The DWP's £10 Christmas "Bonus"

I haven't had the Christmas bonus yet, last year l got it on 19th December.

PoliticsNerd

growstuff

I've just checked the code which appeared and it doesn't seem to be anything to do with the Christmas bonus. I don't honestly know if I can be bothered. My idea of a good time isn't listening to 'information messages' from the Pension Service followed by hours of cheesy music.

Maybe I'll receive it anyway, so it will be a nice surprise.

The sum next to the code should help tell you what it is. The Christmas Bonus code is, sadly, XB.

There is a list of DWP codes you can download if you Google it but there is no CR on it.

I wonder what this code on my statement is all about. It looks like Pension Credit, but I don't receive Pension Credit and have never applied for it because I know I wouldn't receive anything. It looks to me as though the computer was having an off day.

We have an elderly support group in our town too. It may be worth checking if there is one in your town.

Thanks.
That's useful to know.

If anyone is having trouble staying warm it might be worth seeing if you have a Green Doctor team near you.

They describe themselves as "energy efficiency experts offering free, impartial advice to help people take control of their bills and save energy in the home."

They are my newest discovery and seem to be a Not For Profit Company. They work with councils and companies that offer help as far as I can tell.

growstuff - got it 👍thankyou x

The Bonus was being paid in week commencing in 2 December.

growstuff

I've just checked the code which appeared and it doesn't seem to be anything to do with the Christmas bonus. I don't honestly know if I can be bothered. My idea of a good time isn't listening to 'information messages' from the Pension Service followed by hours of cheesy music.

Maybe I'll receive it anyway, so it will be a nice surprise.

The sum next to the code should help tell you what it is. The Christmas Bonus code is, sadly, XB.

There is a list of DWP codes you can download if you Google it but there is no CR on it.

Aveline

The Christmas number one?

Yep.
I'd like to think so.

Honestly, my voice would move most people to tears.

Help all those who haven't received their £10, across the UK.

Hang on, I'm not sure I've had my £10 either, now I think about it.

The Christmas number one?

What are you going to do with the money you raise?

growstuff

I want to know why I haven't received my £10.

On the 27 November, there's a reference on my bank statement P* xxxxx CR, but there's nothing written next to it and my balance didn't increase.

Presumably there's been some kind of computer error, but is it worth trying to contact somebody for £10?

I feel victimised!

I'll sing a song about it.

I've just checked the code which appeared and it doesn't seem to be anything to do with the Christmas bonus. I don't honestly know if I can be bothered. My idea of a good time isn't listening to 'information messages' from the Pension Service followed by hours of cheesy music.

Maybe I'll receive it anyway, so it will be a nice surprise.

I must check to see; I get my pension weekly.

I want to know why I haven't received my £10.

On the 27 November, there's a reference on my bank statement P* xxxxx CR, but there's nothing written next to it and my balance didn't increase.

Presumably there's been some kind of computer error, but is it worth trying to contact somebody for £10?

I feel victimised!

I don’t think the eligibility for the other groups changed did it?

crazyH

What baffles me, is how they have come to the conclusion that I am not entitled to WFA - I don’t remember completing any forms or making any declaration regarding my income. Sorry if I have asked this before.

You don't receive Pension Credit, for which you would have completed forms, so are not entitled.

Actually , it's become a targeted benefit for several groups of people, not just those in receipt of Pension Credit.

Didn't I say that?
I believe I did.

Casdon

Who gets it who is over pension age but not on pension credit Allira, I thought that was the only eligibility criteria?

I wasn't referring just to pensioners obviously but to the criteria for eligibility.

Who gets it who is over pension age but not on pension credit Allira, I thought that was the only eligibility criteria?

Casdon

Allira

argymargy

Winter fuel allowance has not been axed.

How would you describe it?

Axed - To reduce or eliminate
It's been axed. Splintered pieces remain for some people.

No, it’s become a targeted benefit for people receiving pension credit. It’s not splintered, it’s quite clear, even if you don’t agree with it.

Actually , it's become a targeted benefit for several groups of people, not just those in receipt of Pension Credit.

Do people think that axed means done away with altogether?

Axe:
to reduce services, jobs, payments, etc. a lot or completely without warning or in a single action

So it has been splintered - been reduced, not done away with completely but still given in several directions.

What baffles me, is how they have come to the conclusion that I am not entitled to WFA - I don’t remember completing any forms or making any declaration regarding my income. Sorry if I have asked this before.

PoliticsNerd

Why are you in this situation, keepingquiet. Income related benefits are there to be claimed and you can get help finding out which are appropriate. However, you do need to claim in order to get these.

I do apologise- I was being sarcastic after reading another thread on here about people freezing to death...

Why are you in this situation, keepingquiet. Income related benefits are there to be claimed and you can get help finding out which are appropriate. However, you do need to claim in order to get these.