President Dina Boluarte indicated this Sunday, December 18, that the amount of Christmas bonus that is delivered to the state workers. This payment for Christmas initially it was located at S/ 300.
The state workers must meet two requirements to access the Christmas bonus: have provided services towards the November 30, 2022 and have a job seniority of not less than three months by November 30.
How much is the increase in the Christmas bonus in December?
Dina Boluarte confirmed that the Christmas bonus for December 2022 will be S/ 500. S/ 500 will be the bonus to those who are on the (State) payroll and receive their bonus every Christmas”, he pointed out in “Full point”.
When is the Christmas bonus paid?
In accordance with Supreme Decree No. 283-2022-EF, the christmas bonus It will be paid only once together with the December payroll. This depends on the payment schedule established by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), labor lawyer Ricardo Herrera explained to La República.
A procedure is also provided for in the event that this payment was made before Boluarte’s announcement. “It usually happens —although it is not necessary— that the bonus is paid before the fortnight. In such a way, if it has already been paid and the president said that it will go up from S/ 300 to S/ 500, you would have to pay a refund of S/ 200″, Herrera said.
Who is responsible for collecting the Christmas bonus in December 2022?
The MEF specified that the payment of bonus corresponds to state workersas well as health personnel, university teachers, among others:
- Officials and servers appointed and hired under the labor regime of DL No. 276, Law No. 29944 and Law No. 30512.
- University professors referred to in Law No. 30220.
- Health personnel within Legislative Decree No. 1153.
- Permanent and casual workers in the public sector.
- Armed Forces and Police personnel.
- For teachers, the Christmas bonus is calculated in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 29944.
Source: Larepublica

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