DWP reveals deadline for thousands of benefit claimants still owed compensation after court battle
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.