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State Pension payment dates November 2026: your payday
GOV.UK’s guides do not say whether St Andrew’s Day, a bank holiday only in Scotland, changes a State Pension payment due on Monday 30 November.
Is 28 December a bank holiday in 2026? Christmas and New Year dates
Christmas Day is Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year’s Day is Friday 1 January 2027; Scotland has one more bank holiday, Monday 4 January.
UK bank holidays 2027: every date, by nation
Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland, while Northern Ireland has two days of its own, GOV.UK’s official list shows.
Christmas 2026 benefit payments: dates, bonus and winter help
Child Benefit has its own table of dates, and the £10 Christmas Bonus should be paid automatically before Christmas, according to GOV.UK.
Attendance Allowance payment dates: how the four-week cycle works
Attendance Allowance is usually paid every four weeks straight into a bank account, and moves earlier when payday falls on a weekend or bank holiday, GOV.UK says.
Universal Credit payment dates November and December 2026
Payments due on a weekend in November and December move to the Friday before, and those due on 1, 2 or 3 January 2027 arrive on Thursday 31 December.
PIP payment dates: how the four-week cycle and bank holidays work
Personal Independence Payment is usually paid every four weeks on a day set out in a claimant’s decision letter, and moves earlier around a bank holiday, GOV.UK says.
Benefit payment dates 2026: what the bank holiday rule means
Universal Credit, State Pension and most other benefits move automatically to the working day before a weekend or bank holiday, with no action needed from the claimant…
State Pension payment dates October 2026: your payday
A first State Pension payment comes no later than five weeks after the date a claimant chooses to start it, GOV.UK says.
Christmas 2026 benefit payment dates: when Universal Credit, PIP and State Pension are paid
Payments due 25 to 28 December 2026 are usually paid on Thursday 24 December, and those due 1 to 3 January 2027 on Thursday 31 December, going by GOV.UK’s rule.
