Millions to receive DWP Christmas bonus from Monday
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMillions of benefit claimants will begin receiving their £10 Christmas bonus from Monday, December 4. The one-off bonus will be sent to all eligible claimants in the run-up to Christmas.
The payment is tax-free and will have no impact on any other benefit payments in December. The payment will also be made automatically so there is no need to apply.
Furthermore, if two people in a household are separately claiming benefits, they will receive £10 each. READ MORE: Today's top Manchester Evening News stories READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community The DWP will pay out the bonus for those who live or are "ordinarily resident" in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, or Gibraltar if they receive one of the qualifying benefits: Adult disability payment Armed Forces independence payment Attendance allowance Carer’s allowance Child disability 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) DLA Incapacity benefit at the long-term rate Industrial death benefit (for widows or widowers) Mobility supplement Pension Credit (the guarantee element) PIP State Pension (including graduated retirement benefit) Severe disablement allowance (transitionally protected) Unemployability supplement or allowance (paid under industrial injuries or war pensions schemes) War disablement pension at state pension age War widow’s pension Widowed mother’s allowance Widowed parent’s allowance Widow’s pension
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