{"id":662564,"date":"2025-12-30T13:43:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T13:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/662564\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T13:43:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T13:43:18","slug":"dwp-one-off-payment-for-people-on-state-pension-pip-and-other-benefits-due-before-new-years-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/662564\/","title":{"rendered":"DWP one-off payment for people on State Pension, PIP and other benefits due before New Year\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

People will receive the DWP Christmas Bonus if they are eligible during the December qualifying period.<\/p>\n

Nearly 24 million people across the UK are in receipt of at least one benefit from the Department for Work and Pensions<\/a> (DWP), including 13 million older people receiving State Pension payments – classed as a \u2018contributory benefit\u2019.<\/p>\n

Many of those people should receive a \u00a310 Christmas Bonus<\/a> from the DWP by December 31 – payments started landing in bank accounts last week. The payments appear on bank statements as a Bank Giro Credit transaction with the claimant\u2019s National Insurance number followed by ‘DWP Xb’.<\/p>\n

However, guidance on GOV.UK<\/a> explains what to do if the money hasn\u2019t arrived by Hogmanay. It 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ MORE: DWP confirms New Year payment date changes this week for people on State Pension or benefits<\/a>READ MORE: Full list of one-off payments due to land in banks accounts before New Year\u2019s Day<\/a><\/p>\n

Jobcentre Plus offices and phone lines are closed on New Year’s Day, but re-open in England and Wales on Friday, January 2.<\/p>\n

Scottish Jobcentres and phone lines are closed on New Year\u2019s Day and Friday, January 2, they re-open on Monday, January 5.<\/p>\n

This year, people in Scotland claiming the new Pension Age Disability Payment – a devolved benefit that has now replaced Attendance Allowance north of the border – will also qualify for the \u00a310, if their claim is successful.<\/p>\n

Similarly, those on Adult Disability Payment, Child Disability Payment or Carer Support Payment, are also eligible for the payment – but it will come from DWP and not Social Security Scotland.<\/p>\n

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

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.<\/p>\n

The DWP will write to eligible claimants advising them that they will be receiving the \u00a310 bonus in December, but this typically 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