Social welfare payments to be paid early ahead of August bank holiday weekend

Monday social welfare payments to be issued early before August bank holiday. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Social welfare payment dates are set to change ahead of the August bank holiday weekend, with Monday payments to be issued early.

According to the Department of Social Protection, all social welfare payments normally due on Monday, August 3, will instead be paid on Friday, July 31, because of the bank holiday.