The Christmas Bonus is a one-off tax-free payment of £10
The DWP has confirmed exactly who is eligible for the Christmas Bonus payment this year(Image: inyourArea)
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed exactly who is eligible for the Christmas Bonus payment this year.
Everyone eligible for the payment will receive it in December, the DWP confirmed, but only for those that claim certain benefits.
The Christmas Bonus is a one-off tax-free payment of £10 that is paid to those who are eligible in the “qualifying week”, which is normally the full first week of December.
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This year, that will fall from December 1 to December 7.
The one-off payment will be deposited directly into bank accounts before Christmas and will appear as ‘DWP XB’ on your bank statement.
The DWP says you must live, or be “ordinarily resident” in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Gibraltar, during the qualifying week.
If you think you’re entitled to the £10 Christmas Bonus but you haven’t received it in the first week of December then you should contact the Jobcentre Plus office that deals with your payments or the Pension Service.
Full list of qualifying benefits for the Christmas Bonus payment
- Armed Forces Independence Payment
- Constant Attendance Allowance (paid under Industrial Injuries or War Pensions schemes)
- Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance (once the main phase of the benefit is entered after the first 13 weeks of claim)
- Disability Living Allowance
- Incapacity Benefit at the long-term rate
- Industrial Death Benefit (for widows or widowers)
- Pension Age Disability Payment
- Pension Credit – the guarantee element
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
- Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance (SADLA)
- Severe Disablement Allowance (transitionally protected)
- State Pension (including Graduated Retirement Benefit)
- Unemployability Supplement or Allowance (paid under Industrial Injuries or War Pensions schemes)
- War Disablement Pension at State Pension age
- Widowed Mother’s Allowance
- Widowed Parent’s Allowance
