£10 Xmas Bonus. Has it been scrapped?

I received £10 DLA bonus on the 3rd and received ESA on the 4th but nothing added on to that. So haven't got a ESA bonus. i didn't even realise they did lol.

HellHathNoFury wrote: I received £10 DLA bonus on the 3rd and received ESA on the 4th but nothing added on to that. So haven't got a ESA bonus. i didn't even realise they did lol.

Hi HHNF,

I am afraid that you can only receive the one £10 Xmas Bonus, even if you are in receipt of more than one of the qualifying benefits.

If a claimant is only entitled to the Xmas Bonus due to their receipt of ESA alone, then it is paid on top of/added to the ESA payment.

Whereas with other qualifying benefits (such as DLA) it is paid separately.

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Christmas bonus will be paid with DLA or if not then ESA but not with both.

Puccalove wrote: Christmas bonus will be paid with DLA or if not then ESA but not with both.

Not necessarily. Both my wife and I receive DLA and being retired State Pension. Our £10 Christmas Bonus has always been paid separately and not with our DLA.

I received mine today.

It was one payment, an additional £10.00 was added to my ESA payment

Well still had nothing paid in seperatly, is the last ESA payment of the year tomorrow and DLA on Xmas eve.

If there is still no sign of it having been added to either of these benefits, who should I contact? The DLA office or the Job centre plus that deals with our ESA?