Legacy benefits Case: R (T, Wayland, Barrow and Keatings) v. Department for Work and Pensions

On 17 and 19 November 2021 the High Court heard a judicial review on behalf of four recipients of ‘legacy benefits’ who contend that the failure to provide them with the £20 ‘uplift’ given to claimants of Universal Credit constituted unlawful discrimination. The legacy benefit claimants were represented by Jamie Burton QC, leading Desmond Rutledge of Garden Court Chambers, instructed by Osbornes Solicitors.

Judgment is awaited in the case. It is not unusual that in a case of this type and importance for many hundreds of thousands of people that judgment takes some time. Chambers acknowledges that many people are anxiously waiting for the outcome and are understandably contacting Jamie and Chambers for an update. Please be assured that as soon as judgment is handed down it will be communicated. In the meantime, please bear with us.