Millions will receive benefit payments early this month

Luke Alsford | News Reporter Published August 16, 2026 1:05pm Updated August 16, 2026 1:05pm 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