A petition calling on the UK Government to give all legacy benefit claimants backdated payments equivalent to the £20 weekly uplift received by millions of people on Universal Credit during lockdowns - some £1,500 - has surpassed a milestone which should trigger an official response.
The “Backpay the £20 covid uplift to people on Legacy Benefits” online petition was created just over a week ago by Michael Cervi and posted on the petition-parliament website where it has received more than 13,700 signatures of support so far.
Once a petition posted on the petition-parliament website reaches 10,000 signatures, the UK Government will respond to it - at 100,000 signatures, website guidance states that it will be “considered for debate in Parliament”.
