benefit claimants could be due £1,500 in back payments if the UK Government loses a legal case over whether it was fair to exclude people on legacy benefits from extra Covid support.
Earlier this year, the High Court granted two people claiming Employment Support Allowance (ESA) the right to challenge a decision not to increase their payments in line with the top-up given to those on Universal Credit.
At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, Universal Credit claimants were given an extra £1,040 a year in coronavirus cash support - the equivalent of £20 a week or £80 a month.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced in the Spring Budget that this uplift would be extended until the end of September, meaning Universal Credit claimants will have.
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