Lawyer who successfully pushed to set up a compensation scheme for tens of work and pension department (DWP) Thousands of benefits contenders Called to address issues around the payment.
DWP planned for people with disabilities earlier this year, which were transferred from “heritage benefits”, such as employment and support allowance (ESA), for universal credits in years before transitional safety.
These contenders were lost in this move ‘serious disability premium’ (SDP) WPP Not enough to do Make sure their income was preserved.
Reconstruction scheme follows two decisions by the High Court between 2018 and 2019, which found Government The benefits of the affected claimants failed to ensure payment when they made infections were not reduced.
Leh Dey’s lawyer – who bring cases – now asking DWP to tell how they are calculating the payment, as they pay attention to many examples where the contenders’ payments cannot be legally correct. “
Law The firm’s Ryan Bradshow, who fought for cases, also highlighted “condemnable” cases, where DWP has told the contenders that Compensation The payment bank will push the balance in that amount. benefits Will be cut.
The lawyer estimates that the compensation may exceed £ 5,000 per person, and DWP has confirmed that the total cost of repayment exercises is £ 452M.
Most of the 57,000 people affected by this issue have now received their compensation. However, the department recently confirmed that it has been working to clean around 13,000 cases which are more complex by September.
While agents are contacting the characters for compensation, anyone thinks they may be affected to claim. The DWP said that it would assess the claims based on the case-case based on the evidence given.
Ryan Bradshow said: “When we welcome the announcement of back payment, there are questions that need to be answered. This place requires a agreeable valid calculation method, which can easily be checked by the benefits contenders who have missed the tune of up to £ 180, a month before 2019.
“It is regrettable that DWP has carried forward us in the circumstances with paying compensation without notice where our legitimate concerns have not been addressed.”
A DWP spokesperson said: “We are fully committed to identifying and paying the eligible claimants going to universal credit after changes in our circumstances.
“This is a complex venture and most of the contenders affected by the court’s decision are now paid, and all other eligible contenders are going on to pay as soon as possible.”
Eligibility
To be eligible for compensation, a claimant must be received (or was received earlier) Universal credit It contains a transitional SDP, or would have done, it was not erased.
Then he would have got one of the first three and the conditions immediately from his step in Universal Credit:
- He was entitled to an income-based heritage benefit that included a increased disability premium
- They were entitled to an income-based heritage benefit that included disability premium
- They were entitled to an income-based heritage benefits, including disabled hair premium, or child tax credit including disabled child elements (non-pronounced disabled categories)
Pay rates
There are five potential payment rates, which will be made for universal credit for each month between contenders and when the new Income Conservation Rules came into force in February 2024. These back payments will be calculated to the claimants who were entitled to the new rules when they were infected.
Monthly rates are:
- Promoted disability premium, single person – £ 84
- Promoted disability premium, doubles claim – £ 120
- Disability premium, single person – £ 172
- Disability Premium, Couple Claim – £ 246
- Disabled baby – £ 177 per eligible child