State pensioners across the UK will receive a Christmas boost of up to £921 earlier than normal this month if they have a specific two-digit code.

Benefit payments , including the State Pension , are sent into bank accounts early when the payment date falls on a bank holiday. In these cases, the DWP will usually send the payment on the earliest working day before. As two bank holidays fall in December, on Christmas Day (December 25) and Boxing Day (December 26, followed by a third bank holiday in January on New Years Day (January 1), it means many pensioners can expect to receive their State Pension payment earlier than normal this month.

Pensioners who are expecting a payment on Thursday, December 25, will instead receive this on Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve), as thi

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