Christmas pip question

cupcake88

Hi there I receive my pip every 4 weeks on a Monday according to the way it falls I will get two payments In November according to Online it says If my pip is due on the 28 th of December which is it I will get it on the 24th of December why is that and is that right also it says you get a pip Bonus of ten pounds at Xmas is that right ?

janer1967

Hi @cupcake88 yes that is correct as the 28th will be a bank holiday as boxing day falls on a sat the official bank holiday will be monday 28th so that is why you will get paid early 

Yes there is usually a £10 bonus sometimes you get this as a separate payment but sometimes in eith your normal payment 

cupcake88

Oh that’s good to know thank you xx

poppy123456

Don't forget also that your January payment will be paid as normal, so 4 weeks from 28th December and not 4 weeks from 24th December. This makes your January payment due on 25th.

OverlyAnxious

Being paid on the 24th won't really make any difference overall.  Too late to buy anything online, the shops will all be rammed that day, closed the next and then rammed again on Boxing day.  I certainly wouldn't want be out shopping over xmas lol!

Do you get one £10 bonus per person or per benefit out of interest?  So if you're on both ESA and PIP, do you get 2 bonusses?

poppy123456

OverlyAnxious said:

Do you get one £10 bonus per person or per benefit out of interest?  So if you're on both ESA and PIP, do you get 2 bonusses?

There's 1 Xmas bonus over all, even if you're claiming other benefits that qualify you.

cupcake88

Thanks for that info poppy and thanks janner xx

i know I was thinking that ha I have done all my Xmas shopping I just need to do Xmas food shopping which I’ll do nearer the time . 

woodbine

Its strange really some years back we changed from doing our xmas food shop on the 24th when it was bedlam to doing it on the 23rd which is now worse than the 24th used to be, seems everybody had the same idea, so this week we have started buying non perishable xmas treats so we only have the fresh stuff to get on the 23rd.

cupcake88

You never know when to do your Xmas shop whether it’s gonna be too busy or whether or the food will be gone off the shelves , 

I’ll prob get on my Xmas snacks on Xmas eve but shop before hand for food .