DWP confirms Christmas and New Year changes to pensions and benefits

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will be making changes to some benefits and pension payouts. Some people may notice a slight tweak to their payments during the festive period.

According to the DWP, paments due on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and December 27 will be paid early on Christmas Eve. Payments due on New Year's Day will be paid inton your account on New Year's Eve.

This does not apply to Child Benefits, which are issued on Monday and Tuesday and so will not be affected by the Christmas period. In Scotland , January 2 is classed as a bank holiday so any DWP payments set for this day will be paid into your account on December 31 instead.

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Early payments will be made for a number of benefits, Mirror reports. These include:

• Universal Credit
• State Pension
• Pension Credit
• Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
• Attendance Allowance
• Carer's Allowance
• Employment Support Allowance (ESA)
• Income Support
• Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA)

Tax Credits are usually paid every four weeks but you can expect to see your money on Christmas Eve if you usually receive payment on the 25th or 26th of each month. In Northern Island, payments scheduled for December 27 will be paid early on December 24.

It is important to remember that your payout the following month will return to normal. If you are set to be paid early in December, you do not need to do anything.

The amount you receive should not be impacted and it will be sent to the same account as usual. If your payout date does not fall on a bank holiday, there will be no change.