COVID Uplift in news
Millions on benefits could get £1,040 back pay as DWP faces High Court over Covid boost
The £20 a week boost - which was introduced to support 6million families who have seen their incomes fall since March 2020 - excludes two million people who have not yet switched to Universal Credit
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More than two million benefit claimants could get £1,040 in back pay if the government loses a legal battle over whether it was fair to exclude disabled people from extra Covid support.
At the start of the pandemic, Chancellor Rishi Sunak introduced a £20 a week uplift for more than six million Universal Credit claimants struggling due to Covid.
However, the boost, which was described as a lifeline, did not include those on so called ‘legacy benefits’, the majority of whom are disabled, sick or carers .
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That will be good if they do it we are all liveing through the pandemic i was lucky because I was already on universal credit I think the worst part will be if the uplift is taken away in September
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This has always been up for debate be interesting to see the outcome and if court find in favour of claimants
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Many people got IB to ESA EDP premium backdated (where underlying entitlement to ESA (IB) existed but not considered)
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This 'news' was December last year.
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It was emailed today from a newspaper.chiarieds said:This 'news' was December last year. -
Two claimants of ESA have taken it to the high court and it has been said hopefully it will be heard by the end of the year.
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