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24.01.2022 - 17:32 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Three severely disabled people have won a High Court challenge against the UK Government over "significant" drops in their incomes after they were moved on to the Universal Credit benefits system.
The trio, who cannot be named for legal reasons, brought a claim against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) arguing that payments covering their transition from old legacy benefits to the newer system were unlawful and discriminatory.
Last year, the court heard that two of the people in the case - a man in his 50s known as TP with a terminal illness and AR, another man in his 40s who suffers from bipolar disorder - were required to make a new Universal Credi t claim after moving to new homes in different local authority areas.
This "trigger event" meant the pair faced a "cliff-edge reduction of income" from the loss of their severe disability premium (SDP) and enhanced disability premium (EDP) - support available under the pre-existing 'legacy benefits' regime.
Under the transition from older benefits to Universal Credit, the two men receive £120 per month in top-up payments, but their overall loss is more than £170 per month, their barrister Zoe Leventhal told the court in written arguments.
A third adult, a woman in her 30s who is profoundly deaf and living with fibromyalgia, is also bringing a claim on behalf of her deaf son. She was required to move on to Universal Credit after her partner moved in, leading to losses of more than £400 per month.
In a related case in 2018, the High Court ruled that those receiving additional SDP and EDP were unlawfully discriminated against when transferred to Universal Credit after moving to a different local housing authority area and receiving less money.
The court heard
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