Universal Credit/ PIP and LCWRA

filifou

Hello everyone 
Im probably repeating an already explored topic sorry for that but having read the threads a bit Im still confused.. so any advise would be highly appreciated. 

I have already been in receipt of Universal credit for the last 2 years.. although i had a lot of health symptoms i didnt share them with DWP nor had I any concrete diagnosis.
But last april i was diagnosed with FND plus other things and now awarded standard PIP for both daily and mobility (although asking for reconsideration of the level)
PIP was backdated to when i applied March 23.
My questions
1- Can I apply for LCWRA too ? i read that after 2017 you cant claim LCWRA while on UC ? 
unless you were on PIP .. but I wasnt on PIP when i started receiving UC..
2-I was affected by benefit cap- will DWP pay me the difference from the date i was awarded PIP ?

Thank You 

Adrian_Scope

filifou said:

1- Can I apply for LCWRA too ? i read that after 2017 you cant claim LCWRA while on UC ? 
unless you were on PIP .. but I wasnt on PIP when i started receiving UC..

Hello @filifou. This isn't correct and I think it's confusing a few different things. 
If you start submitting fit notes to Universal Credit, they should refer you for a work capability assessment (WCA) from which they can award you LCWRA or LCW or find you fit for work.
Do you currently have work commitments from UC?

filifou said:

2-I was affected by benefit cap- will DWP pay me the difference from the date i was awarded PIP ?

Yes they should backdate this to when your PIP award has been dated from. They may not do this automatically so it's recommended to add a note in your journal telling them you've been awarded PIP, the date the award is from and asking them to look at your benefit cap.

poppy123456

filifou said:

My questions
1- Can I apply for LCWRA too ? i read that after 2017 you cant claim LCWRA while on UC ? 
unless you were on PIP .. but I wasnt on PIP when i started receiving UC..

That's not correct and you've misunderstood what you read. What you read was for those that are found to have LCW there's no extra money for those that reported their health condition after April 2017.

filifou

To be honest @poppy123456 I still didn’t understand what you mean - I guess that is an area of difficulty 

as per response to @Adrian_Scope I do have commitments yes and I have submitted a lot of fit notes but not continuously as I forget. It’s only this month I was referred to LCWRA & received a form. 

So I didn’t even have these issues nor until 2 years ago and reported them as soon as I received the diagnosis- early this year 
so I don’t understand the connection with 2017 - 
if they accept that I have limited capabilities would that mean that I can get extra money ? 

Thanks again 🙏🏾 

poppy123456

The 2017 rules for you mean that if you're found to have LCW (limited capability for work) you won't receive any extra money each month.

If you're found to have LCWRA (limited capability for work Related Activity) then you'll receive extra money each month. It's paid from the 4th month after you reported your health condition, providing you sent a fit note within 7 days of that and continued to send them without any gaps until a decision is made on your work capability assessment. 

As there's gaps in your fit notes then this may affect when the extra money is paid from, if found to have LCWRA.