Court rules benefit claimants won’t get £720 in backdated payments – 23 DWP freebies | Personal Finance | Finance
The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court ruling the DWP did not act unlawfully by excluding nearly two million people on legacy benefits.
The Government won’t be required to backdate payments for people on legacy benefits. Anastasia Berry, Policy Manager and co-chair of the Disability Benefits Consortium said people will be disappointed.
She said: “The Court of Appeal ruled the Government was justified in discriminating between disabled people on legacy benefits (such as Employment and Support Allowance) and people on Universal Credit.
“This is despite an acknowledgement from the judge that the amount legacy benefit claimants received during the pandemic would’ve left them facing hardship and struggling to meet basic living expenses.”
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