With the festive season upon us i just wanted to let members know of payment dates for benefits over the christmas period.

Tax credits and Child Benefit payments over Christmas
If you get tax credits, your payments may be paid a little earlier than usual over Christmas and New Year. Payment dates that are affected are as follow:

December
Date of bank holiday
25 Dec 2009 (Christmas Day)
Date your payment will be made
24 Dec 2009

Date of bank holiday
28 Dec 2009 (bank holiday)
Date your payment will be made
24 Dec 2009

Date of bank holiday
29 Dec 2009 (Northern Ireland only)
Date your payment will be made
24 Dec 2009

January
Date of bank holiday
1 Jan 2010 (New Year's Day)
Date your payment will be made
31 Dec 2009

Date of bank holiday
4 Jan 2010 (Scotland only)
Date your payment will be made
31 Dec 2009


March
Date of bank holiday
17 Mar 2010 (St Patrick's Day - Northern Ireland only)
Date your payment will be made
16 Mar 2010


April
Date of bank holiday
2 Apr 2010 (Good Friday)
Date your payment will be made
1 Apr 2010

Date of bank holiday
5 Apr 2010 (Easter Monday)
Date your payment will be made
1 Apr 2010


May
Date of bank holiday
3 May 2010 (early May bank holiday)
Date your payment will be made
30 Apr 2010

Date of bank holiday
31 May 2010 (spring bank holiday)
Date your payment will be made
28 May 2010


July
Date of bank holiday
12 Jul 2010 (Battle of the Boyne - Northern Ireland only)
Date your payment will be made
9 Jul 2010


August
Date of bank holiday
2 Aug 2010 (Scotland only)
Date your payment will be made
30 Jul 2010

Date of bank holiday
30 Aug 2010 (summer bank holiday)
Date your payment will be made
27 Aug 2010


December
Date of bank holiday
27 Dec 2010 (bank holiday)
Date your payment will be made
24 Dec 2010

Date of bank holiday
28 Dec 2010 (bank holiday)
Date your payment will be made
24 Dec 2010

Date of bank holiday
29 Dec 2010 (Northern Ireland only)
Date your payment will be made
24 Dec 2010

Child benefit will be uneffected apparently but i would also imagine it will be paid early because of the Bank holiday

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