Christmas Bonus
Last updated April 2002
This benefit is dealt with by Jobcentre Plus. Find your local office.
What is it?
The Christmas Bonus is a tax-free payment paid, before Christmas, to customers who are getting one or more qualifying benefits.
Can I get it?
You must be entitled to at least one of these benefits on the first Monday in December, to claim a Christmas Bonus.
- Attendance Allowance
- Bereavement Allowance
- Constant Attendance Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance
- Incapacity Benefit at the long-term rate
- Pension Credit
- Industrial Death Benefit
- Carers Allowance
- Mobility Supplement
- Severe Disablement Allowance
- State Pension
- Unemployability Supplement or Allowance
- War Disablement Pension (if aged 65)
- War Widow's Pension
- Widowed Parent's Allowance
How do I claim?
The bonus is paid automatically in most cases.
How much will I get?
Rate of Christmas bonus: £10.00.
What else should I know?
How is it paid? By Girocheque or by increasing the amount of benefit payable by the amount of the Christmas Bonus in the specified week, usually the week beginning with the first Monday in December.
How long is it paid for? One payment per entitled customer per year.
A couple (married or unmarried) may receive two payments where both are entitled to a payment of a qualifying benefit.
An additional bonus may be paid for a married or unmarried partner provided:
- they are both over pensionable age by the end of the relevant week;
- the couple are living together as husband and wife; and either,
- the customer is entitled to a payment of an increase of the qualifying benefit for the other member of the couple; or
- the only qualifying benefit is Income Support.
Other help
Motability is an independent charity set up as a unique partnership between the Government, charitable and private sectors to help disabled people become mobile by offering contract hire or hire purchase facilities on cars and electric wheelchairs and scooters.
For further information, please contact:
Customer Service Dept
Motability
Warwick House
Roydon Road
Harlow
Essex
CM19 5PX
Phone: 01279 63 56 66.