Millions of DWP claimants could be given £774 each if a top court rules in their favour in the coming months.
Claimants brought a landmark challenge to the Court of Appeal on Wednesday, over how the DWP treated them during covid. Almost two million Universal Credit claimants were given a temporary £20-a-week boost for 18 months during the pandemic.
But this was not handed to people on old-style “legacy benefits”. Campaigners say this two-tier system was unlawful discrimination, because most people on legacy benefits are sick or disabled.
