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The Christmas Bonus is a one-off tax-free £10 payment to people who get certain benefits - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim

• Overview

  The Christmas Bonus is a one-off tax-free £10 payment made before…

• What you'll get

  The Christmas Bonus is a one-off payment of £10. If you get more than one…

• Eligibility

  To get a Christmas Bonus you must be present or ‘ordinarily resident’ in…

• How to claim

  You do not need to claim the Christmas Bonus - you should get it…

• Further information

  If you’re part of a married couple, in a civil partnership or living…

Check the tariff classification for lighting strings or light chains used for Christmas trees.

• Updated: 2 November 2022

Availability of our contact centre over the 2025 to 2026 festive period.

• Updated: 23 December 2025

Weekly UKHSA report for the 2025/26 season, monitoring respiratory viruses.

• Updated: 5 February 2026

Got a new tablet, smart watch or connected toy for Christmas? Take 5 minutes to set up 2-step verification and keep cyber criminals out of your home.

• Updated: 27 December 2025

Almost 240,000 fake Labubus have been seized at the border in a blow to criminals looking to cash in on demand for this year’s must-have Christmas present.

• Updated: 23 December 2025

Take the bus for a festive day out this Christmas.

• Updated: 12 December 2025

Seasonal workers encouraged to check their pay to ensure they're not out of pocket.

• Updated: 15 December 2025

Guidance for the Christmas period.

• Updated: 24 December 2020

How to make sure that your products are properly checked for conformity and your technical documents are managed correctly.

• Updated: 17 May 2024