£10 Xmas bonus

I always get a letter from DWP telling me it’s going into my account.

If you don’t need it, give to charity.

All is well - husband's £10 bonus went in the bank today

£10 was worth something on the 70s .I could buy a weeks shopping for that. Now its only a token , you don't get w letter about it. Probably most politicians don't know about it or I'm sure it would have been stopped years ago.

Mum used to buy a turkey with hers, when our children were small. She was widowed and always came to us at Christmas.

Good point also true regarding cold weather payment.

This is my husband's first Christmas on PIP so, as I understand it, he should get the £10 bonus. Nothing so far though.

Yes,sadly,ill probably put it on the electricity

Yes its £10 per person.on one benefit only..its the DWP who are the last of the big spenders! Just what do they think we will 'splash out' on i wonder? Bah Humbug indeed! (actually,maybe thats all we can afford with it,humbugs?)

I'm desperate for that £10.
It's not going to buy much food- but hey. It helps.
It would be better if I could put the heating on and shift this pleurisy, food first though.
I can't believe how this year is ending. It is nothing like how things were even going back three months.

Fat finger day - government!

goverment☆

The £10 bonus is actually enshrined in law. To change it or abolish it would take a lot of time and hence cost that's why it's always pushed out of Parliament when anyone brings it up. Not the same with the winter fuel allowance, that isn't law, it's a concession from which ever goverment is in power.

When the Christmas bonus came out many years ago it was very useful. Now it probably does cost more in admin. I suppose they should really scrap it. I worked in a post office then and the people who received it were very grateful.

Must cost as much to administer what a waste !

2x taxi rides from Asda with my large shops.

Got mi ! All £10 of it ..... I don’t know what to ‘blow’ it on! So I’m gonna give it to ‘Crisis’.

Anyone is free to donate it to the charity of their choice.

now what can i spend my £10 on...? 10 loaves of bread .or more cat food..

no just £10.. scrooges at the DWP. bah hum bug

I suppose it is at least an acknowledgement of our continuing existence ...much to the annoyance of the government ! In France pensioners receive a 'Prime de Noel; which is a lot of money, AS WELL AS a lot for summer called 'Prime de vacation !'

Shelagh6 I agree with you. As with the winter fuel allowance, if one is in the fortunate position of not needing it, there are plenty of charities who would be grateful to receive it.

makes me laugh i get the 10 pound bonus all my neighbours get the 200 pound bonus and week before they get it you see the new freezers arrive, fireplaces, last year someone bought a arm chair,

when it was launched my nan bought herself a new winter coat and still had change to buy us lunch! And just think how many £10s have been saved by not having to pay the WASPI generation

The £10 bonus started in the early 1970s and has not increased in all that time.