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DWP confirm State Pension payment changes for Christmas 2025
December has three bank holidays where payments from the DWP won’t be made. If you are due to receive a pension payment on any of them, you should receive it early.
The DWP confirmed the early payment policy on its official website, stating: “If your payment date is on a weekend or a bank holiday, you’ll usually be paid on the working day before.”
DWP Benefit and Pension Payment Dates for December 2025
So, if you are due to be paid on Thursday, December 25, or Friday 26, then your payment will arrive on Wednesday 24 instead.
If you are due to be paid on Thursday, January 1, then you will get the cash on Wednesday, December 31, but this can vary.
Payment amounts will stay the same even if they arrive a day or two early.
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— Department for Work and Pensions (@DWPgovuk) December 6, 2025
DWP benefits payment dates over Christmas and New Year
These are the other DWP benefits that may be affected by the bank holidays over Christmas and New Year:
- Attendance Allowance
- Carer’s Allowance
- Child Benefit
- Disability Living Allowance
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Income Support
- Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
- Tax Credits
- Universal Credit
Experts are warning that the earlier date could throw off people’s budgeting, especially as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite.
