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Universal payments

Helen71
Helen71 Community member Posts: 8 Listener
edited December 2017 in PIP, DLA, and AA
Does anyone know when we get our payment for universal credit over Christmas.? Mine is due 1st if each month .

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  • Sam_Alumni
    Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,671 Disability Gamechanger

    Payments over Christmas and New Year

    Your Universal Credit payment won’t be delayed because of the Christmas and New Year bank holidays.

    When your payment is dueWhen you’ll be paid
    Between Friday 22 December 2017 and Tuesday 26 December 2017Friday 22 December 2017
    Wednesday 27 December 2017Wednesday 27 December 2017
    Thursday 28 December 2017Thursday 28 December 2017
    Between Friday 29 December 2017 and Monday 1 January 2018Friday 29 December 2017

    Call the helpline straight away if your payment doesn’t arrive on time.

    If you have a Universal Credit online account and use your online journal to manage your claim, call the Universal Credit full service helpline.

    Universal Credit full service helpline 
    Telephone: 0800 328 5644 
    Textphone: 0800 328 1344 
    Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm 
    Find out about call charges

    If you don’t have a Universal Credit online account, call the Universal Credit live service helpline.

    Universal Credit live service helpline 
    Telephone: 0800 328 9344 
    Textphone: 0800 328 1344 
    Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm 
    Find out about call charges

    Scope
    Senior online community officer

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