DWP state pension, universal credit and PIP changes coming in days - full May info

The Easter bank holiday weekend's payment disruptions will mean payments will arrive early. The Early May Bank Holiday, falling on Monday, May 5 this year means any benefits due on that date will be paid on Friday, May 2.

Universal Credit payments will also be impacted by this change, as well as the fortnightly payments such as, Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), that otherwise would have been paid on May 5. From May 2, benefits paid every four weeks in arrears will start to reflect the full impact of the new April uprating on Monday, May 5.

This will also include disability benefits, such as Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance, as well as Carer's Allowance, Child Benefit, State Pension and Pension Credit. With May 5 being a bank holiday, the full increase will be paid when payments are rescheduled to be deposited into accounts a few days earlier on May 2.

For Universal Credit payments, the increase will be in force from May 13.

Tied to the same date each calendar month, Universal Credit is constructed on an individual's first claim and each claimant undergoes a one-month evaluation, based on their financial position such as any earnings, savings, overpayments or third-party debts.

It is then paid in arrears seven days after the evaluation. The first to see their payments increase will be those evaluated from April 7 to May 6, as the April uprating was initiated on Monday, April 7 and the amount will be deposited into their accounts on May 13.

For other beneficiaries, their payment boosts by the annual increase will arrive at a later date, either in late May or June. The Spring Bank Holiday, also known as the Late May Bank Holiday, falls this year on Monday, May 26. Any benefits due that day will be advanced to Friday, May 23, instead.