DWP Christmas Payments 2025: Full List of Early Universal Credit and Benefit Dates, Jobcentre Opening Times and £10 Christmas Bonus
London — Sunday, 21 December 2025. With Christmas week now days away, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HMRC guidance is clear: some benefit and pension payments will arrive earlier than usual because of the Christmas and New Year bank holidays — and Jobcentre Plus and key helplines will run reduced hours on specific days. GOV.UK+2GOV.UK+2 For millions of households relying on Universal Credit, PIP, Pension Credit, State Pension and other payments, the practical message is simple: know your revised date, budget for a longer gap until the next payment, and check opening times before calling or visiting.
