Thousands of Universal Credit claimants will see their payments rise this month as the Department for Work and Pensions finally addresses an error dating back almost two years.
Eligible claimants who lost out when the DWP introduced the Severe Disability Premium (SDP) Gateway system will see their payments rise by £120, £285 or £405 from Thursday.
The Severe Disability Premium was introduced in 2019 to ensure vulnerable people on 'legacy benefits' would not lose out when they moved over to Universal Credit.
Under it, vulnerable groups would be transferred over under a 'managed migration' process and not until 2021. However, those that switched across before it was introduced may have lost out on hundreds of pounds as their payments fell
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