Letter from DWP

robertt

Hi everyone, just received today brown envelope which I don't have a courage to open yet, I heard once the envelope arrives its not a good news. I'm receiving standard allowance since March 2020 and haven't received any correspondence yet until today. Can this be because they investigating me or want to stop the award, I haven't worked since March single hour so it's definitely not working hours related? I'm sorry for the message me sounding paranoid.. 

poppy123456

Hi,

A brown envelope doesn't always mean bad news. It's very unlikely to be anything to do with your current PIP award. As it's Christmas then it could be to do with the £10 Christmas bonus that those that are claiming PIP are entitled to. I guess you won't know until you open the letter.

chiarieds

Hi @robertt - try not to worry, tho I must admit I know the feeling about getting a brown envelope. However, my recent one just mentioned that my Christmas bonus, which is unfortunately only £10, would be paid into my bank account shortly. I'm guessing, at this time of year, that's what your letter will be about.

cupcake88

I got the ten pound but didn’t get the letter . But I know people who have got a letter so it’s prob that . Open it and see . 

robertt

Thank you guys, I received this £10 few days ago and now looking at the envelope wondering.. 

chiarieds

Must have been posting at the same time as Poppy. @robertt - please let us know if it's about your Christmas bonus.

cupcake88

I also feel that panic of day to day mail never mind brown evelope . 

poppy123456

robertt said:

Thank you guys, I received this £10 few days ago and now looking at the envelope wondering.. 

Yup the money usually goes into the bank before you receive the letter, exactly the same for everything with DWP. As you have received the £10 then the letter will be regarding this.

chiarieds

Money can go into your account before a letter; don't worry, this often happens.

cupcake88

I received my ten pound but no letter lol but then again I received my first pip payment and back pay weeks before any mail .

i would think If you got your award in March 2020 it would be way early for a review . 

And work doesn’t affect your pip any way so it wouldn’t be to do with that prob the 10 pound but let’s us know . 

robertt

Thank you Poppy, Woodbine, Chiarieds it's about Christmas bonus £10!

Those brown envelopes guys, those brown envelopes!! 

chiarieds

Hope you can relax now, & work out what you're going to buy with your Christmas bonus.

cupcake88

I got some Xmas treats for my dog with my bonus 

OverlyAnxious

Lol, I had the same panic yesterday upon seeing a brown envelope in the post box!!    Turned out the be the Xmas bonus letter...

I wonder how much it costs them to process and post these letters to thousands of people?  

Ross_Alumni

It's unanimous @robertt, nobody is overjoyed whenever a brown envelope falls through the letterbox. 

Glad it was just about the bonus, spend it wisely