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The Christmas Bonus is a one-off tax-free £10 payment to people who get certain benefits - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim

• Overview

  The Christmas Bonus is a one-off tax-free £10 payment made before…

• What you'll get

  The Christmas Bonus is a one-off payment of £10. If you get more than one…

• Eligibility

  To get a Christmas Bonus you must be present or ‘ordinarily resident’ in…

• How to claim

  You do not need to claim the Christmas Bonus - you should get it…

• Further information

  If you’re part of a married couple, in a civil partnership or living…

Find out about the updated SAYE Bonus Rate Mechanism.

• Updated: 26 May 2023

Find out about the Save As You Earn (SAYE) bonus rates and early leaver rates that apply from 18 August 2023.

• Updated: 7 August 2023

Tax and reporting rules for employers providing bonus payments to employees

Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.

• Updated: 31 December 2020

Guidance for reservists and their employers about what happens before, during and after mobilisation, applying to delay or cancel mobilisation, getting financial assistance, reservists' rights during redundancy

Find out the software requirements for reporting Lifetime ISA payments, transfers and withdrawals to HMRC.

• Updated: 9 August 2023

• Updated: 28 January 2022

• Updated: 28 January 2022

• Updated: 1 November 2019