The DWP has announced that millions of people will receive their benefits payments early to avoid a delay in payment due to the August bank holiday.

Benefit payments originally due on Monday 31 August will instead be paid early on Friday 28 August.

This will apply across the whole of the UK, including Scotland.

The benefits affected are:

  • Attendance Allowance
  • Carer’s Allowance
  • Disability Living Allowance
  • Employment Support Allowance
  • Income Support
  • Industrial Injuries Compensation Scheme
  • Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • Pension Credit
  • Personal Independence Payment
  • State Pension
  • Universal Credit

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    · 17 days ago
    I know this is off topic but I'm watching live news....... Reform making people on benefit(pip)changes on mental health grounds to do community work in parks and library's and making employers take out insurance to pay sickness benefits which only the insurance industry would do well at..... makes me wonder if Farage or his cronnies  are in the insurance industry, it would be a nice little earner for them they say 2.4 billion ...... If any Disabled benefit claimants they should consider another party who aren't actively trying to discriminate against disabled voters and also making it impossible by doing away with workers rights, do they think a employer will employ anyone who,d had a illness or disability if they need insurance to employ them, it's difficult enough for disabled to get employment without discrimination from Reform and that's before you consider the racism do they think non British born people don't work or pay into the national insurance contributions then in later life  become disabled that they are not entitled because of where they are born just shows the bigotry with Reform. fueling hate they should be ashamed.They even tried to say current pip users would be safe but only 3 year awards, then your no longer safe so sly. you can pay taxes for decades then become ill and your worthless in Reforms eyes no chance of me voting for them .







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    · 17 days ago
    article today in the news ''Britons on benefits 'could be given therapy and healthy meals rather than cash' under Labour reforms'' - they won't be happy until we have NOTHING!
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      · 16 days ago
      @Dbp100 Shady 'think tanks' which give out blatantly false statistics to suit government agendas. If these 'think tanks' lie and say that ''statistics and polls show that benefit claimants are happy to lose their cash benefits in favour of services'' it gives the government the ability to push forward with the plans unopposed. 
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      · 16 days ago
      @Dbp100 Nothing like a healthy meal to cure ones disability 😕
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    · 17 days ago
    Always nice to have some good news, thank you.
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    · 19 days ago
    Thanks 👍
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