DWP benefits rule sees pay-outs worth up to £5,000 after Universal Credit 'error' After a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) court ruling, thousands of benefit claimants could be in line for pay-outs exceeding £5,000.
These claimants were deprived of "Severe Disability Premiums" (SDP) when they transitioned to Universal Credit, prior to the DWP implementing the SDP Gateway scheme, which now prevents such losses.
Over 200 claimants have already received between £200 and £3,000 in damages for income lost after being switched to universal credit before January 2019.
Consequently, she now receives Personal Independence Payments and has been reinstated on legacy benefits as well as Universal Credit.
Philippa, a 39-year-old from Chesterfield who has faced career interruptions due to conditions like fibromyalgia and dehydrated discs in her spine, shared her ordeal with losing DWP payments.
