The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has started issuing the £10 Christmas Bonus to eligible benefit claimants in the UK. Over 23 million people are receiving at least one benefit from the DWP, with many eligible for the bonus automatically. Those on Universal Credit are not eligible for the payment.
Members of the Daily Record Money Saving Scotland Facebook group have confirmed that payments of the £10 Christmas Bonus from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) have started to land in bank accounts. The payments appear on bank statements as a Bank Giro Credit transaction with the claimant’s National Insurance number followed by ' DWP Xb'. More than 23 million people across the UK are claiming at least one benefit from the DWP , including 12.
9 million older people receiving State Pension payments, which is classed as a ‘contributory benefit’ are due to receive the £10 payment automatically before the end of December. It's important to be aware that 7.2m people on Universal Credit do not qualify for the £10 payment. Updated guidance on GOV.UK explains what to do if the money hasn’t arrived by New Year’s Day. The guidance states: “If you think you should get it, but have not by 1 January, contact the Jobcentre Plus office that deals with your payments or the Pension Service.” Jobcentre Plus offices and phone lines are closed on New Year's Day, but re-open in England and Wales on Thursday, January 2. Scottish Jobcentres and phone lines re-open on Friday, January 3. This year, people in Scotland claiming the new Pension Age Disability Payment - a devolved benefit gradually replacing Attendance Allowance north of the border - will also qualify for the £10, if their claim is successful. The new disability benefit for older people launched in Argyll and Bute, Highland, Aberdeen City, Orkney and Shetland - find out more here. Similarly, those on Adult Disability Payment, Child Disability Payment or Carer Support Payment, will also be eligible for the payment - but it will come from DWP and not Social Security Scotland. Latest Benefits News It’s worth noting that the DWP will issue this as a separate payment, independent of your scheduled State Pension or benefit payment, so it may arrive on a different da
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