The ruling was made today
Millions of legacy benefit claimants have missed out on backdated payments worth £720. The High Court has dismissed an appeal against the Department for Work and Pensions , leaving almost two million benefit claimants missing out on back payments.
Read more: Nottingham City Council's interim housing director to be paid up to £100,000 for 4 months of work It was never guaranteed that the back payment would be given if the claimants were to be successful. Today , the High Court upheld the ruling made in the original hearing which was held in February 2022.
In today's verdict, the Court of Appeal judges accepted the DWP’s claim that the £20 uplift was not intended to alleviate hardship but to reduce the financial shock to the newly unemployed and prevent them from becoming dependent on benefits in the long-term. The court accepted that the uplift was paid “in recognition of the fact that sudden, short-term unemployment can trigger social and health problems, leading to dependence on welfare, and hampering a return to employment”.
The court documents also noted that the decisions in the case "involved complex social and political judgments and difficult socio-economic choices" which were only introduced as a temporary measure to address the situation which was "regarded as a national emergency".
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