Overview
- The bonus was issued in early December and typically appears on bank statements as 'DWP XB'.
- Eligibility requires receiving at least one qualifying benefit during the first full week of December and being ordinarily resident in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Gibraltar.
- Payments go into the same account as regular benefits and do not affect any other entitlements.
- A Telegraph writer, cited by Birmingham Live, argued for ending the bonus, claiming it reaches more than 18 million people at a cost of about £186 million and referencing wider welfare spending projections.
- People who believe they received a duplicate should contact Jobcentre Plus or the Pension Service, and those expecting the payment who have not received it by January 1 are advised to get in touch.