Council reveals benefit payment dates over Christmas
SOUTHAMPTON City Council has revealed the dates people will received their housing benefits over the Christmas period.
For weekly payments, money sent on December 22 will arrive in accounts by December 24 and payments sent on December 3 will arrive by January 4, 2016.
Fortnightly payments sent on December 30 will arrive by January 4, 2016.
Urgent payments sent on December 23 will arrive in accounts by December 29, payments sent on December 24 will arrive by December 30, payments sent on December 28 will arrive by December 31 and payments sent on December 29 will arrive by January 4, 2016.
Council tenant payments will run as normal and show in accounts by January 4.
Normal service resumes on January 4, 2016.
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