There can be several reasons why your entitlement to the holiday and December supplement varies from year to year.

These include:

• Income assumptions may change from year to year.

• The individual received an allowance for more months in the previous year than in the current year.

• Changed calculation rules in the new system. In the old system, it was a percentage of specific allowance categories, but in the new system, it is a fixed basic amount paid regardless of whether individuals are entitled to a home supplement or not.