DWP battle means millions of benefits claimants could be owed over £1,000 in backpay
The Government is facing a legal battle over the lifeline £20 uplift
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The uplift excludes two million people who have not yet switched to Universal Credit (Image: Nottingham Post / Picture It)
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Universal Credit court battle means benefit claimants could get £1,000 in back pay
The lifeline Covid support payment excluded those on legacy benefits
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Some claimants were left out of the Covid uplift payments (Image: PA)
A legal battle over whether it was fair to exclude some claimants from extra Covid support could see more than two million people get £1,040 in back pay. At the start of the pandemic, Chancellor Rishi Sunak introduced a £20 a week uplift for more than six million Universal Credit claimants struggling due to Covid. However, the boost, which was described as a lifeline, did not include those on so-called legacy benefits, the majority of whom are disabled, sick or carers, reports The Mirror.
DWP confirms start dates for PIP and Universal Credit face to face assessment
Priority will be given to new customers and young people
Department for Work & Pensions (Image: PA Wire/PA Images)
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Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit face-to-face assessments will resume next month.
Jodey Whiting, 42, from Stockton, Teesside, died 2017 after benefits were cut off
In a suicide note Ms Whiting wrote that her son Cory Bell is gonna end up dead
He later died from drug overdose after left unable to cope with mother s death
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