MILLIONS of people on legacy benefits will miss out on a £720 cash boost following a legal battle. The Court of Appeal has dismissed a case calling for a judicial review into how certain benefit re…
But it also accepted that the Government had to make a choice to prioritise those on benefits and in the labour market, who would have become unemployed due to the coronavirus pandemic.Will Ford, a partner at the law firm, said he understood many on legacy benefits would be "greatly disappointed" by the result.
"All that remains for me to do is give thanks to the claimants for being willing to bring this challenge to the government, as well as to their barrister, Jamie Burton KC and Desmond Rutledge, who so ably put forward the legal arguments on their behalf." If the case was successful, the DWP would have had several options - one would have included backdated payments for all those impacted.
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