£20 extra on JSA is this right a court case last week for people on legacy benefits

bubba18223756

i am on JSA and i did not get the £20 extra a week in lockdown i have been told there was a court case last week i can not find out any info on the out come details are below 

The Department for Work and Pensions could be forced to give £1,560 in back pay to around 2.4 million people on legacy benefits.

Around 2.4 million people would be in line to receive the extra cash.

That's made up of 1,846,000 people claiming Employment and Support Allowance, 264,000 on Jobseeker's Allowance and a further 247,000 on Income Support.

The court case centres on the fact that, at the start of the pandemic, Universal Credit claimants were given an extra £1,040 a year in coronavirus cash support. That came in the form of £86 a month on top of their standard allowance, equating to about £20 a week.

is the above true any updates i just can not find a answer online 

calcotti

There has been no decision yet.

bubba18223756

ok thank you for the message any idea when is it soon or late next year

poppy12345

No one can tell you when there will be a decision.

elle_may

I was wondering if this happens will people that were on legacy benefit at that time and now not for what ever reason will they still be entitled to the back dated money. 

KxMx

There isn't any guarantee that even if the DWP lose that there will be a payout due to claimants. 

bubba18223756

thanks all for your answers

gbhxu

Small claims court, anyone? 

poppy12345

gbhxu said:

Small claims court, anyone? 

Why? There's already a court case and there's been no decision made on that yet.

Happy_Kitties

No decision yet, can take up to 6 weeks and then the DWP may appeal the decision. No guarantees with this

bubba18223756

any news yet