Millions of people on State Pension, PIP and other benefits should have received the tax-free payment before New Year’s Day.
Christmas may seem like a distant memory for most people as we approach the last week of January, but several members of the Daily Record Money Saving Scotland Facebook group are still waiting on their annual £10 bonus payment from the Department for Work and Pensions .
People in Scotland claiming the new Pension Age Disability Payment - a devolved benefit gradually replacing Attendance Allowance north of the border - also eligible for the £10, if their claim is successful and was submitted before the start of the qualifying week on December 2. Latest Benefits News Who is eligible for the £10 Christmas Bonus? To qualify for the 2024 Christmas Bonus you must have been present or ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man, Gibraltar, during the qualifying week of December 2 - 8.
State Pension News Married or cohabiting couples and civil partnerships The DWP guidance explains that if you’re part of a married couple, in a civil partnership or living together as if you are and you both get one of the qualifying benefits you will each get a £10 Christmas Bonus payment.
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