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JSA New Year payments
If your JSA payment is due in the week starting 7 January 2019, you might be paid half of it early in the week starting 31 December 2018. If your JSA payment is due in the week starting 14 January 2019, you might be paid half of it early in the week starting 7 January 2019. The other half of your payment will be paid on the correct day. Your next fortnightly JSA payment will be paid as normal.
Daily Mirror also reports that it is ESA
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/esa-benefits-technical-glitch-means-13808593