People claiming benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) and HMRC , such as Universal Credit and Child Benefit, may be impacted on Monday, August 25, when the Summer bank holiday takes place across England and Wales. This bank holiday could cause payments to be on a different date for people who receive benefits.

There are three more bank holidays remaining across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2025, including the Summer bank holiday at the end of August. Scotland also has an additional bank holiday to look forward to, with four remaining across 2025.

The next upcoming bank holiday for England, Wales and Northern Ireland is the Summer bank holiday which takes place at the end of August, on Monday 25.

On a bank holiday, many businesses are closed including

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