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 day
Over 22 million individuals across the UK are currently receiving at least one benefit from the Department for Work and Pensions . This figure includes 12.7 million older people who are receiving State Pension payments, a contributory benefit that is only available to those of retirement age who have made at least 10 years' worth of National Insurance Contributions.
While 23 benefits now qualify for the £10 payment, it's worth noting that some 5.7 million households claiming Universal Credit do not. The Department for Work and Pensions will issue this as a separate payment, independent of your scheduled State Pension or benefit payment, so it may arrive on a different day, reports the Daily Record.
The £10 Christmas Bonus was introduced by Ted Heath's Conservative Government in 1972. It has not been uprated or increased since it launched over five decades ago and in today's money, it would be worth around £165 - when calculated under the composite price index published by the UK Office for National Statistics .
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