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State pensioners will be getting an extra bonus payments before Christmas.

The DWP will once again be handing out the Christmas Bonus during December.

The free cash payment is targeted at more vulnerable groups including older people and those with disabilities and medical conditions.

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It's worth an extra £10 and should arrive in bank accounts automatically in December just before Christmas, so there's no need to apply.

It's designed to help with added costs over the expensive festive period, though critics say it should be worth much more in order to make a real difference.

It comes on top of other support going t

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