United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 18679
Social Security Benefits: Payments
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9 December 2024
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12 December 2024 · Answer
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12 December 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of paying benefits on 24 December 2024 on (a) access to banking and (b) time available for Christmas shopping for (i) pensioners and (ii)
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9 December 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of paying benefits on 24 December 2024 on (a) access to banking and (b) time available for Christmas shopping for (i) pensioners and (ii)
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12 December 2024
Answer
DWP pays benefits and pensions on the date a payment is due. DWP assesses the impact on benefit claimants and pensioners of interruptions to normal access to banking services. This year, 24 December 2024 is a normal banking day and so customers will be ab...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-09/18679
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1748293
- uk · wq-1748293 · source updated 12 December 2024