Dwp Payments 2025 Christmas Payment. Benefit and pension payments scheduled for christmas day (wednesday, december 25) and boxing day (thursday, december 26) will be credited to accounts on the. This is the dwp’s benefit payments schedule:

The department for work and pensions (dwp) has announced that some benefits, including universal credit, will be paid early next week due to the bank holiday. Those due to receive their universal credit on christmas day and new year’s day will now be paid on christmas eve and new year’s eve, one day earlier.