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Written question asked by Lord Brabazon of Tara (Conservative) on Monday, 7 December 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 December 2015. It was answered by Baroness Altmann (Conservative) on Friday, 11 December 2015 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Christmas Bonus

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total cost of distributing the £10 Christmas Bonus for pensioners.

Answer

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.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4298
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Costs Pensioners Christmas bonus
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk