Asked by: Lord Brabazon of Tara (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to change the £10 Christmas Bonus for pensioners.
Answered by Baroness Altmann
The Government has no plans to change the £10 Christmas Bonus.
Asked by: Lord Brabazon of Tara (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total cost of distributing the £10 Christmas Bonus for pensioners.
Answered by Baroness Altmann
This information is not available.
Both Pensioners and working age people in receipt of certain benefits receive the Christmas Bonus. Christmas Bonus payments are usually automatically generated based on receipt of a qualifying benefit. The cost of doing this is not separately identifiable from the administrative costs of the qualifying benefits.
Asked by: Lord Brabazon of Tara (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the value, in current prices, of the £10 Christmas Bonus for pensioners when it was first introduced.
Answered by Baroness Altmann
The Christmas Bonus was introduced in 1972 and was £10. In current (October 2015) prices, the value of the 1972 Christmas Bonus was £115.41.