Benefit claimants have lost a legal fight that asked for £1,560 in backdated payments from DWP.
Four claimants argued that against the decision to leave 'legacy benefits' out of the £20 a week rise in Universal Credit that came into force over the pandemic.
Between April 2020 and October, millions of people who were claiming Universal Credit was given an extra £20 a week on top of their payments but this was not extended to other groups.
