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Legacy benefits petition calling for £1,500 back pay awaits official response from UK Government

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A petition calling on the UK Government to give all legacy benefit claimants backdated payments is awaiting an official response after gaining more than 13,700 digital signatures since it launched two weeks ago.

The “Backpay the £20 Covid uplift to people on Legacy Benefits” online petition was created on February 15 by Michael Cervi and posted on the petition-parliament website where it has received thousands of signatures of support so far.

Once a petition posted on the petition-parliament website reaches 10,000 signatures, the UK Government will officially respond to it - at 100,000 signatures, website guidance states that it will be “considered for debate in Parliament” - however, it has been six days since the petition reached the required threshold.

On February 18, a High Court judge ruled that the UK Government's decision not to extend the £20 uplift to those on legacy benefits to support them during the pandemic was "justified".

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