£10/£60 one off payments for people on means tested benefits

emskyxx

Hi,

I have a couple of queries..

One is that, I'm currently on ESA - work related component (income based) and DLA middle rate care/low rate mobility.

My partner claims Carers Allowance for looking after me.

My first question is, I know I'll be entitled to the £10 christmas payment, my partner's carer's allowance is due to be paid in on Monday and they have paid him an extra £10.
Does that mean he'll get £10 and I'll get £10, or does the £10 he received cover us both?

Also, I've read a couple of articles on the internet recently about a £60 one off payment that is to be made between January and March, however I've only read information that points to it applying from 2009-2010.
I've not read anything about it applying in 2010-2011, does anybody know if it is still going or if it was scrapped as part of the government cuts or if it was just for last year..
If its still going then again, will my partner get a payment of £60 and I get a payment of £60 or will we get one payment of £60 that will cover us both?

I hope you can understand what I'm trying to ask, and any help would be much appreciated,

Thanks

anmarj

emskyxx wrote: »

Hi,

Also, I've read a couple of articles on the internet recently about a £60 one off payment that is to be made between January and March, however I've only read information that points to it applying from 2009-2010.
I've not read anything about it applying in 2010-2011, does anybody know if it is still going or if it was scrapped as part of the government cuts or if it was just for last year..
If its still going then again, will my partner get a payment of £60 and I get a payment of £60 or will we get one payment of £60 that will cover us both?

I hope you can understand what I'm trying to ask, and any help would be much appreciated,

Thanks

this was for the year 2009 only, no plans for this year.

sorry does not seem that long ago!!!

Doom_and_Gloom

anmarj wrote: »

this was for last year only, no plans for this year.

I believe the £60 payment was only January-March 2009 not January-March 2010. I doubt they will be doing it for January-March 2011.

kingfisherblue

You will get £10 Christmas bonus each. The £60 was a one-off payment and as far as I know, there are no plans to repeat it.

summerof0763

Doom_and_Gloom wrote: »

I believe the £60 payment was only January-March 2009 not January-March 2010. I doubt they will be doing it for January-March 2011.

i am still fighting to get this payment,as never received it.
was given runaround now dla seeing if i was on is at time,which i was.been fighting to get it for last year grrrrr

stargirl90

I am on DLA and I didn't receive the £60 this year, I received it in 2009, and it looks like it was a one-off.

debtmess

it was a one off for the year it was issued

i got £10 last year for ds3 (high rate dla) and £10 for me, as i get careers allowance for ds3

All_eBayed_Out

Well Ive got £63ish pending from CA going into my bank account tomorrow. This is a change from the usual amount every week of about £52/53. My memory is terrible!!

pwales_2

Just had my 10 extra today:d

murtle1981

my partner gets middle rate care dla, i get carers allowance and we get joint income support. My partner had a letter from DLA stating that he will be getting his £10 bonus before Tues 7th. Do i get a christmas bonus as well or do you just get one per couple?

JS477

You both will get the £10 bonus.