6 days ago
DWP issues September deadline for compensation owed to benefit claimants
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is providing compensation to tens of thousands of benefit claimants.
These payments are for disabled individuals who lost their Severe Disability Premium when transitioning from legacy benefits to Universal Credit.
Most of the 57,000 affected claimants have received their compensation, but approximately 13,000 complex cases are still awaiting payment.
The DWP aims to resolve these outstanding cases by September, with the total cost of the repayment exercise estimated at £452 million.
The compensation follows High Court rulings that found the government failed to protect claimants' incomes, with individual payments potentially exceeding £5,000.
