9.00 am Wednesday 7th December
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London WC2A 2LL
This is an important day for the claimants for whom this case has been hanging over for a long time. The ramifications of a positive outcome could be hugely beneficial, not just for them, but for the millions of people claiming legacy benefits.
We want to make our presence felt and our voices heard. Like last time, the Disability Benefits Consortium and DPAC will be holding a vigil outside the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand in London from 9am onwards on the 7th December. Please come and join us if you can to help us lend as much support as possible to this case.
If you are unable to join us, there are still other ways to show your support. Below are suggested tweets you could use on social media on the day, but feel free to create your own.
Suggested tweets:
1/2 Last year the High Court accepted that DWP discriminated against disabled people on legacy benefits like #ESA, when they refused to extend the £20 a week Universal Credit pandemic uplift to them. But the Court decided the discrimination was justified.
2/2 Today, we’re here at the Court of Appeal to say that it was not. The Government must pay what’s owed to those who were shut out of pandemic support #IncreaseLegacyBenefits.
This would be a huge help for over 2 million disabled people, while the UK Government is stalling on delivering financial support.
#20MoreForAll
OR
1/2 – Over 2 million people on legacy benefits were shut out by the @DWP during the pandemic.
We’re now at the Court of Appeal calling for people on legacy benefits like #ESA to receive a backdated payment of the same amount given to those on Universal Credit.
#20MoreForAll
2/2 – In the depths of a #CostOfLivingCrisis that is hitting disabled people the hardest, it is even more important for Government to #IncreaseLegacyBenefits and stop the discrimination.
