Hi, my name is debercy! Do I have to let UC know I receive PIP?

debercy

Hello everybody, I had a STROKE on March 2022, my left side being affected. I leave alone, my daily leaving is a very challenge. I still waiting the PIP decision.  I'am in UC and got LCWRA, need to know what I doing if they award me the PIP. Thank you for your help.

poppy123456

Sorry but i don't quite understand your question. Just to give you some information, PIP is a different benefit to UC so if awarded it will be paid as a separate payment every 4 weeks. Decision timescales are anything up to 12 weeks once the assessment report is returned to DWP.

debercy

poppy123456 said:

Sorry but i don't quite understand your question. Just to give you some information, PIP is a different benefit to UC so if awarded it will be paid as a separate payment every 4 weeks. Decision timescales are anything up to 12 weeks once the assessment report is returned to DWP.

Thank you Poppy123456, my question: If they award me the PIP,   could I continue to receive the UC and LCWRA? 

leeds

Sorry to tell you but DWP make the decision for pip and pip is a department that is in the DWP ! So they do know if you receive  Pip but it doesn’t matter regardless so anyone tells you otherwise is wrong please feel free to check this out as I have 

leeds

And you still receive the lwcwra along side pip as pip is to help people with their daily needs 

leeds

Also many people are on the same level as you hopefully wen you get pip which surely you will if get lwcwra and you will get the back pay before the letter and you can always ask for a update on pip it’s not a problem asking them 

poppy123456

leeds said:

 hopefully wen you get pip which surely you will if get lwcwra

Claiming LCWRA doesn't automatically entitle you to PIP. The only ones that are automatically entitled to both are those that are claiming through end of life with a diagnosis of 12 months or less.

Adrian_Scope

Hello @debercy and welcome to the community.

If you are awarded PIP, you should let UC know. But don't worry as it won't change your LCWRA and you can continue to get UC LCWRA and PIP at the same time. 

debercy

Thank you all