THE Christmas period means changes to Universal Credit and other benefit payments.

Here are the normal payment dates for Universal Credit with the Christmas payment date:

  • 25th or 26th - December 24
  • 29th or 30th - December 28
  • 1st - December 31

For January 2nd, 27th, 28th and 31st payment dates remain the same.

For tax credits:

  • 25th to 27th - December 24
  • 28th - December 27

For January 1-2 payment will be December 31 and for January 3 it will be December 31.

Child benefit for December 25 and January 1 will be paid December 24.

Employment support allowance for December 25 and January 1 will be paid on December 21 and 31 respectively.

The Money Advice Service has created a money management tool that provides tailored information for Universal Credit claimants.

Find it at moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/tools/money-manager online.