| Heading: |
Pensioners: Christmas Bonus |
| Question ID: |
1727919 |
| UIN: |
HL854 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-09-06 |
| Asking Member ID: |
302 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Rooker
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Rooker
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend (1) to remove the £10 Christmas bonus for qualifying pensioners, or (2) to restore it to its original value as a percentage of the basic pension. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-09-18 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4147 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Sherlock
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| Answering Member handle: |
MaeveSherlock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@MaeveSherlock
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| Answer text: |
The Government has no current plans to revise the arrangements for the Christmas Bonus. The Christmas Bonus is an annual, tax-free, lump sum payment to pensioners and to working age people who are in receipt of certain qualifying benefits during the relev... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |