CPAG takes DWP to the High Court again!

Universal Credit claimants lose High Court ‘discrimination’ case

They argued they were worse off after being moved on to the new system from their previous benefits

The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), which supported the case, said the three plan to appeal against the ruling.

https://inews.co.uk/news/universal-credit-claimants-lose-high-court-discrimination-case/

DISABLED HOUSEHOLDS WORSE OFF ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT AIM FOR COURT OF APPEAL
March 1, 2019

http://www.cpag.org.uk/content/disabled-households-worse-universal-credit-aim-court-appeal

Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is seeking leave to appeal direct to the Court of Appeal on behalf of two disabled households who were left worse off after they were forced to move to universal credit (UC) because their existing benefits were wrongly stopped by the DWP. The move follows a High Court decision today which rejected a claim of unlawful discrimination brought by the two households and refused permission to appeal.

The Government has consistently given assurances that no claimant will be worse off when they move to UC where there has been no change of circumstances.