Universal Credit treatment of PIP backpay

heartfeltcow
heartfeltcow Community member Posts: 1 Listener
Hi, we recently won a FTT hearing for PIP a couple of months ago (still waiting on DWP to sort out payments and backpay though...), and got Enhanced Mobility and Daily Living.

I made my PIP claim well over a year ago and the amount I should be due will put me over the Universal Credit savings cap. I understand that in some cases arrears and compensation due to non-payment of benefits can be disregarded for 52 weeks, but I have mainly only found detail and posts on this forum and others about ESA, and have seen conflicting information about how this is treated for UC.

I know that some of the rules for ESA specify that the amount is disregarded where there is an "official error" or due to a "point of law". Does this apply for UC, and would the FTT upholding my appeal count for this?

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