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Benefit claimants await court decision over possible £1,500 backdated payments from the DWP

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Nearly two million people across the UK are waiting on a judge to rule on whether the UK Government's decision not to extend the £20 uplift to those on legacy benefits to support them during the coronavirus pandemic was fair.

Benefit claimants on Universal Credit received a £20 weekly increase from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from April 2020 to October 2021 to help them cope with additional costs incurred during the Covid-19 crisis.

However, the uplift was not extended to those on older benefits such as Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), which campaign groups say disproportionately affected disabled people.

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