DWP’s universal credit error could see that thousands obtain compensation of up to £ 5,000

The DWP has agreed to compensate for the loss of income, that Leight’s Day estimates could be worth more than 5,000 per person, with a deadline of August 2025

Thousands of beneficiaries of disability benefits could be due to up to £ 5,000 in the payment of the Labor and Pension Department (DWP) after a judicial battle revealed that compensation was owed. The problem focuses on the claimants who were transferred to Universal Credit before January 2019, resulting in the loss of severe disability premium (SDP) and the improved disability premium (EDP), reducing their income up to £ 180 per month.

Two plaintiffs, known only as TP and AR, disputed this loss in the Superior Court, with legal representation of the Leight Day law firm. The court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, which led more than 200 people who receive awards ranging from £ 200 to £ 3,000 in damages.

After the decision, the DWP agreed to compensate for lost income, a sum that Leight’s Day calculates could exceed £ 5,000 for each claimant, before a deadline of August 2025. Leigh Day believes that more than 15,000 beneficiaries could be entitled to these funds, he reports The mirror.

Philippa, a 39 -year -old Chesterfield resident, used to receive SDP and EDP, but was reallocated to universal credit in December 2018, consequently discovering that he only received transition protection for SDP and not EDP, which led to his income being reduced by £ 184.21 each month.

She said: “When you have benefits, you don’t feel safe. Every day you wait for the little brown.

“Compensation has meant the difference between being able to access prepared meals that cover my nutritional needs, instead of buying the cheapest meals lists that are not nutritionally enough.

Ryan Bradshaw of Leight’s Day commented: “I’m glad to have established this claim on behalf of my clients. However, there are thousands of others who have been affected in a similar way that they have not been in a position to file a claim like this. They will also have experienced the loss of £ 180 per month after they were transferred from the benefits of legacy in the universal credit in the years before 2019.

“They will also have suffered unnecessary stress. An adequate scheme, compensating all people who have suffered discrimination at the hands of the DWP, should urgently put themselves. The mistakes made here should never be repeated.”