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Christmas Bonus

Volume 491: debated on Monday 20 April 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of Christmas bonuses were paid in (a) December 2008, (b) January 2009 and (c) February 2009; and how many and what proportion of such bonuses he expects to be paid in (d) March and (e) April 2009. (262344)

The standard £10 Christmas bonus was paid as normal before Christmas to all those who qualified. Information on when the additional Christmas bonus was paid is in the table.

Actual and forecast volumes for additional £60 payment

Volume payments made/expected to be made

Percentage of forecasted total

December 2008

Nil

Nil

January 2009

12,216,750

79.63

February 2009

1,433,420

9.34

March 2009

1,692,590

11.03

April 2009

Nil1

Nil

Notes:

1. Exceptionally there may be some clerical payments.

2. All payments figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

3. The total volume of payments to be made is 15,342,751.

Source:

Special Payment Programme Weekly Review document 4 March 2009