Many people will receive an exclusive Christmas bonus from the government as a reaction to the increasing cost of living. The PS10 payout is designed to assist those who are receiving specific benefits during the holiday time.
The Christmas bonus will be paid to the accounts of the people who are eligible in a timely manner, according to Hull Live. The government’s tax-free, one-off Christmas gift will be PS10 and is usually delivered in the very first week of December.
It’s not required to be paid back. Here’s what you need to be aware of about the loan, and whether or not you’ll be eligible to receive it.
Who is eligible to receive this Christmas gift?
To qualify for this bonus you must to reside within Gibraltar, the UK, Channel Island, Isle of Man or Gibraltar during the week of qualifying. Also, you must receive at the very least one of the following benefits during the qualifying week, typically the first week in December:
- Adult Disability Benefit
- Armed Forces Independence Payment
- Attendance Allowance
- Carer’s allowance
- Child Disability Benefit
- Constant Attendance Allowance (paid in accordance with Industrial Injuries or War Pensions schemes)
- The benefit is based on contributions. Employment and Support Allowance (once the principal part of the benefit is established after the first 13 weeks of the claim)
- Disability Living Allowance
- Incapacity Benefit at a long-term rate
- Industrial Death Benefit (for widows and widowers)
- Mobility Supplement
- Pension Credit The guarantee component
- Pay for Personal Independence (PIP)
- State Pension (including Graduated Retirement Benefit)
- Severe Disability Assistance (transitionally protected)
- Unemployment Additional Allowance or Supplement (paid through 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
If you’ve not been able to claim the State Pension and you aren’t qualified for one of the other benefits that qualify, you will not be eligible for an extra Christmas bonus.
How do I claim?
You don’t have to do anything at all – you’ll get the PS10 money directly to you. If you believe that you are entitled to receive it but you haven’t received it, call your local Jobcentre Plus office that deals with your payments, or your Pension Service.
What will I get paid?
Pensions, benefits, and allowances are usually put into an account like that of your account at the banks. This could show as “DWP XB when you check your account statement.
