Christmas Bonus
(asked on 18th December 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether recipients of the Christmas Bonus may pay it back.
This question was answered on 5th January 2015
The Christmas bonus is a payment of £10 made to people who receive State Pension and other qualifying benefits during the relevant week, normally the first week in December.
People are entitled to do what they wish with this payment and so they can repay it if that is their preference.
The Christmas bonus is generally not a separate payment but is combined with other pensions or benefits in a single payment.