DWP claimants could be owed thousands of pounds from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) after an error caused their housing benefit to be underpaid.
The mistake resulted in claimants receiving less housing benefit than they were due, following a separate error regarding the underpayment of Employment Support Allowance (ESA) which was caused by some claimants being transferred from older benefits. Included in this are those who were transferred to ESA from Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disability Allowance or Income Support starting from 2011.
As reported by the Liverpool ECHO, ESA is intended to assist people who have a disability or health condition, and recipients can get up to £74.70 each week. People who claim should receive the maximum housing benefit.
