DWP benefits payments will change in August 2025 with cash due on new dates

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The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that some benefits payments will be made on a different date

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 03: A Universal Credit sign in the window of the Job Centre in Westminster on May 3, 2016 in London, England. The Resolution Foundation, chaired by former Conservative Minister David Willets, has said the Government's benefit reform has "veered off track" due to cost-cutting.  They say that 2.5 million families could be worse off, some by over ��3,000 a year. Universal Credit is a single payment and replaces six current benefits, including Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
Watch for a different payment date(Image: Jack Taylor, Getty Images)

People receiving payments from the Department for Work and Pensions are in for a schedule shake-up in August 2025, with early payments on the cards for many. With benefits like Universal Credit doled out monthly and Carer’s Allowance available weekly or monthly, consistency is key.

But this August some will find their cash dropping into bank accounts a bit sooner. Monday, August 25, is a bank holiday, prompting an early payday for those who’d normally see their funds on that day, as per DWP guidance.

The DWP explains: “If your payment date is on a weekend or a bank holiday you’ll usually be paid on the working day before. This may be different for Child Benefit.”

In 2025, Child Benefit due on August 25 will instead arrive on August 22. Similarly, most other benefits scheduled for Monday will hit bank accounts on Friday, August 22.

Full list of when benefits are paid

Usually every 4 weeks

A man walks past a sign with the email address of 'universal credit' outside the offices of 'jobcentreplus' in Oldham, Lancashire on March 26, 2020, during a country-wide lockdown to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
August 25 is a bank holiday(Image: OLI SCARFF, AFP via Getty Images)

How you’ll receive your benefits

When claiming, you’ll need to provide details for a bank, building society, or credit union account. If you’re unable to open or manage an account, alternative payment methods can be arranged.

If you’re unable to open or handle a bank, building society, or credit union account, get in touch with the office that handles your benefit to learn how to receive it. If you’re on Universal Credit, ring up the Universal Credit helpline.

Repaying benefits

The DWP has stated that if you feel you don’t need the benefits and allowances you’re receiving, you can pay them back. Send a letter to the department that issued the benefit.

You’ll find their address on any correspondence they’ve sent you.

Include a cheque made out to the department, along with:.

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