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Millions will receive benefit payments early this month

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Ministers hope the move will help families prepare before the school term starts for families (Picture: Shutterstock / jax10289) Crucial benefit payments will arrive early for millions of people this month. The government will bring forward payments to Friday, August 28, ahead of the bank holiday weekend. Universal Credit , State Pension, Personal Independence Payment, Attendance Allowance, Carer’s Allowance, and Disability Living Allowance will all be paid out early. The money was originally meant to arrive on August 31, which is bank holiday Monday. The Government said the early payments will ‘provide financial certainty for families as they prepare for the new school year’, and allow ‘parents and carers to plan their spending with confidence’. The benefits were going to be paid out by the Department for Work and Pensions on Monday, August 31 (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo) Minister for Social Security and Disability Sir Stephen Timms said: ‘We’re pleased to confirm that benefit payment

First report: Millions of benefit claimants to receive their payments two days early — independent.co.uk, 1d