Millions of grandparents with a state pension to get Christmas bonus in DAYS – check exact code to keep an eye out for

MILLIONS of grandparents with a authorities pension volition person a Christmas bonus successful a fewer days' time.

The cash, which is courtesy of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), could beryllium paid from the archetypal week of December, according to the accustomed schedule.

For those eligible, the bonus of £10 volition beryllium transferred automatically into the relationship wherever pension payments are usually received - without the request to marque a claim.

It is tax free and usually comes done by December 25 astatine the latest.

If you're definite whether you person received the outgo before, cheque your slope statements for the codification "DWP XB".

All state pensioners are eligible, irrespective of their income, arsenic good arsenic those claiming DWP benefits.

There is simply a further database of 20 different benefits that, if you assertion them, mean you volition suffice for the bonus.

That's arsenic agelong arsenic they're inactive claiming the benefits during the qualifying week for the bonus.

This is usually the archetypal full week of December, which is December 1 - December 8 this year.

Who precisely is eligible for the Christmas bonus?

You'll request to unrecorded in, oregon beryllium a nonmigratory of, 1 of the pursuing countries:

• The UK
• The Channel Islands
• The Isle of Man
• Gibraltar
• Switzerland
• Any European Economic Area (EEA) country

You'll besides request to either beryllium connected a authorities pension oregon person astatine slightest 1 of the pursuing benefits successful the qualifying week to beryllium successful enactment for the tax-free cash:

• Adult Disability Payment
• Armed Forces Independence Payment
• Attendance Allowance
• Carer’s Allowance
• Child Disability Payment
• Constant Attendance Allowance (paid nether Industrial Injuries oregon War Pensions schemes)
• Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance (once the main signifier of the payment is entered aft the archetypal 13 weeks of claim)
• Disability Living Allowance
• Incapacity Benefit astatine the semipermanent rate
• Industrial Death Benefit (for widows oregon widowers)
• Mobility Supplement
• Pension Credit - the warrant element
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
• Severe Disablement Allowance (transitionally protected)
• Unemployability Supplement oregon Allowance (paid nether Industrial Injuries oregon War Pensions schemes)
• War Disablement Pension astatine State Pension age
• War Widow’s Pension
• Widowed Mother’s Allowance
• Widowed Parent’s Allowance
• Widow’s Pension

You won't person the £10 Christmas bonus if you are conscionable on Universal Credit.

If you are of authorities pension property but not presently claiming it, for illustration if you deferred it, you won't get the bonus.

How bash I claim?

If you're eligible for the payment, you won't person to marque a assertion and conscionable person to beryllium choky and wait.

You'll get it paid into the aforesaid relationship wherever you usually person your pension payments.

But inactive support an oculus connected your relationship implicit December to marque definite you've received it.

The outgo should amusement up successful your slope connection arsenic "DWP XB".

If you deliberation you suffice but don’t person a outgo automatically, you should interaction your local Pension Centre.

You tin find your nearest centre, including its telephone fig and address, by going connected the Government's website.

State Pension loophole

Your spouse whitethorn inactive get the £10 bonus if you are some implicit the State Pension age by the extremity of the qualifying week.

One of you volition request to beryllium claiming a qualifying benefit, specified as Pension Credit.

Both of you volition besides request to beryllium aged either 66 oregon supra by the commencement of December.

So, for example, a retired hubby whitethorn beryllium claiming Pension Credit and his woman is not, but his assertion makes them some eligible for the bonus.

However, you volition not get the money paid retired separately - alternatively a full of £20 volition beryllium paid successful 1 account.

And carnivore successful caput that your spouse who is claiming indispensable besides beryllium entitled to an summation successful their qualifying benefit.

So, for example, you tin beryllium entitled to an summation successful Pension Credit if you commencement surviving with your partner.

The payment tops up your play income to £213 if you’re azygous oregon your associated play income to £332.95 if you person a partner.

If an summation successful payment is paid for an big spouse that should beryllium shown connected the payment grant letters sent retired annually, oregon erstwhile the payment was archetypal claimed.

It volition usually accidental thing similar "extra magnitude paid for your partner" and springiness a figure.

If the payment is pension recognition the grant missive volition accidental thing similar "amount for you and your partner".