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Who signs the firm

apples
apples Community member Posts: 200 Courageous
My son has recently applied for UC and his work coach has told him to apply for LCWRA due to his disabilities, the firm was sent out to my mother (his Nan as his mother has passed) I will help fill the form out but didn’t know if my mother or son signed it 

thanks

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 49,593 Disability Gamechanger
    If the form arrived addressed to your mother then that suggests she’s his appointee so she will need to sign the form. 
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
  • apples
    apples Community member Posts: 200 Courageous
  • apples
    apples Community member Posts: 200 Courageous
    Sorry another quick question, do I fill it out as if I’m my son or on his behalf, for example do I put I can’t cross the road safely, or he can’t cross the road safely

    many thanks
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 49,593 Disability Gamechanger
    As my daughters appointee i will always fill in those forms in as if i'm her. So for example, if he's unable to cross the road safely you write, "i'm unable to cross the road safely because"... you need to make sure you give a couple of real world examples for each activity that applies to him. Include detailed information such as where he was, did anyone see it, what exactly happened and what the consequences were.

    I always use extra sheets of paper because there's never enough of room on the forms to give all the information. Make sure you include his name and NI number on everything you send.
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
  • apples
    apples Community member Posts: 200 Courageous
    Thank you poppy he’s been getting pip for years but only just decided to apply for uc so his work coach told him to fill out this form

    thanks
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 49,593 Disability Gamechanger
    If found to have LCWRA he'll be entitled to an extra £390.06/month from the 4th month after he reported his health condition. You can see the descriptors here for this. https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/universal-credit-uc/uc-faq/limited-capability-for-work-related-activity

    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.

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