Whether your benefits are impacted by bank holidays or not, depends on when you’re due to be paid – here is everything you need to know
There are plenty of bank holiday days coming up in 2025 – and if you claim benefits, then they may impact your payments.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HMRC don’t pay out benefits on bank holidays – instead, you’re normally paid early. If your payment date does change, you won’t need to do anything different – you’ll receive the same amount, unless your circumstances change, and your money will go into your bank account as normal.
Whether your benefits are impacted by bank holidays or not, depends on when you’re due to be paid. For example, you’ll get paid Universal Credit on the same day each month, while Tax Credits are typically paid by HMRC every four weeks or weekly. Child Benefit is usually every four weeks on a Monday or Tuesday, while Carer’s Allowance is normally paid on a Monday. Here are all the upcoming UK bank holidays for 2025.
Bank holidays in England and Wales
- Wednesday, January 1 – New Year’s Day
- Friday, April 18 – Good Friday
- Monday, April 21 – Easter Monday
- Monday, May 5 – Early May bank holiday
- Monday, May 26 – Spring bank holiday
- Monday, August 25 – Summer bank holiday
- Thursday, December 25 – Christmas Day
- Friday, December 26 – Boxing Day
Bank holidays in Scotland
- Wednesday, January 1 – New Year’s Day
- Thursday, January 2 – January 2
- Friday, April 18 – Good Friday
- Monday, May 5 – Early May bank holiday
- Monday, May 26 – Spring bank holiday
- Monday, August 4 – Summer bank holiday
- Monday, December 1 – St Andrew’s Day
- Thursday, December 25 – Christmas Day
- Friday, December 26 – Boxing Day
Bank holidays in Northern Ireland
- Wednesday, January 1 – New Year’s Day
- Monday, March 17 – St Patrick’s Day
- Friday, April 18 – Good Friday
- Monday, April 21 – Easter Monday
- Monday, May 5 – Early May bank holiday
- Monday, May 26 – Spring bank holiday
- Monday, July 14 – Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
- Monday, August 25 – Summer bank holiday
- Thursday, December 25 – Christmas Day
- Friday, December 26 – Boxing Day
