Feeling let down LCWRA

Headcook

Hello I’m headcook

i had an admission to A+E early last year and found out I had an unknown heart attack 
end result chronic heart failure 
have been on long term sick claiming universal credit 
after 4 months of being hounded by a work coach every 2 weeks he finally sent me for a capability assessment 
came back LCWRA 
at Christmas my employer basically said enough you been on sick 9 months and they let me go on health grounds 
made this work coach aware straight away as he had still been contacting me every 10 days even on LcWRA 
we are now nearly 6 months on again 
and had a message on journal saying have you earned any money so answered no truthfully I may add 
this then led me to declare a change to employment 
now I’m scared I have done something wrong 
I sent a message on my journal to query and was told I should have done this sooner 
feeling let down by work coach for not directing me in right direction 
what exactly is there role 
considering all way through up till Xmas I actually had a job I was desperately hoping to return to 
realise now health wise not returning is in fact the right decision made by work for me 
just feel a bit silly too as I genuinely thought all was correct 
As they could see no earnings and awarded LCWRA
im truly amazed by our system 

poppy123456

When your employed ended your contract you should have just reported a change of circumstances to tell them you'd finished work. As you've been found to have LCWRA this wouldn't have affected your claim anyway.

When found to have LCWRA you don't usually have a work coach and you shouldn't have been getting contacted every 10 days because you have no work commiments.

Headcook

@poppy123456. 

Thank you and yes I no work coach should not of carried on with contact it went on for ages 
even when I said to him about it 
he still continued booking appointments they have ceased now 
oops so I should not have been 
Nieve enough to think they put together the facts that no earnings declared meant no actual employment together with there assessment finding me LCWRA 
feel even more silly now for thinking this 
still think work coaches should point you in right direction when you are informing them of the changes that are happening 
hopefully it’s all correct now 
thanks again 

Alex_Alumni

Hi there @Headcook thanks for reaching out. I'm sorry to hear what's happened over the last year, but you've not done anything wrong, and it's not your fault. 

I think there should be more support and guidance for claimants when going through all these processes, as things can be very stressful and draining. 

How are things for you at the moment?