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ECONOMY
State Pension payment dates October 2026: your payday
The day State Pension is paid depends on the last two digits of a National Insurance number, and no October 2026 payday falls on a UK bank holiday, GOV.UK says.
Whitehall Minute
ECONOMY
Christmas and New Year 2026 benefit payment dates
Most benefit payments due between 25 December 2026 and 4 January 2027 are brought forward because of the bank holidays, while Child Benefit follows its own adjusted dates
Whitehall Minute
