Will we be no better off after LCWRA award?

kassi
kassi Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited May 2023 in Benefits and income
We claim as couple my husband has worked for the last 30 yr we get esa
and universal credit however they take esa and industrial injury he had for 35 yr off so we get nil uc
however he has now been given LCWRA we receiving a letter I presume this will be backdated 
my question is 
will we still get deductions from the uc so be no better off 
or have I read it correct on here that 
we will keep the LCWRA money as well as esa and industrial Injury benefit he had hed for 35 yrs
sorry for a long first post 


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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    The ESA claim will not be a couples claim, it will be a single claim because it's New style ESA. LCWRA is part of UC and the ESA and Industrial Injuries disablement benefit (IIDB) will continue to be deducted in full from any UC entitlement. Your maximum UC entitlement will increase by £390.06/month (less before the April increase) Whether there's any entitlement to UC will depend on your circumstances.

    As your husband has now been found to have LCWRA then he'll be placed into the Support Group for ESA and there will be extra money from the 14th week of his claim, it will be increased to £129.50/week. (£117.60/week before 10th April 2023)

    However once the ESA increases the deduction from your UC will also increase to £561/month. The IIDB will continue as normal.

    Does your husband claim either PIP daily living or DLA mid/high rate care? If so and you look after him for at least 35 hours per week then you can claim carers element of UC (assuming you don't claim this or carers allowance for looking after someone else)

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