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Payment frequency

monthly, 7 days after each assessment period (Scotland: once or twice a month) statement

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

You’ll usually get your Universal Credit payment 7 days after each monthly assessment period ends.
key
uk/gov/universal-credit/payment-frequency
value
monthly, 7 days after each assessment period (Scotland: once or twice a month) statement
period
—
effective
— to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit
verified
2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)
next expected change
none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)
source checked
2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
scope
Great Britain (Northern Ireland via nidirect); rates for 2026-27.
hash
sha256:d6b8fb083230e38eb85333fcd65b943c8a1597891e7ca1e9364e09eb84dbdae9
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/universal-credit/payment-frequency?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/universal-credit/payment-frequency

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  "key": "uk/gov/universal-credit/payment-frequency",
  "aliases": [
    "uk/gov/uc/payment-frequency",
    "uk/gov/benefits/payment-frequency"
  ],
  "label": "Payment frequency",
  "value": "monthly, 7 days after each assessment period (Scotland: once or twice a month)",
  "unit": "statement",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit",
  "quote": "You’ll usually get your Universal Credit payment 7 days after each monthly assessment period ends.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "scope": "Great Britain (Northern Ireland via nidirect); rates for 2026-27.",
  "hash": "sha256:d6b8fb083230e38eb85333fcd65b943c8a1597891e7ca1e9364e09eb84dbdae9",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImtpZCI6ImRiLTIwMjYtMTAifQ..0TgXqi5lHeKj9NBNfyQKMqbSfI_4hGjo7q1wZ15hNC2NVO9bNR4OzFZ5iIspox2Qdls3rjmdxE_jx8fYOOPODQ",
    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/universal-credit/payment-frequency",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit"
  }
}