Families on legacy benefits say are heartbroken after the High Court ruled the DWP was fair to exclude them from a £20 a week uplift during the pandemic.
Rishi Sunak's Treasury offered all Universal Credit claimants a £20 a week boost after Covid cases soared in 2020 - telling households they would get help to cover bills and housing for 18 months whether they were employed or not.
However, those on Employment Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support and Jobseekers’ Allowance, all known as ‘legacy’ benefits, were told they would not qualify – despite a vast majority of them being registered disabled.
