The DWP have been taken to court over their £20 Universal Credit 'top up', which was not offered to those on 'legacy' benefits.
Nearly two million Britons could soon be awarded £774 each, after a landmark challenge was brought to the Court of Appeal over the DWP 's treatment of benefit claimants during the Covid pandemic.
This means that millions of benefit claimants missed out on the extra cash, but they could soon have the money backdated if the Court of Appeal grants the legal challenge. It was brought to the court by four claimants, who have accused the DWP of "unlawful discrimination".Campaigners say that most people on legacy benefits are sick or disabled, which meant that they were in need of the extra cash that was not awarded to them during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
Jamie Burton KC, for the four claimants, accepted that there "clearly were some technical problems" at first. However, he told the court that the DWP should have acted within 18 months. And this could affect nearly two million claimants of Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support and income-based JSA. However, the DWP would not necessarily be forced to give everyone back payments if the campaigners won.
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