Millions of benefit claimants could receive up to £1,500 in back pay ahead of an upcoming High Court appeal next month. The hearing is over the £20 uplift in Universal Credit, which wasn't paid to people on older, legacy benefits like tax credits.
The case, which has been brought by a legal team representing four claimants, will be heard by the Court of Appeal on either December 6 or 7, 2022. If the appeal is successful, the four claimants involved in the case could be awarded over £1,500 in backdated payments by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).
This would set a precedent for everyone else who missed out on the uplift. In August, the legal team representing the four legacy benefits claimants’ who lost a High Court challenge in February, confirmed an application to appeal the ruling had been successful.
