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DWP benefit claimants could be due £1,500 back pay next week

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Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Millions of benefit claimants could be due £1,500 in back payments next week.

This is, however, if the UK government loses a legal case over whether it was fair to exclude people on legacy benefits from extra Covid support.

At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, Universal Credit claimants were given an extra £1,040 a year in coronavirus cash support - the equivalent of £20 a week or £80 a month.

However, this didn't extend to other benefit claimants. READ MORE: Urgent warning issued over Christmas panic buying amid "crippling" shortages As a result, those claiming Employment Support Allowance (ESA) were given the right to challenge a decision

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