Waiting on LCWRA/LCW since January

Kobayashi
Kobayashi Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited September 2023 in Universal Credit (UC)
Hello,


We have a joint claim for UC that started in January. My Partner initially applied for ESA however was not entitled due to not having enough NI contributions. We were advised to claim UC so we could get that plus LCW/LCWRA.

When we went to the Job Centre initially, we were told that he needs to provide sick notes, which he has done so every month, and to follow with assessments done by ESA and that these will transfer over to LCW/LCWRA. 

He had the assessment in March and nothing else has been said.

We tried asking last month for an update and they said they provide no timescale and that it is in the desicionmakers hands.

last week, I requested a new update and asked if the process has actually gone ahead correctly as we have received no correspondence regarding this at all.

He has to report his self employed earnings and every month they're £0 as he is too ill to work. 

I am having to refuse overtime at work for fear of losing our UC entitlement fully and having to start this whole process again when the overtime dries up.

If anyone has any advice it is greatly appreciated.

Kind regards

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  • bg844
    bg844 Online Community Member Posts: 3,883 Championing
    To get this right, your partner was assessed in March with no further correspondence via your journal? That is quite a long amount of time to wait and if you are getting nowhere it's now time to complain:
     https://makeacomplaint.dwp.gov.uk/

    It may also be worth contacting your MP if you are waiting longer than 2 weeks for a response to your complaint using the above link. MP's are generally good at getting problems like this solved quick. You can find their contact details here:
    https://members.parliament.uk/members/commons

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