Millions of benefit claimants are expected to miss out on £720 backdated payments. It comes after a court ruling this week, upholding the ruling that government won't be required to backdate payments for people on legacy benefits.
The decision follows four benefit claimants who took the DWP to High Court in November 2021. They argued it was "unfair" to exclude legacy benefit claimants, including Employment Support Allowance and Jobseekers’ Allowance, from the £20 Universal Credit uplift during the coronavirus pandemic.
LancsLive reports nearly two million people on legacy benefits did not receive the payments. They were allowed to appeal the decision, however, the High Court upheld the ruling and the Government won't be required to backdate payments for people on legacy benefits.
