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High court judge rules the government were correct to refuse £20 a week Covid uplift to those people claiming legacy benefits

Two million people in the UK were waiting for the outcome in the hope that they would receive back dated payments. But the High Court has ruled that those of ESA and JSA aren't eligible for them.

You could be missing out on hundreds of pounds worth of extra monthly income or one-off payments.

The judge acknowledged that there was discrimination but said the difference in treatment was justified

A High Court judge admitted legacy benefits claimants face ‘obvious hardship’ on ESA, Income Support and Jobseekers’ Allowance - but rejected their bid to get the same £20-a-month Covid rise given to people on Universal Credit

Nearly 1.4m people across the UK currently receive either £240 or £358.40 every four weeks from Attendance Allowance.

The number of people claiming Universal Credit who have had their benefits reduced or removed has soared — and the UK Government are bringing in even tougher rules

The Department for Work and Pensions has urged one million older people to check if they are eligible to receive a weekly top-up to their State Pension — as well as other discounts

The number of sanctions has shot from a few thousand a month to 50,000 - a similar proportion to before the pandemic - after the DWP brought back face-to-face Jobcentre appointments. And the worst could be yet to come