Helping a friend with LCW, LCWRA

bluefox
bluefox Online Community Member Posts: 647 Empowering
in Universal Credit (UC)
Sorry to ask

How much money is LCW per month and how much money is LCWRA per month?

is LCW the same amount as someone who is just single, so a standard allowance?

please help me let a friend know because they have 11 pages to fill in and are worried they’ll have to job search 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    There's no extra money for those that are found to have LCW if their claim started after 3rd April 2017.
    LCWRA is an extra £390.06 because of the April increase. Before the increase it was £354.28/month.
  • bluefox
    bluefox Online Community Member Posts: 647 Empowering
     thank you, poppy

    so if they are found fit for work or have LCW they will only get 354.28?
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    No, £354.28 was the LCWRA element before the increase on 10th April. Standard allowance for a single person under 25 is £292.11/month. For 25 and over it's £368.74/month. Therefore unless they are found to have LCWRA then they would only be entitled to the standard allowance.

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