UK households claiming certain benefits will be sent a free one-off payment from the government this December.

The tax-free £10 Christmas Bonus will be paid to those who are eligible by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in the ‘qualifying week’ next month.

The DWP has said this is normally the first full week of December, so eligible households should receive the money by December 8.

The £10 bonus is paid automatically so you don’t need to do anything to get it, but you do have…