The DWP has confirmed benefit payment dates for June 2026
Families are being encouraged to check what financial support they may still be entitled to, as the DWP confirms key benefit payment dates for June.
This comes as households prepare for another significant increase in bills, after energy regulator Ofgem confirmed the energy price cap will rise by £221 a year to £1,862 from July — an increase of almost 13%. The hike follows turbulence in global oil and gas markets and will place further pressure on families already contending with rising food, housing and borrowing costs.
Which benefits are being paid in June?
The DWP has confirmed that payments will proceed as normal throughout June, as there are no bank holidays affecting the payment schedule.
Benefits due as normal include:
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
- Attendance Allowance
- Carer’s Allowance
- Universal Credit
- State Pension
- Pension Credit
- Child Benefit
The State Pension continues to be paid every four weeks, with the payment day determined by the final two digits of a claimant’s National Insurance number:
- 00 to 19 – Monday
- 20 to 39 – Tuesday
- 40 to 59 – Wednesday
- 60 to 79 – Thursday
- 80 to 99 – Friday
State pension and benefit increases already in force
Benefit rates were uplifted in April, with Universal Credit standard allowances increasing by 6.2%. For a single claimant aged over 25, the standard allowance rose from £92 a week to £98 a week. Couples aged over 25 saw their payments increase from £145 to £154 a week. Meanwhile, most disability and working-age benefits increased by 3.8%. The full new State Pension rose by 4.8% in April under the triple lock, bringing payments to £241.05 a week.
However, reforms to the health-related element of Universal Credit mean new claimants will now receive £50 a week rather than £105, with existing claimant rates frozen until 2029.
Energy firms and broadband companies offering support
A number of major energy suppliers continue to provide hardship schemes and grants to customers who are struggling financially, including British Gas, EDF, Octopus Energy and Scottish Power.
Households on lower incomes may also be eligible for discounted broadband and water social tariffs, while some families can receive up to 100% council tax support depending on their individual circumstances.
Extra help households can apply for
Councils across England are now distributing assistance through the Government’s new Crisis and Resilience Fund, which replaced the Household Support Fund and discretionary housing payments in April.
The scheme includes:
- Crisis payments for households facing financial emergencies
- Housing payments to help with rent deposits, rent shortfalls or moving costs
The DWP has told councils to take a “cash-first” approach where possible.
Universal Credit claimants may also be entitled to budgeting advance loans worth up to:
- £348 for single people
- £464 for couples
- £812 for households with children
The loans are interest-free and repaid via deductions from future benefit payments. Billions in benefits left unclaimed each year
Despite the mounting strain on household finances, billions of pounds in available support goes unclaimed every single year. Figures cited by the DWP from Policy in Practice reveal that eligible households fail to claim approximately £24bn in benefits and support annually.
The DWP reports that around 24 million people currently receive some form of benefit or State Pension support — equivalent to roughly one in three people across Britain.
At present, there are no new DWP cost of living payments scheduled for 2026, following the conclusion of the previous scheme in February 2024.
