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Backdating UC
I’m sure this has been covered before but I can’t find it so here goes.
DWP tell us, on an MR for a backdating request, that once a claim is awarded it can’t be backdated.
S8(2) SSA 1998 extinguishes the claim at the date of decision and creates an award instead, but only claims can bebackdated.
Thoughts?
See this thread: https://www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewthread/15252/
And the other ones I linked to there.