When will I know I've been awarded LCWRA

rachaelmarvin

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

poppy123456

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.

Cher_Alumni

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 

rachaelmarvin

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  

L_Volunteer

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