DLA £10 Christmas Bonus

[stigofthedump]

Sorry I know this is only a minor thing, but have those entitled to this £10 received it? I get high rate DLA and in ESA Support Group but had no letter or payment.

[Stigman]

Hi,

 

The £10 Christmas bonus for ESA was paid in to Bank Accounts at the beginning of this month.

 

Check your statements online to see if this has been paid in, if not give them a ring and listen to a horrible version of the four seasons!

 

Stigman

[Perseus1]

I went down the pub and spent mine all in one go. Saved a whole evening heating bills. I thought I got it because I was over 60 though.

[sirbob10]

Hi

 

 

My husbands DLA is due on the 24th Dec so expect the £10 then but as regards his ESA he hasn't received the £10. He had a payment on the 13th Dec for the normal amount and the next payment is due on the 27th Dec.

 

 

He is in receipt of ESA (CB) and is in the Support Group. Does that make any difference

 

 

Thanks

Joanne

[45002]

The £10.00 is paid as a separate payment, usually 1st week in December !

https://www.gov.uk/christmas-bonus/eligibility

 

Hi

 

My husbands DLA is due on the 24th Dec so expect the £10 then but as regards his ESA he hasn't received the £10. He had a payment on the 13th Dec for the normal amount and the next payment is due on the 27th Dec.

 

He is in receipt of ESA (CB) and is in the Support Group. Does that make any difference

 

Thanks

Joanne

 

DLA/ESA are been paid early due to Xmas,click on below link.

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?413170-Benefits-over-the-Festive-Season-2013-14-Courtesy-of-poster-45002&p=4423107&viewfull=1#post4423107

Edited December 19, 2013 by 45002

[sirbob10]

Hi

 

 

I've just rang them and got through straight away. They say payment was authorised but never released so they are going to find out why and call back.

[dyfed]

Would it not cost you more than £10 to ring the dwp?

[45002]

Would it not cost you more than £10 to ring the dwp?

 

Depends where you call a 0845 number from

 

BT fixed line 4p a minute http://www.area-codes.org.uk/0845-numbers.php

 

and depending what price plan your on,you can get a hours worth of free 0845 calls !

 

It's when you use mobiles cost soar,as the above link shows you....

 

From a BT landlineUp to 4p/minCheck costs

 

From an EE mobile phoneUp to 40p/minCheck costs

 

From an O2 mobile phoneUp to 25p/minCheck costs

 

From an Orange mobile phoneUp to 35p/minCheck costs

 

From a T-mobile mobile phoneUp to 40p/minCheck costs

 

From a Three mobile phoneUp to 35p/minCheck costs

 

From a Vodafone mobile phoneUp to 14p/min

[RaeUK]

... and depending what price plan your on,you can get a hours worth of free 0845 calls ! ...

Yep, very happy with my BT price plan. Means I never have to worry about phoning the DWP as it's always a free call.

[hillards]

My £10 bonus was paid with the normal ESA on Dec 6th. You only get one £10 payment, no matter how many benefits you have. I did check, in case they had felt generous, when my DLA went into the bank on the 10th...

 

Just to add to 0845 call costs, I'm on Virgin Media cable for my home phone. It's 11.24p connection charge plus 10.22p per minute, unless you're on a talk plan that includes 0845 calls, on they only do it on the most expensive plan. I made a call to the DWP in March, about my ESA, and was charged £6.45 for one call.

[swinginapig]

My £10 bonus was paid with the normal ESA on Dec 6th. You only get one £10 payment, no matter how many benefits you have. I did check, in case they had felt generous, when my DLA went into the bank on the 10t

Just to add to 0845 call costs, I'm on Virgin Media cable for my home phone. It's 11.24p connection charge plus 10.22p per minute, unless you're on a talk plan that includes 0845 calls, on they only do it on the most expensive plan. I made a call to the DWP in March, about my ESA, and was charged £6.45 for one call.

I had two bonuse"s paid into my bank on 3rd December, one for DLA and one for ESA..

[hillards]

I had two bonuse"s paid into my bank on 3rd December, one for DLA and one for ESA..

Unless it was for 2 different people, they'll be asking for it back once they realise... See https://www.gov.uk/christmas-bonus

[45002]

My £10 bonus was paid with the normal ESA on Dec 6th. You only get one £10 payment, no matter how many benefits you have. I did check, in case they had felt generous, when my DLA went into the bank on the 10th...

 

Just to add to 0845 call costs, I'm on Virgin Media cable for my home phone. It's 11.24p connection charge plus 10.22p per minute, unless you're on a talk plan that includes 0845 calls, on they only do it on the most expensive plan. I made a call to the DWP in March, about my ESA, and was charged £6.45 for one call.

 

That's disgust of Virgin 11.24p connection charge plus 10.22p per minute

[hillards]

That's disgust of Virgin 11.24p connection charge plus 10.22p per minute

Tell me about it ! Detailed on P6 of http://store.virginmedia.com/content/dam/eSales/Downloads/011113%20Residential%20Cable%20V1.pdf

 

To add to the insult, when I first called the DWP the lady I spoke to INSISTED that calls to their 0845 number were free, or I would not have called it. Bearing that in mind, the DWP refunded the cost of the call and I now have a VOIP service active where I pay only 3p a minute to 0845. I'll not make the same mistake again.

[swinginapig]

Unless it was for 2 different people, they'll be asking for it back once they realise... See https://www.gov.uk/christmas-bonus

No it wasnt for 2 people it was for me, showed up on Bank Account as DLA £10 and an extra £10 added to my Esa, both was paid on 3rd December, am sure DWP will be in touch if I have been overpaid lol..... I thought it to be strange when I received a letter from DLA stating they would be paying me the £10 bonus as I have never received it before in the last 20 years. I have always received the bonus from firstly invalidity benefit then incapacity benefit and then more recently from Esa....

Edited December 22, 2013 by swinginapig