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When will I know I've been awarded LCWRA

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rachaelmarvin
rachaelmarvin Community member Posts: 4 Listener
in Universal Credit (UC)
Hello, 

I first reported my health condition July 28th last year, I have just had my assessment over the phone 10/1/23 felt like I was waiting ages for one as I've been reporting fit notes since July. Anyway how will I know if I am being awarded LCWRA, how long does a decision take and will it be backdated etc I'm totally clueless, Oh I get paid UC on the 18th of the month TIA x
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 54,885 Disability Gamechanger
    edited January 2023
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    You will receive a letter onto your journal once the decision is made and this can take up to about 12 weeks but a lot of people have a decision in much less time than that when claiming UC.

    If you're found to have LCWRA then you'll receive an extra £354.28/month from the 4th month after you reported your health condition, providing you sent a fit note within 7 days of that and continued to send them without any gaps until a decision is made on the WCA.

    Based on the information you gave your waiting period is Aug to Nov... LCWRA starts from assessment period Nov 12 to Dec 11th and first payment will be 18th Dec so up to now they owe you 1 month LCWRA element.

    The above information is assuming you're not claiming UC with a partner that already receives the LCWRA element on your claim.

    There's no extra money if found to have LCW.
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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  • Cher_Alumni
    Cher_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,741 Disability Gamechanger
    edited January 2023
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    Hi @rachaelmarvin how are you today?

    Just a little welcome message from me, I'm glad you found our community when wondering about the logistics of UC and LCWRA. I can see Poppy has given you a very thorough reply that I hope has helped answer your question.

    Please do let us know how you get on, we wish you the very best  :)
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  • rachaelmarvin
    rachaelmarvin Community member Posts: 4 Listener
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    Hello guys, 
    I'm good thanks, how are you both? Thanks Poppy you helped me with my questions I'm so clueless at times so it's nice to be able to ask for help :) 
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  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,983 Disability Gamechanger
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    These things make us all clueless at times @rachaelmarvin. Please don't hesitate to let us know if there's anything else we can do to support you  :)
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