The legal team representing four legacy benefits claimants’ who lost a High Court challenge in February over the £20 weekly Universal Credit uplift recently confirmed that an application to appeal the decision has been successful. Jamie Burton QC at Doughty Street Chambers has now announced that the appeal will be heard this year.
Mr Burton posted on his Twitter account: “Pleased that after a long wait the Court of Appeal has granted permission to appeal the denial of a covid uplift for legacy benefits.The appeal will be heard this year.”
Last week, William Ford QC at Osbornes Law, shared the long-awaited update that more than two million people on older-style benefits have been waiting months to hear. The right to appeal the ruling could now result in the four claimants involved in the case being awarded more than £1,500 in backdated payments - and set a precedent for everyone who missed out on the uplift.
