Overview

• No application is needed, with the tax‑free £10 paid into the usual account and typically labelled “DWP XB” on statements.
• The qualifying week is expected to run from December 1 to 7, with residency required in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Gibraltar during that period.
• Claimants must be on one of 23 specified benefits such as State Pension, PIP, Attendance Allowance or Carer’s Allowance, and Universal Credit does not qualify.
• Each partner in a couple gets £10 if both receive a qualifying benefit, and partners not on a qualifying benefit may be eligible only under specific over‑State‑Pension‑age conditions.
• Introduced in 1972 and never uprated, the £10 bonus would be worth about £118 today, and it is paid separately from regular benefit or pension payments.