With the COVID-19 crisis continuing to affect households around the world, campaigners have been calling on the government to commit to an extension to the £1,000 per year uplift.

Meanwhile, others have been urging the Chancellor to give legacy benefits the same uplift as those on Universal Credit.

In November 2020, the Don’t Leave Disabled People Behind petition, which was set up by the Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC), was handed to Mr Sunak, having been signed by more than 119,000 people.

The petition calls for the two million disabled people, lone parents and families who receive legacy benefits, such as Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Jobseekers Allowance and Income Support, to get the same £20 per week uplift which Universal Credit claimants have been able to receive since earlier this year.

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