The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are providing a Christmas Bonus for people on certain benefits amid the cost of living crisis
You do not need to claim the payment, you should get it transferred automatically.All government benefits, pensions and allowances are usually paid into an account, eg. your bank account. It may show up as ‘DWP XB’ on your bank account statement.
Benefits are normally paid straight into your bank, building society or credit union account and if your payment date is on a weekend or a bank holiday, you will usually be paid on the working day before. However, this may be different for tax credits and Child Benefit.Some payments will be paid earlier if they are due between December 26, 2022 and January 3, 2023. You should tell the office that pays your benefit if you do not get your payment on the due date.
Your payment is due on Monday, December 26; Tuesday, December 27; Wednesday, December 28; Monday, January 2, 2023 and Tuesday, January 3, 2023.To receive a Christmas Bonus you must be present or ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Gibraltar during the qualifying week, which is normally the first full week of December.
In order to get the Christmas Bonus, you must get at least one of the following benefits in the ‘qualifying week’.
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