Plan your Direct Debit processing so payments do not get delayed
As we approach four Bank Holidays in April and May, it is vital if you are processing your own Direct Debits that you plan ahead to ensure these non-processing days are taken into account when submitting your Bacs files.
What are the Bank Holiday non-processing days for April and May 2025?
Friday 18th April
Monday 21st April
Monday 5th May
Monday 26th May
Planning ahead to ensure Direct Debits are claimed correctly and in accordance with the Service User rules is so important. To make life easier, we have detailed below what you need to do to ensure payments arrive correctly but do check the 2025 Bacs calendar. If you are using Elovate as your Bacs Approved Bureau, sit back and relax, we have this covered!
Easter 2025 Bacs processing dates
Payment arrival date
Thursday 17th April
Tuesday 22nd April
Wednesday 23rd April
Wednesday 23rd April
Processing date
Wednesday 16th April
Thursday 17th April
Tuesday 22nd April
Wednesday 23rd April
Latest submission date
Tuesday 15th April
Wednesday 16th April
Thursday 17th April
Tuesday 22nd April
May Bank Holiday 2025
Payment arrival date
Friday 2nd May
Tuesday 6th May
Wednesday 7th May
Thursday 8th May
Processing date
Thursday 1st May
Friday 2nd May
Tuesday 6th May
Wednesday 7th May
Latest submission date
Wednesday 30th April
Thursday 1st May
Friday 2nd May
Tuesday 6th May
Spring Bank Holiday 2025
Payment arrival date
Friday 23rd May
Tuesday 27th May
Wednesday 28th May
Thursday 29th May
Processing date
Thursday 22nd May
Friday 23rd May
Tuesday 27th May
Wednesday 28th May
Latest submission date
Wednesday 21st May
Thursday 22nd May
Friday 23rd May
Tuesday 27th May
For 2026 Bacs processing days, take a look here.
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