DWP confirms 'essential' payments for millions on benefits within 2 weeks

NewsCost Of LivingDWPThe DWP is bringing forward payment dates to 28 August.08:47, 14 Aug 2026The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed "essential" benefit payments will be paid early in August. Owing to the 31 August Bank Holiday, the DWP is bringing forward payment dates to 28 August.‌The payments will land in bank accounts in exactly two weeks. The DWP has confirmed the changes to benefits and pension payments in a press release on Friday, 14 August.‌It was accompanied by Sir Stephen Timms' statement, in which the Labour Party Cabinet member and minister praised the government's work on helping hard-up and skint households stay afloat amid the cost of living crisis.‌READ MORE New school rule from September under Andy Burnham but half of parents unawareBenefit payments originall