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Hi, my name is sonia. I ask for mandatory reconsideration on 20th feb 2024, still no update

sonia121

Hi all I have been awarded lcw on 15th February 2024 due to my cbt and anxiety I’m going thorough such a hard time at the moment I’m going through mental health support from a physiotherapist I ask for mandatory reconsideration on 20th feb 2024 it’s been 5 week I haven’t received any update from them do you think what’s going to happen in MR

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poppy123456

MR decisions can take anything up to 12 weeks. I"m afraid no one will be able to predict what the outcome will be. Once a decision is made a letter will be uploaded onto your journal, if you have access to one.

sonia121

Hi thanks for your response. I have applied for JSA and submitted my fit note. I just hope everything goes well with my application and MR decision.

poppy123456

Was it New style ESA you were claiming or Universal Credit?

sonia121

New style ESA

poppy123456

Thanks. Did you reach the 12 month limit on the payments for ESA, which is why you claimed JSA? As it was ESA you were claiming you will not have access to a journal so once the decision is made on the MR they will send a decision letter in the post.

Have you checked entitlement to Universal Credit? As it's means tested, if you live with a partner you'll need to claim as a couple. If you have savings/capital of more than £16,000 you're excluded from claiming.https://www.entitledto.co.uk/benefits-calculator

sonia121

Hi I’m on universal credit but I only get child tax credit no other support after I had my wca I have been awarded lcw but I ask them for mandatory reconsideration

Albus_Alumni

Hiya @sonia121 welcome to the community.

I can see Poppy is already helping you out here, but I just wanted to pop in and say hi. As Poppy has said, looking at the benefits calculator is a very good idea.

poppy123456

sonia121 said:

Hi I’m on universal credit but I only get child tax credit no other support after I had my wca I have been awarded lcw but I ask them for mandatory reconsideration

There's some confusion here. For the avoidance of doubt, you are not claiming child tax credits because that no longer exists. UC has replaced it. As it's UC you're claiming this includes many different elements, including child element, standard allowance and any other elements you maybe entitled to. It one payment made up of many different elements.

Tax credits is a completely different benefit as is JSA and ESA.

If the WCA was to do with UC then once the MR decision is made a decision letter will be uploaded onto your journal.

sonia121

I only get child elements though uc I don’t receive any other benefits through uc

poppy123456

Your maximum UC entitlement should also include the standard allowance,
as well as any other elements you’re entitled to.

Are you claiming UC with a partner that works?

sonia121

I only get 353 because I affected by benefit cap

poppy123456

sonia121 said:

I only get 353 because I affected by benefit cap

£353/month? That’s less than the benefit cap.

As you have a child on your claim the benefit cap for you would mean your total benefits entitlement can’t exceed £1,835/month. See link https://www.gov.uk/benefit-cap/benefit-cap-amounts
You didn’t answer the question I asked earlier in the thread.

Are you claiming UC with a partner that works? Or do you work yourself?

sonia121

No my house rent is 1667 because I’m not working i affect by benefits cap

poppy123456

Ah ok, that makes sense. That means your UC does include standard allowance, child element and housing element, not just child element as you stated. Your rent is incredibly high.

Are you aware that you can apply for a Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) for help with the shortfall of rent. See link. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/claiming-discretionary-housing-payments/claiming-discretionary-housing-payments

It's not guaranteed and if awarded it's only paid for a short period time. You may also want to get some help to fill out the forms because speaking from experience, they are quite complex.

sonia121

Hi poppy. But at the moment I’m going through such a quick difficult time because I got cognitive behavioural difficulties and most of time I’m unwell u. Has been awarded me lcw but I ask for MR if I lose in MR what else can I do.

poppy123456

It would be Tribunal if the MR decision doesn’t change.

sonia121

Hi I received mandatory reconsideration decision. They said I’m not getting lcwra

poppy123456

You can now request the Tribunal, which you can do online here.https://www.gov.uk/appeal-benefit-decision/submit-appeal

sonia121

Hi peppy. The letter said I can speck and I have no self harm or suicidal thoughts and

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poppy123456

I can see your full name on what you've posted and personal information is not allowed here to protected yourself and others. It's a public forum that you're posting on so you have to be very careful of giving any personal information like this on any forum.

As you are unable to edit your own comments I have flagged it to a member of the scope team who will see it in the morning.

All you can do regarding the decision is to request the Tribunal. You can do that using the link I posted above.