Christmas Bonus this year?

JF7891
JF7891 Scope Member Posts: 146 Empowering
in Money and bills

Anybody know whether we will get the £10 Christmas bonus again this year?

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing

    Yes, if entitled, it hasn’t been scrapped. https://www.gov.uk/christmas-bonus/eligibility

  • Amaya_Ringo
    Amaya_Ringo Online Community Member Posts: 417 Championing

    I haven't had it in three years, so I don't expect to get it this year either. If you got it last year, there's no reason to suppose you won't get it this year though.

  • Emilee
    Emilee Online Community Member Posts: 349 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/946971#Comment_946971

    Are you claiming the correct benefits to be eligible for it? It is not always paid as a separate payment, but a £10 increase on one payment, many people do not notice it because of this.

  • Amaya_Ringo
    Amaya_Ringo Online Community Member Posts: 417 Championing

    I used to get it and a separate letter for it - now I get neither and my payments have been the same. It changed when my payment day changed from a Tuesday to a Wednesday, but I don't feel comfortable contacting the DWP about it - I had such a traumatic PIP claim that I prefer not to engage with them unless it's essential.

    I've claimed PIP since 2017 and DLA prior to that, I only stopped getting the £10 in 2021.

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