The will soon issue its annual bonus to millions of people claiming certain .

The bonus is worth £10 and is paid automatically, which means you don't need to put in a claim to get it. It is tax-free and does not affect any other benefits you're claiming. The bonus is normally paid to everyone who is eligible at the start of December. There is no set date for when it will arrive.

However, the latest you should receive your payment by is December 31. The DWP advises anyone who has not received their bonus by January 1 to contact the that deals with your benefit payments or the .

Do you think the £10 Christmas bonus is enough? Let us know: mirror.money.saving@mirror.co.uk

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The Christmas bonus should show up as "DWP XB" on your bank statement - so keep an eye out on this to see when you've been paid. You have to be claiming one of the following benefits in the "qualifying week" set by the DWP to get the Christmas bonus:

• Adult Disability Payment

• Armed Forces Independence Payment

• Attendance Allowance

• Carer’s Allowance

• Child Disability Payment

• Constant Attendance Allowance (paid under Industrial Injuries or War Pensions schemes)

• Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance (once the main phase of the benefit is entered after the first 13 weeks of claim)

• Disability Living Allowance

• Incapacity Benefit at the long-term rate

• Industrial Death Benefit (for widows or widowers)

• Mobility Supplement

• Pension Credit - the guarantee element

• Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

• State Pension (including Graduated Retirement Benefit)

• Severe Disablement Allowance (transitionally protected)

• Unemployability Supplement or Allowance (paid under Industrial Injuries or War Pensions schemes)

• War Disablement Pension at State Pension age

• War Widow’s Pension

• Widowed Mother’s Allowance

• Widowed Parent’s Allowance

• Widow’s Pension

The qualifying week is normally the first full week of December. You must also be present or "ordinarily resident" in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Gibraltar during the qualifying week. If you’re a married couple, in a civil partnership or living together, you can both get the Christmas bonus if you qualify.

If one partner does not receive one of the benefits listed above, they may still be eligible if you're both over state pension age and also "ordinarily resident" in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland.

You must also be entitled to an increase of a qualifying benefit for your partner or civil partner, or the only qualifying benefit you’re getting is Pension Credit. Families have previously criticised the Christmas bonus as an "insult" as the payment has not ever been permanently increased since its launch. It was briefly raised to £70 in 2008 to support people during the financial crash but was reduced back to £10 the following year.

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