{"id":343295,"date":"2025-08-14T07:38:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T07:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/343295\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T07:38:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T07:38:15","slug":"people-on-state-pension-pip-and-other-benefits-due-extra-dwp-payment-later-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/343295\/","title":{"rendered":"People on State Pension, PIP and other benefits due extra DWP payment later this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

People will receive the one-off payment from the DWP if they are eligible during the qualifying week in December.<\/p>\n

Nearly 24 million people across the UK are claiming at least one benefit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). That number includes 13m older people in receipt of State Pension payments (classed a contributory benefit), 5.7m on Universal Credit and 3.7m Personal Independence Payment<\/a> (PIP) claimants.<\/p>\n

However many people, including those new to State Pension age retirement, or people in receipt of disability benefits such as the new devolved Pension Age Disability Payment<\/a>, or Adult\/Child Disability Payment, may not be aware of an annual bonus paid to claimants on certain benefits before Christmas.<\/p>\n

The DWP \u2018Christmas Bonus\u2019<\/a> is a one-off, tax-free payment of \u00a310 made to people in receipt of certain benefits – but not Universal Credit.<\/p>\n

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Those on the State Pension, PIP, devolved Scottish disability benefits, Attendance Allowance, Carer\u2019s Allowance – 23 benefits in total – will receive the money automatically before Christmas – if they meet the eligibility criteria during a specific qualifying period, which is typically the first full week in December.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s 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 day.<\/p>\n

Nobody needs to apply for the extra \u00a310 as it should automatically go into the account where you usually receive your benefit payment or State Pension. It usually shows as \u2018DWP XB\u2019 on bank statements and online accounts, but we will confirm the exact code to look out for nearer the time.<\/p>\n

The \u00a310 Christmas Bonus was introduced by Ted Heath\u2019s Conservative Government in 1972. It has not been uprated or increased since it launched over five decades ago and in today\u2019s money, it would be worth around \u00a3118 – when calculated under the composite price index published by the UK Office for National Statistics<\/a> (ONS).<\/p>\n

Who is eligible for the \u00a310 Christmas Bonus?<\/p>\n

To qualify for the Christmas Bonus you must be present or \u2018ordinarily resident\u2019 in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man, Gibraltar, during the qualifying week of December 1 – 7 (to be confirmed).<\/p>\n

The DWP will write to eligible claimants advising them that they will be receiving the \u00a310 bonus in December, but this sometimes arrives after the payment has been made.<\/p>\n

Qualifying benefits<\/p>\n

You must also get at least one of the following benefits in the qualifying week:<\/p>\n