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Millions could get £1,040 benefits back pay after coronavirus hike to Universal Credit The £20 a week boost - paid to about 6m families on Universal Credit since March 2020 - excludes two million people on other benefits, including the disabled and carers Updated Disabled people and others not on Universal Credit could be in line for a £20 a week increase in payments (Image: Getty) Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide ...

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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 Updated The uplift excludes two million people who have not yet switched to Universal Credit (Image: Nottingham Post / Picture It) Never miss another Nottinghamshire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice....

Universal Credit court battle means benefit claimants could get £1,000 in back pay The lifeline Covid support payment excluded those on 'legacy benefits' Updated 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...

DWP court battle means millions could get £1,000 benefits back pay The Department for Work and Pensions faces a battle in the high court over benefits like ESA Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up for our regular free newsletter for court stories sent straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivac...