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Christmas Bonus 2009
jenheiffer
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Was the £10 Christmas Bonus for those on qualifying benefits paid in Dec. 2009, or did I read somewhere that they had stopped paying it?
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really? if you are on benefits you get a Christmas bonus? Sorry if i sound a bit off but surely that cant be right?!0
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It was paid in December. They haven't stopped paying it - I got mine.Sealed pot challenge #232. Gold stars from Sue-UU - :staradmin :staradmin £75.29 banked
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You get Xmas bonus on certain benefits, its only £10 it hasnt gone up for donkeys years if it had it be more like £50 now
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/On_a_low_income/DG_10018704
Who is eligible?
To get a Christmas Bonus you must be a resident in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, any EEA country, or Switzerland. You must also be entitled to at least one of the following benefits in the qualifying week (normally the first full week of December):brians_daughter wrote: »really? if you are on benefits you get a Christmas bonus? Sorry if i sound a bit off but surely that cant be right?!0 -
brians_daughter wrote: »really? if you are on benefits you get a Christmas bonus? Sorry if i sound a bit off but surely that cant be right?!
It is only £10 so I don't think people go crazy with their spending because of it!0 -
I'm on CA and I received mine in early December.0
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It would be almost double that - £95.25 to be exact. When the Christmas Bonus was first introduced in the 1970s it was paid at the equivalent of the full weekly amount of basic State Pension at the time - £10. It just hasn't been increased since then.You get Xmas bonus on certain benefits, its only £10 it hasnt gone up for donkeys years if it had it be more like £50 now
Ireland introduced the same Christmas Bonus a year later and continues to link it to the full amount of their State Pension. At £10 the UK Christmas Bonus is now something of a joke.0 -
Actually Ireland has stopped the bonus altogether. They announced it in late 2009 the bonus would no longer be paid. In other words the Irish Government was broke and could no longer afford it. They got an extra full two weeks benefit at christmas on top on the normal week.0
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What's CA?kingfisherblue wrote: »I'm on CA and I received mine in early December.0 -
carers allowance which you can claim if you care for a disabled person who recieves middle or high rate DLA care for 35 hours or more a week.0
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brians_daughter wrote: »really? if you are on benefits you get a Christmas bonus? Sorry if i sound a bit off but surely that cant be right?!
Not all benefits so chill out.0
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