Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The bonus is a one-off, tax-free £10 payment which is made to people who are in receipt of certain benefits during the qualifying period - usually the first full week of December.
Which means eligible claimants can expect to receive their payment at some point over the next few weeks. The DWP will also send out a letter to accompany the bonus, although this may arrive after the money has gone into your account.
You don't need to claim the Christmas bonus, it should automatically go into the account you usually receive your benefit payments and will show as ‘DWP XB’ on your bank statement.
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