DWP agrees scheme for disability benefit claimants

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has initiated a scheme to compensate disability benefit claimants who were adversely affected by the transition to Universal Credit. Up to 15,000 individuals may be eligible for backdated payments, with estimates suggesting compensation could exceed £5,000 per person. Ryan Bradshaw, a partner at Leigh Day, highlighted the significant impact of the loss of Enhanced Disability Premiums, stating: “A suitable scheme, compensating all the people who have endured discrimination at the hands of the DWP, ought to be urgently put in place.”