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Single mums' universal-credit victory safe after DWP rules out further appeal
MINISTERS will not launch a second appeal to challenge the legal victory of four single mothers over “unlawful” universal-credit rules.
Judges rejected an appeal earlier this week by the Department for Work and Pensions to overturn a decision that certain of its benefit-payment rules were illegal.
The case was brought by Danielle Johnson who was left fighting to keep her home due to fluctuating universal-credit payments.
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