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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Sam Barker

Benefits claimants brand £10 Christmas bonus 'a joke' - as perk hasn't changed since 1972

Benefits claimants have hit out at the annual £10 Christmas bonus for disabled and low-income people - with one calling it a "joke".

The benefit boost is paid in the first week of December to those on legacy benefits.

The £10 Christmas bonus was first paid in 1972 - and it has stayed at £10 ever since.

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