52It is true that the Christmas bonus is to be granted or refused and its amount calculated by taking into account the amount of income from pensions received by the beneficiary. However, this is an objective, legally defined criterion which gives entitlement to that bonus without the competent authority being able to take other personal circumstances into consideration. Therefore, the grant of the Christmas bonus is not dependent on an individual assessment of the claimant’s personal needs, which is a characteristic feature of social assistance (see, to that effect, judgments in Hughes, C‑78/91, EU:C:1992:331, paragraph 17; Acciardi, C‑66/92, EU:C:1993:341, paragraph 15; and De Cuyper, C‑406/04, EU:C:2006:491, paragraph 23).
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