Benefit recipients are fuming as the annual Christmas bonus hasn’t seen an uplift since its introduction in 1972.

Every December, a myriad of benefit claimants receive an annual bonus from the Department for Work and Pensions. However, thousands are left disgruntled as another year passes without this sum being adjusted for inflation.

The bonus was first introduced in 1972 as a tax-free payment to help cover the additional costs of the festive season for people claiming benefits.

Typically paid…