MILLIONS of people on legacy benefits could get backdated payments worth £1,500 if a High Court appeal is successful. Four claimants on legacy benefits will have their case against the Departm…
The Sun previously reportedThis is equal to the 12-month uplift from March 2020, worth £1,040 a year, plus the £560 paid out through the six-month extensionEven if the decision is overturned, you shouldn't expect anything soon - it is likely any decision over how the DWP will make amends will take time.
A Department for Work and Pensions spokesperson said: “It would not be appropriate for us to comment while the litigation is ongoing. "It has always been the case that claimants on legacy benefits can make a claim for Universal Credit if they believe they will be better off.”Meanwhile an error calculating payments could mean 150,000 Brits are owed backpay -
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