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Decision due for legacy benefit claimants waiting on court ruling over possible £1,500 back payments
18.02.2022 - 14:55 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A High Court judge is due to give his ruling on a legal challenge over the UK Government's decision not to extend the £20 uplift to more than two million people on legacy benefits to help support them during the coronavirus pandemic.
Benefit claimants on Universal Credit received a £20 weekly increase from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from April 2020 to October 2021 to help them pay for additional costs incurred during the coronavirus crisis and subsequent lockdowns.
However, the uplift was not extended to those on older benefits such as Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) - which campaign groups say disproportionately affected disabled people. Two disabled people who claim ESA brought the challenge to the DWP decision.
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On November 17 and 19, 2021, evidence was submitted in writing to the High Court as part of a judicial review on behalf of four recipients of legacy benefits who contend that the failure to provide them with the £20 weekly uplift which was given to claimants of Universal Credit constituted “unlawful discrimination.”
If successful, backdated payments amounting to some £1,500 could be awarded.
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The ruling is due to be delivered at 10am this morning - Friday, February 18.
We will update this story when the judgement has been delivered.
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