DWP to move benefit payment date for some state pensioners in August

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Who published it, and when

How it spread - 29 original reports, 2 reprints

1. Sun, 9 August 2026

   2 reports
   • leicestermercury.co.uk05:00
     DWP to move benefit payment date for some state pensioners in August

     Some over-65s will spot money in their bank accounts at different times to usual

   • birminghammail.co.uk08:26first to report
     DWP confirms payment dates for five groups of state pensioners in August

     DWP has confirmed these two-digit codes at the end of National Insurance numbers correspond to your payment day.

2. Fri, 14 August 2026

   1 report
   • express.co.uk17:27
     DWP sending unexpected £952 payments to state pensioners before September

     The DWP has confirmed a disruption to payments this month.

3. Sat, 15 August 2026

   1 report
   • manchestereveningnews.co.uk14:31
     Millions to receive essential DWP benefit payments early

     Benefit payments will be brought forward because of the bank holiday this month

4. Sun, 16 August 2026

   1 report
   • express.co.uk09:46
     People on 11 DWP benefits wake up to surprise payments in August – full list

     The DWP is making early payments which will come as a surprise to many.

5. Wed, 19 August 2026

   2 reports
   • birminghammail.co.uk12:54
     DWP confirms one-off bonus payments for PIP claimants with Friday deadline

     Workshops looking at Timms Review recommendation will be held in September and October

   • birminghammail.co.uk13:29
     DWP PIP claimants to get two expenses reimbursed - but deadline is Friday

     They need to act by a Friday deadline, the DWP has said.

6. Thu, 20 August 2026

   2 reports
   • grimsbytelegraph.co.uk06:22
     DWP rules on new powers from October - including bank account access

     The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been writing to thousands of people

   • grimsbytelegraph.co.uk06:55
     DWP confirms exact birth date you need to get up to £300 WFP

     Officials now say only people born before date will get the payment this year

     1 reprint

     • somersetlive.co.uk20 Aug, 06:55their copy
7. Wed, 26 August 2026

   1 report
   • aol.co.uk21:30
     DWP chief hails 'early fruits' of job guarantee to tackle UK's Neets crisis

     Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden hailed the 'early fruits' of the government's jobs guarantee scheme for Neets who claiming Universal Credit as he met the first wave at Boots HQ in Nottingham

8. Wed, 2 September 2026

   1 report
   • dailyrecord.co.uk07:51edited after publishing
     DWP considering plans to change how Universal Credit is paid to couples

     previouslyDWP considering plans to change how joint Universal Credit is paid to couples

     The Scottish Government has submitted proposals that would see Universal Credit payments split between those in a couple by default.

9. Thu, 3 September 2026

   7 reports
   • dailyrecord.co.uk07:45
     DWP classes the State Pension as a benefit - what it means and why

     Should State Pension payments be classed as a benefit? Have your say in our online poll.

   • birminghammail.co.uk08:38
     DWP considering payment change for couples who claim Universal Credit

     The DWP issued an update in the Commons after a question from Steve Darling, Liberal Democrats MP for Torbay.

   • birminghammail.co.uk08:41
     DWP confirms three changes with PIP claimants making appeals affected

     DWP has issued a response after a question from Liz Jarvis, for the Liberal Democrats, in the Commons.

   • birminghammail.co.uk08:51
     DWP issues Timms Review and Milburn Review update as PIP and UC claimants wait

     In a House of Lords debate, Labour’s Baroness Sherlock, speaking for the government, explained both will come back with concrete plans this autumn.

   • birminghammail.co.uk09:49
     DWP confirms state pension rule change underway with 7 groups most at risk

     The DWP state pension age is rising from 66 to 67, with the timetable published on the DWP website.

   • birminghammail.co.uk10:00
     Two million benefits claimants to be protected from DWP bank account crackdown

     Two million claimants in receipt of benefits who live in Scotland will be shielded.

   • gazettelive.co.uk10:35
     DWP free school meals Universal Credit statement after major change

     The Department for Work and Pensions has this week issued a new statement

     1 reprint

     • grimsbytelegraph.co.uk3 Sept, 10:41their copy
10. Fri, 4 September 2026

    6 reports
    • birminghammail.co.uk11:04
      DWP confirms plan for 'revaluation' from April 2027 with 3.25% hike

      The DWP is consulting over the plans, with people urged to give their feedback

    • birminghammail.co.uk11:27
      DWP confirms Child Maintenance Service 'reforms' for parents who've split up

      Andrew Western, head of the DWP, has spoken out after being quizzed by Dr Ellie Chowns.

    • birminghammail.co.uk11:40
      DWP confirms benefits claimants with children at university risk 'penalty'

      Act before end of September

    • birminghammail.co.uk12:17
      DWP confirms WorkWell update with potentially 250,000 claimants affected

      DWP has updated its WorkWell scheme guidance on the Labour Party government website.

    • walesonline.co.uk12:17
      DWP update as PIP claimants should get message 'by Friday'

      A major DWP project is under way working to a November deadline

    • birminghammail.co.uk18:43
      State pensioners urged to claim extra DWP payments worth £2,600 a year

      The money is available to certain state pensioner households in the United Kingdom

11. Sun, 6 September 2026

    1 report
    • express.co.uk20:17
      Older state pensioners handed bumper £1844.32 Tuesday AP payments in September

      EXCLUSIVE: Some older state pensioners can get a bumper £1844.32 paid out to them from the DWP in September.

12. Sat, 12 September 2026

    3 reports
    • gazettelive.co.uk07:08
      DWP state pension Friday update over 'significant gaps'

      The DWP has issued an update as the Pensions Commission prepares to consider reforms

    • gazettelive.co.uk09:36
      DWP warning as it tells PIP claimants to 'think very carefully'

      The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a warning to claimants in a new statement issued this week

    • aol.co.uk09:41
      DWP new September 'think carefully' alert for PIP and other benefit claimants

      The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a warning after an MP's query about PIP and Attendance Allowance

13. Sun, 13 September 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World10:12
      Carer’s allowance scandal victims could wait until 2054 for justice, charities warn

      Campaigners say at current glacial pace some unpaid carers will die before receiving a refund Unpaid carers who were pursued for bills for thousands of pounds after welfare officials unlawfully changed benefit rules could wait years before learning whether they will get the money back, campaigners have warned. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is working through 200,000 cases where carer’s allowance benefit recipients were incorrectly given overpayments. An estimated 25,000 carers...