A court hearing is set to take place next week which could potentially result in people on legacy benefits being awarded more than £1,500 in backdated payments.
The appeal hearing is over the £20 weekly uplift which was paid to millions of people claiming Universal Credit during the coronavirus pandemic but not to those on legacy benefits. One of the litigants involved in the challenge confirmed on social media that the legal team representing four benefit claimants will present their case to the Court of Appeal on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.
The post, shared on Twitter, said: “I can now confirm that I have had word from legal counsel today that the hearing in the appeal of the #LegacyBenefits case will be held on 7th December 2022.” The legal team lost a High Court challenge over the £20 weekly Universal Credit uplift in February and launched an application to appeal the ruling soon after.
