Hi there, if I’m due a payment from Universal Credit on the 1st (this Sunday) would I just be paid the Friday or would I get the early option tomorrow?
They won’t make payments on a Sunday – if it’s paid on Monday you’ll be able to claim it on Friday, and if they pay it on Friday you should be able to claim it today.
That is provided they pay by BACS and not Faster Payments.
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Officially payments are made up to 8pm on the day it is due, in rare cases such as Christmas it is made via Faster Payment however the standard is that if due on a weekend, it will be sent on a Wednesday and arrive on the Friday via BACS. In such a case, if Get Paid Early is avaliable, this would arrive at 4pm on the Thursday.