DWP to pay £10 Christmas Bonus to eligible benefit claimants

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 10:01 · Archive

The Department for Work and Pensions will pay a one-off £10 Christmas Bonus in December to eligible pensioners and benefit claimants. The payment has been made annually since 1972 and has remained at £10 ever since.

To qualify, recipients must be present or ordinarily resident in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Gibraltar during the qualifying week, which occurs in the first week of December. They must also be receiving at least one of a specified list of qualifying benefits during that week. These include State Pension, Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Carer's Allowance, and various war and industrial injury benefits.

Those who have not yet claimed their State Pension and do not qualify for any other eligible benefits will not receive the Christmas Bonus.

How it is being reported

• DWP Christmas Bonus - who qualifies for the £10 one-off paymentThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has explained who may qualify for a one-off Christmas Bonus payment next monthHuddersfield Examiner · 14 Nov, 09:34
• DWP £10 Christmas Bonus in December - who qualifies for paymentThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has explained who will qualify for the annual £10 Christmas Bonus one-off paymentLeedsLive · 14 Nov, 08:45

In this story: Department for Work and Pensions · UK · Channel Islands · Isle of Man · Gibraltar

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