A number of Universal Credit claimants might be entitled to money back from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) if they have previously taken out a “hardship payment”
The cash is emergency money given to people whose benefit has been cut because of a sanction or penalty for fraud. It is normally worth roughly 60% of the amount you were sanctioned by in the last month, the Mirror reports.
The idea is that this payment helps you cover household expenses like food and bills, and it is technically a loan, that normally needs to be paid back.
