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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Levi Winchester

Two million benefit claimants given fresh hope over £1,500 back pay in DWP court row

Almost two million Brits who claim old-style legacy benefits have been given fresh hope that they could get back pay worth £1,500.

Four benefit claimants have been given permission to appeal an earlier court decision that ruled in favour of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

The legal row centres around whether it was fair to exclude legacy benefits from extra Covid support during the pandemic.

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