Mysterious Payment from DWP

A question about : Mysterious Payment from DWP

Just checked my on-line banking like I do every day, and a payment of ten pounds has been paid in from the DWP which just says DWP XB BGC. I have absolutely no idea what this is, no letter etc. I already receive Incapacity Benefit, and that was paid in yesterday, so it's not that.

Any ideas?

Best answers:

• I'm not entirely sure but it could be the annual Christmas bonus paid around this time of year. I know I received it last year & I am on IB too.
• Yes, its your Ј10 Xmas bonus !! Spend it wisely and not all at once
• I got my Ј10 as well. I agree that it is Xmas bonus
• Hi
  We had our Ј10 Xmas bonus too Didnt even know you got one.
  PP
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• could it be a cold winter payment???
• i had mine as well for son aged 11 ,dont know what to spend it on though?
• son aged 11?
  should only be for families with children under 5, unless you on IB?
• Hehe got mine too - now, what can I get for Ј10?
  **hops over to shop dont drop page**
• Now don't all be jealous but we've had 2 lots this week, hubby got his incapacity Ј10 on Wednesday and I got an extra Ј10 on my carers allowance so we're feeling rather rich
  Funnily enough we were just talking about this last week, we were trying to work out how long they've been paying the Ј10 bonus, I'm sure my mother-in-law was getting it about 15 years ago, whatever happened to inflation?
• AFAIK cristmas bonus has just about been on from the start, in one form of the other.
  If you think thats tight, have a look at age addition for people who reach 80, 25p a week since 1971 , its also included as income in means tested benefits like pension credit
• yes it is the xmas bonus but any idea what the BGC means please?
• Bank Giro Credit
• This thread was started - 3rd December 2005! I would think by now that the OP will have realised that the payment was the Christmas Bonus and also what the initials BGC means by now!
• I've got one and am not receiving disability so it must be for being a pensioner or receiving heating allowance.
  Don't know where they find all this extra money in these hard times!
  Ooops! just seen how old this thread is.
• I have got Ј10 Christmas Bonus (State Pensioner) and so has husband (Incapacity Benefit).
  Actually tbh I think that is one of the cuts the Coalition SHOULD make, what a waste of money.
• Well I was looking to see if carers allowance had increased - as that is the only benefit I get and it's Ј10 more than I expected this month - but it sounds like I get the Ј10 bonus as well? Didn't know that!
  Happy Christmas everyone!