The legal team representing four legacy benefits claimants’ who recently lost a High Court challenge over the £20 weekly Universal Credit uplift has confirmed that an application to appeal the decision has been submitted.
Last month, a High Court judge ruled that people receiving legacy benefits should not be given the same £20 weekly uplift that was paid to millions of Universal Credit claimants during the coronavirus pandemic between April 2020 and October 2021 to help with additional costs - more than £1,500 in total payments.
Benefit claimants on Universal Credit received a £20 weekly increase from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from April 2020 to October 2021 to help them pay for additional costs incurred during the coronavirus crisis and subsequent lockdowns.
