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Ruling on Severe Disablement Premium cuts

I read with interest and cynical hope the article on the following link:
https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/2018/june/changes-uc-transitional-protection-rules-those-or-who-lost-severe-disability-premium
This affects me having moved to a UC area from ESA SDP 9 months ago and in the process losing around £180 per month of benefit. Having looked into it a little further it seems that The Secretary Of State made a statement declaring that:
"...we will provide both an on-going payment to claimants who have already lost this Premium as a consequence of moving to Universal Credit and an additional payment to cover the period since they moved."
Does anyone have any more details of this, specifically:
i) Will the "additional payments" be to the value of the SDP that we missed out on since moving from ESA to UC?
ii) Do the "on-going payments to claimants who have already lost this Premium as a consequence of moving to Universal Credit" mean that the value of SDP will be added to the UC claimant's current award so that it is brought into line with the current ESA equivalent?
iii) How, if at all does this affect the UC pledge to disregard income brought in from a lodger as opposed to the ESA system of Housing Benefit being deducted pro-rata after an initial £20 per week.
iv) The big one - why is this restricted to severely disabled people who are transitioning from ESA. How can the government justify such a HUGE cut in support for (in their own words) "those with substantial care needs", then, having lost a court case, release a statement to say that those of us who move to a UC area because of a "change of circumstance" could keep our SDP after all. And then, if I understand correctly, seek permission to appeal against their own statement and the court's ruling, "maintaining that there was nothing unlawful with the way the claimants were treated."
Anyone with any knowledge of this? Failing that speculation, gossip, guesswork.....
https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/2018/june/changes-uc-transitional-protection-rules-those-or-who-lost-severe-disability-premium
This affects me having moved to a UC area from ESA SDP 9 months ago and in the process losing around £180 per month of benefit. Having looked into it a little further it seems that The Secretary Of State made a statement declaring that:
"...we will provide both an on-going payment to claimants who have already lost this Premium as a consequence of moving to Universal Credit and an additional payment to cover the period since they moved."
Does anyone have any more details of this, specifically:
i) Will the "additional payments" be to the value of the SDP that we missed out on since moving from ESA to UC?
ii) Do the "on-going payments to claimants who have already lost this Premium as a consequence of moving to Universal Credit" mean that the value of SDP will be added to the UC claimant's current award so that it is brought into line with the current ESA equivalent?
iii) How, if at all does this affect the UC pledge to disregard income brought in from a lodger as opposed to the ESA system of Housing Benefit being deducted pro-rata after an initial £20 per week.
iv) The big one - why is this restricted to severely disabled people who are transitioning from ESA. How can the government justify such a HUGE cut in support for (in their own words) "those with substantial care needs", then, having lost a court case, release a statement to say that those of us who move to a UC area because of a "change of circumstance" could keep our SDP after all. And then, if I understand correctly, seek permission to appeal against their own statement and the court's ruling, "maintaining that there was nothing unlawful with the way the claimants were treated."
Anyone with any knowledge of this? Failing that speculation, gossip, guesswork.....
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My question is - realistically, what do I stand to lose when UC is implemented?
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2019-07-22.280278.h&s=managed+migration#g280278.r0
I'm personally a little confused about the meaning of Minister Tomlinson's remarks in the above link, specifically where he says
"From 24 July 2019, eligible claimants will be considered for backdated payments covering the time since they moved to Universal Credit".
This suggests to me that the amendment has gone through and eligible claimants are now waiting to be paid. Any details on the nature of this new legal challenge much appreciated.
Scope
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2. The transitional SDP amount, calculated by reference to the date of the determination, is—
(a)in the case of a single claimant—
(i)£120, if the LCWRA element is included in the award, or
(ii)£285, if the LCWRA element is not included in the award;
(b)in the case of joint claimants—
(i)£405, if the higher SDP rate was payable and no person has since become a carer for either of them,
(ii)£120, if paragraph (i) does not apply and the LCWRA element is included in the award in respect of either of them, or
(iii)£285, if paragraph (i) does not apply and the LCWRA element is not included in the award in respect of either of them.
With that said, I'm in ongoing discussions with https://www.leighday.co.uk/Employment-discrimination/Current-cases/Universal-Credit-group-action who have taken my case (along with many others) with the aim of redressing the balance between the two groups (ESA and UC). Having collected all the evidence they are proceeding with legal action against the Government via a mass claim for full compensation on a no win no fee basis. Worth looking into for anyone having gone through similar disability payment cuts.
ps. Thanks @Chloe_Scope