Child Benefit is usually paid every four weeks either on a Monday or a Tuesday, however, there is a bank holiday next week which may affect some payments.
When a benefits payment falls on a bank holiday, it is usually paid on a different date. Most Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) payments will be processed the first working day before it, however, this doesn't always apply to Child Benefit.
Monday, August 3 is the next Scottish bank holiday - which means anyone due to receive a Child Benefit payment on that date will receive it a day later - on Tuesday, August 4.
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