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The Christmas Bonus is a tax-free payment paid to you if you are in receipt of one or more qualifying benefits. The payment is made before Christmas.
You will be entitled to a bonus if during the relevant week you are present or ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland, Great Britain, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar or any other EEA country and are entitled to a payment, during that week, of one of the following benefits:
The bonus is paid automatically with the qualifying benefit in most cases.
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.
One payment per entitled customer per year.
£10.00
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.
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