limited capability been awarded can anyone tell me if it will be backdated?

Andy1985

Hi can anyone help I was sent a limited capability for in November 2022 it was late back due to the death of my brother I received a letter for a accement and was due to have it in February 2023 but it was cancelled I've recently just had it in March I had latter in my journal notifying me that I have been awarded can anyone tell me if it will be backdated when I will start receiving the benefit thanks 

poppy123456

Is this regarding Universal Credit? If so, you will only receive extra money per month if you were found to have Limited capability for work Related Activity. (LCWRA) You will need to check the decision letter to make sure exactly what the decision is.

If you have then the extra money is paid 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 was made on your claim.

When it's paid from exactly will depend what date you reported your health condition/sent your first fit note and what date you usually receive your money each month.

There's no extra money if you were found to have just Limited capability for work.

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Andy1985

It was because there was a break in the sick notes I have a letter of my doctor stating why will this make a difference and how long does a reconsideration take

poppy123456

Were you found to have LCWRA? In your opening post you refer to limited capability for work (LCW). If it was LCWRA then it will be down to a decision maker to decide when the extra money is paid from.

You haven't said what date you reported your health condition or what date you usually receive your money each month so it's impossible to advise.

Andy1985

I've have been found to have li. Icwra it's been awarded from the first of march this year I originally got the forms in November and I wasn't meant to have my accesment in January it's was cancelled by them til February and then tell me I have to wait three months until June before I will start receiving the benefit 

poppy123456

When you had your assessment is irrelevant. You still haven't answered these questions.

poppy123456 said:

 what date you reported your health condition/sent your first fit note and what date you usually receive your money each month.

Also how long was the gap in your fit notes?

Andy1985

It's the second of every month and I'm not sure Ive been hand g them in for months and months there was break in them but I have a letter of my doctor stating due to my condition it's not easy for me to obtain sick notes 

poppy123456

It will give you all the information on your journal of what date you sent your first one and what gaps there are. If the gap was quite long then yes it can affect when the extra money is paid from as it seems like they've gone from when the decision was made. Impossible to advise without more information.

You can put a message onto your journal and ask if they will accept a backdated fit note for the gaps.

Andy1985

It's the second of every month and I'm not sure Ive been hand g them in for ages do you know how long a reconsideration takes 

poppy123456

Up to 12 weeks for MR decision.

Andy1985

Really why so long 

poppy123456

Because that's the timescales. Remember i said "up to" 12 weeks, so it could be before that.