2,000,000 people could be in line for £1,500 in backdated benefits
2,000,000 people could be in line for £1,500 in backdated benefits
Around 1.9m legacy benefit recipients were not eligible for the £20 uplift to support during the pandemic – a move they say was unfair (Picture: Getty)
Almost two million people could be in line for a £1,500 benefits payout if the government loses a High Court legal challenge.
In March 2020, the government gave people receiving Universal Credit a temporary £20 a week uplift to help them through…