THOSE on Universal Credit could be eligible for an additional boost as the Christmas season quickly approaches.
From Armed Forces Independence Payments to State Pensions, millions could benefit from the extra cash this holiday season – are you eligible?
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The Department for Works and Pensions usually pays up during the first full week of December, and this year it’s expected households will receive £10.
The best part is, you don’t have to do anything – if you’re eligible, it will be paid into the account where you normally get benefit payments.
To claim your part of the Christmas cash, check if you are a part of one of DWP’s benefits:
- Armed Forces Independence Payment
- Attendance Allowance
- Carer’s Allowance
- Child Disability Payment
- Constant Attendance Allowance (paid under Industrial Injuries or War Pensions schemes)
- Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance (once the main phase of the benefit is entered after the first 13 weeks of claim)
- Disability Living Allowance
- Incapacity Benefit at the long-term rate
- Industrial Death Benefit (for widows or widowers)
- Mobility Supplement
- Pension Credit – the guarantee element
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
- State Pension (including Graduated Retirement Benefit)
- Severe Disablement Allowance (transitionally protected)
- Unemployability Supplement or Allowance (paid under Industrial Injuries or War Pensions schemes)
- War Disablement Pension at State Pension age
- War Widow’s Pension
- Widowed Mother’s Allowance
- Widowed Parent’s Allowance
- Widow’s Pension
The bonus isn’t available to those who receive Universal Credit only but someone on Universal Credit who also receives one of the qualifying benefits will receive it.
To qualify, as well as receiving one of the above benefits, you must also live in or be a resident of one of the following:
- The UK
- The Channel Islands
- The Isle of Man
- Gibraltar
- Switzerland
- Any European Economic Area (EEA) country
If you think that you qualify but didn’t receive the payment automatically, contact your local Jobcentre Plus or Pension Centre.
It comes as millions of households on Universal Credit could get thousands in extra cash – here’s how.
The Warm Home Discount is a £150 discount off energy bills, and payments usually begin in October.
You get the payment automatically if your electricity supplier is part of the scheme and you qualify.
And the £300 winter fuel payment is an annual tax-free benefit designed to help with heating costs through the colder months.
Most people who are eligible get it automatically like if you receive the state pension or benefits.
