The DWP say that the £10 Christmas bonus should normally be paid in the first full week in December, but we are now well into the second full week in December and we are still hearing from people who haven’t had theirs yet.

Have you had yours?  Let us know in the comments below.

How the Christmas bonus shows on your statement

The payment will normally show up as a single £10 payment with the reference ‘DWP XB’

It was originally introduced in 1972 and it was a payment of £10 way back then as well.

According to the Bank of England’s inflation calculator, if the Christmas bonus had kept pace with inflation it would now be worth £108.63.

Who is eligible

You must also get at least one of the following benefits in the ‘qualifying week’ - this is normally the first full week of December:

  • Adult Disability Payment
  • Armed Forces Independence Payment
  • Attendance Allowance
  • Carer’s Allowance
  • Child Disability Payment
  • Constant Attendance Allowance (paid under Industrial Injuries or War Pensions schemes)
  • Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance (once the main phase of the benefit is entered after the first 13 weeks of claim)
  • Disability Living Allowance
  • 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)
  • State Pension (including Graduated Retirement Benefit)
  • Severe Disablement Allowance (transitionally protected)
  • Unemployability Supplement or Allowance (paid under Industrial Injuries or War Pensions schemes)
  • War Disablement Pension at State Pension age
  • War Widow’s Pension
  • Widowed Mother’s Allowance
  • Widowed Parent’s Allowance
  • Widow’s Pension

What to do if you haven’t got your Christmas bonus

The DWP say you should contact the Jobcentre Plus office that deals with your benefits or the Pension service.  Unfortunately there does not seem to be an online form you can use to report non-payment.

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    Sue · 1 years ago
    I still havnt recieved mine. Was talking to someone yesterday who hadnt had theirs. They contacted pip to find out their award had been stopped and that was the reason for them not getting the bonus. 
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    Fakki10 · 1 years ago
    Haven't received 
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    Lucy · 1 years ago
    Haven't received mine, I'm on ESA
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    LadyV · 1 years ago
    Haven’t received 
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    Dean dale · 1 years ago
    Ive tried ringing pip today and there phone lines are closed what a joke
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    Dean dale · 1 years ago
    Ive not received mine
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    Trevor · 1 years ago
    Not got mine I'm a pensioner
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    Louisa · 1 years ago
    Ni I never had mine

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    Sylvia · 1 years ago
    Checked bank account today still haven't received £10 christmas bonus any other pensioners not received theirs yet, what's the hold up 
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    Redders · 1 years ago
    i have not had mine and don't even use job centre plus or pension people, so who do i get in touch with??
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    Issy C · 1 years ago
    Have checked my bank statement today and I haven’t received my £10 bonus yet
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    Karen baker · 1 years ago
    I havent had my £10 bonus have checked my bank twice cant see it
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    S brown · 1 years ago
    My wife and I are disabled and get p.I.p , we have not received the Xmas bonus yet either . 
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    Juliette smith · 1 years ago
    I put a note on my journal regarding this as get uc and pip and received the reply that I need to contact pip, not job centre as told
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      Aaron · 1 years ago
      @Juliette smith I get them both pip tild me thet dont do payment ring uc i rsng uc thry said thry dont payment its the dwp stul haven't  got mine i think both pip and uc haven't  got  a  clue who  ment to pay  they just love  sendimg u a wild goose chase 
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      John · 1 years ago
      @Juliette smith Donny think UC gets it, hence job centre not involved
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    Clare · 1 years ago
    Still waiting for my pip Christmas bonus Clare essez
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    Shane myles · 1 years ago
    sill not received my Christmas bonus 
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    Sweetpea · 1 years ago
    Haven't had mine yet, usually paid in the 14th.
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    Kelly-marie palmer · 1 years ago
    I still hasn’t had her Christmas bonus 
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    colin palmer · 1 years ago
    this happens to me every year no christmas bonus have to call them every year
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    Elaine · 1 years ago
    Not had mine yet. On pip in Scotland
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