If you receive universal credit or other benefits like child tax credit you may receive your payments at unexpected points this April.
Easter brings with it two bank holidays every year – in 2023 the bank holidays fall on Friday 7 April (Good Friday) and Monday 10 April (Easter Monday).
Bank holidays mean that payments often have to be brought forward to compensate for the closed banks.
When will I receive my benefits?
If you get your benefits – including universal credit, child tax credits, working tax credits, child benefit, employment support allowance (ESA), personal independence payments (PIP), jobseeker’s allowance (JSA), carer’s allowance, attendance allowance and pension credits – between 7-10 April, then you should get your payments early.
Which upcoming bank holidays could affect my benefits payments?
The next bank holiday after Easter will be May Day, which is on Monday 1 May.
Here is the full list of bank holidays for 2023:
England and Wales bank holidays 2023
- Friday 7 April – Good Friday
- Monday 10 April – Easter Monday
- Monday 1 May – Early May bank holiday
- Monday 8 May – Bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III
- Monday 29 May – Spring bank holiday
- Monday 28 August – Summer bank holiday
- Monday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Tuesday 26 December – Boxing Day
Scotland bank holidays 2023
- Friday 7 April – Good Friday
- Monday 1 May – Early May bank holiday
- Monday 8 May – Bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III
- Monday 29 May – Spring bank holiday
- Monday 7 August – Summer bank holiday
- Thursday 30 November – St Andrew’s Day
- Monday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Tuesday 26 December – Boxing Day
Northern Ireland bank holidays 2023
- Friday 17 March – St Patrick’s Day
- Friday 7 April – Good Friday
- Monday 10 April – Easter Monday
- Monday 1 May – Early May bank holiday
- Monday 8 May – Bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III
- Monday 29 May – Spring bank holiday
- Wednesday 12 July – Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
- Monday 28 August – Summer bank holiday
- Monday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Tuesday 26 December – Boxing Day
