four weeks. They are not organized to fall on a weekend.
Deadline: Friday April 10, 2020 (Good Friday)
Paid: Thursday April 9
Deadline: Monday April 13, 2020 (Easter Monday)
Paid: Thursday April 9
Employment support allowance and jobseeker’s allowance – Easter payment dates
These are both typically paid every two weeks. Dates would never fall on a weekend.
Deadline: Friday April 10, 2020 (Good Friday)
Paid: Thursday April 9
Deadline: Monday April 13, 2020 (Easter Monday)
Paid: Thursday April 9
When does the money come in?
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Depending on your bank, funds are available after midnight on the day they are due, usually in the early hours.
Some banks deposit money into your account around 11:30 p.m. so that you can withdraw it by midnight on payday. Others will release your funds at midnight or a few minutes later.
But in some cases you have to wait until 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. and others won’t let you touch your money until at least 6 a.m. on payday.
Here are typical payment terms for banks:
Clydesdale, Yorkshire – 11:30 p.m. the day before at 12:30 a.m.
Lloyds – from midnight to 1 a.m.
Bank of Scotland – from midnight to 1:30 am
Metro Bank – from midnight to 2 a.m.
Barclays , Cooperative- 1h to 2h
Natwest, RBS, Ulster Bank, Nationwide – 2h to 3h
Halifax – 3h to 4h
HSBC, Santander – 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.
What if your payment doesn’t arrive?
The Department for Work and Pensions told Birmingham Live: “If a payment date is a public holiday or weekend, clients will be paid on the last working day before the public holiday or weekend.”
But if you don’t receive your payment, call the help lines listed below.
It’s important to keep in mind that you may not be able to speak to the employee benefits staff during the holiday weekend in all cases. It depends on what benefit you are asking for.
It’s a good idea to verify that you have your money back before the holiday weekend begins.
Universal credit helpline
0800 328 9344 (this replaces the previous number 0345 600 0723)
Open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. All calls are free (closed on public holidays).
PIP helpline
0800 121 4433
Open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. All calls are free (closed on public holidays).
Hotline for Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Income Support, Disability Allowance, and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
0800 169 0310
Open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. All calls are free (closed on public holidays).
Child benefit helpline
0300 200 3100
Open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed on public holidays.
Calls are not free. A call to an 0300 number costs the same as a call to a normal landline from a home or business.
Child Tax Credit and Labor Tax Credit Helpline
0345 300 3900
Open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
HMRC says the lines are only closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Calls are not free. A call to an 0345 number costs the same as a call to a normal landline from a home or business.
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