DWP Christmas Bonus 2022 Payment Date

December is the traditional month for some benefits claimants to get an extra tax-free DWP holiday bonus payment of £10.

The £10 DWP Christmas payments go out during the qualifying week (we understand it will be the 6th to 10th of December).

Find out if you are eligible to receive the one-off UK DWP Christmas Bonus payment and when you could get the money.

Note: This information about the DWP XB payment 2022 (Bonws Nadolig) is also available in Welsh language (Cymraeg).

As a rule, the Xmas bonus is an automatic payment. So, it should go straight into your bank account (like most of the usual payment dates for benefits and allowances).

Claimants who qualify for the Christmas Bonus DWP should receive the money before the holiday period. So, it is usually paid in the first full week of December.

Note: The annual Department for Work and Pension gratuity may show as ‘DWP XB on bank statement‘. The 2022 Xmas bonus will not affect your claim or your rights to claim welfare benefits.

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DWP Christmas Holiday Bonus Eligibility

You must meet several conditions to get the Job Seekers JSA Christmas Bonus. It is only available for individuals who are receiving one of the qualifying benefits during the week that it gets paid.

Here’s how it works:

You must also be present in the country or meet United Kingdom residency conditions. Your eligibility to get DWP Christmas payments depends on two main factors:

1. You must be present in the United Kingdom during the qualifying week. Being ‘ordinarily resident’ means you could also qualify if you are in another country (such as Gibraltar, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands). You can check benefits and pensions for UK nationals in the EU, EEA or Switzerland on the GOV.UK website.
2. You must also be getting at least one of these benefits in the qualifying week (December 6th to 10th):

• Armed Forces Independence Payment
• Attendance Allowance
• Bereavement Allowance (previously Widow’s Pension)
• Carers Allowance Christmas Bonus
• Child Disability Payment (DLA for children)
• Constant Attendance Allowance (paid under Industrial Injuries or War Pensions scheme)
• Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance ESA Christmas Bonus (when entered into the main phase of the benefit after the first 13 weeks of claim)
• Disability Living Allowance: DLA Christmas Bonus 2022
• Incapacity Benefit at the long-term rate
• Industrial Death Benefit (for widows or widowers)
• Mobility Supplement
• Pension Credit (the guarantee element)
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP Christmas Bonus 2022 Payment Date)
• State Pension (Christmas Bonus 2022 includes Graduated Retirement Benefit)
• Severe Disablement Allowance (transitionally protected)
• Unemployability Supplement or Allowance (paid under Industrial Injuries or the War Pension Scheme)
• War Disablement Pension at State Pension age
• War Widow’s Pension
• Widowed Mother’s Allowance
• Widowed Parent’s Allowance

You do not get the Benefits Christmas Bonus UK if you have not claimed your State Pension and are not entitled to one of the other qualifying benefits.

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Definition:An Ordinarily Resident is ‘officially’ defined as a PERSON who is Ordinarily Resident in the United Kingdom and cannot be charged for National Health Service hospital healthcare. Broadly speaking, it means you live in the UK on a lawful, voluntary, and properly settled basis for the time being.

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Last time we checked:

Your partner may claim the Christmas Box even if they do not get one of the qualifying benefits. But, both of you must be over State Pension age by the end of the qualifying week.

But, your partner must be present (or ‘ordinarily resident’) in the United Kingdom during the qualifying week. On top of that, you must (either):

1. Only be receiving the Pension Credit benefit.
2. Have entitlement to an increase of a qualifying benefit for your partner (or civil partner).

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