Hi, risk review and enhanced review? Same /different

Frazzled2024

Hello,
Could anyone advise what is risk review? Is it different to enhanced? 
I only claim lcwra, nothing else , since 2018. Mental illness and chronic illnesses

I had enhanced review months back, it was an awful time for me and like many I've read with mental and physical illness 😭 I suffer extremely bad with anxiety panic attacks depression and more, but this enhanced review sent me into a bad spiral , couldn't eat sleep over medicating and alchohol:( i ended up in hospital for over a week, kidney failure blood pressure 400, liver swollen (hospital said if i hadn't got the ambulance i would be coma/dead) 😞😞 and yes i know i feel pathetic already so please dont say anything nasty as i know it was only for a phone call and a month of trying to get things together was so hard and a very bad dark time, i dont want sympathy as i know my reaction to these kind of things is ridiculous with my MH 😞. I came off social media and never read the news, much better. But recently I have been reading again ( as obviously I do need to know what's going on in the world and I'm finally feeling a bit stronger again after falling, thank god)
My enhanced review was fine in the end and the man was very nice so all was ok that and nothing was ever stopped and all ok. 🙏 Stupid I know to get in such a mess, I know .
So, I've been reading about target review.. is this something different and how often are these? 
Also does anyone know how often the enhanced reviews are done and target review (if it's a different thing) I don't want to go through that again, but obviously if I have to I want to make sure next time i have supports i had none last time..
Obviously the news rishi has said makes me extremely anxious too, but feeling a little calmer after reading he probably won't win election.. however with labour I've read are being quiet that's worrying.

Sorry for the. Long message I just wondered if anyone knew how often reviews are and are target reviews a follow up from enhanced? Thanks in advance and have a great Friday ❤️

THE_DUDE

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THE_DUDE

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/99513/uc-risk-review-team/p1 this might help

Frazzled2024

Hello @THE_DUDE

Oh, I don't know how to tag. But thanks for the link, appreciated but it's not really about what I've asked in my post 🙏

Albus_Scope

Hiya @Frazzled2024 and welcome to the community.

I can see you've already been linked to a very informative thread, but I just wanted to stop in and say hi and I hope it all goes well for you in your review. 

Frazzled2024

Hello albus  
Thankyou,
That thread was informative but it's not what I'm asking and I don't have a review 🙏 
I know I wrote a long message but I'm not having a review, I asked questions on the post.. sorry if I've not made my post clear, perhaps I should do another one? 

Frazzled2024

@Albus_Scope
A little more condensed, sorry I wrote a long one if you. Could get tinee to read it 🙏😀
came off social media and never read the news, much better. But recently I have been reading again ( as obviously I do need to know what's going on in the world and I'm finally feeling a bit stronger again after falling, thank god)
My enhanced review was fine in the end and the man was very nice so all was ok that and nothing was ever stopped and all ok. 🙏 Stupid I know to get in such a mess, I know .
So, I've been reading about target review.. is this something different and how often are these? 
Also does anyone know how often the enhanced reviews are done and target review (if it's a different thing) I don't want to go through that again, but obviously if I have to I want to make sure next time i have supports i had none last time..
Obviously the news rishi has said makes me extremely anxious too, but feeling a little calmer after reading he probably won't win election.. however with labour I've read are being quiet that's worrying.

Sorry for the. Long message I just wondered if anyone knew how often reviews are and are target reviews a follow up from enhanced? Thanks in advance and have a great Friday ❤️

Albus_Scope

Apologies @Frazzled2024 that was totally my fault, I misread one of the sentences. 
 I'm not well versed with UC yet, but I'm hoping one of our regulars will be able to answer your question soon.  

poppy123456

Frazzled2024 said:

Hello albus  
Thankyou,
That thread was informative but it's not what I'm asking and I don't have a review 🙏 
I know I wrote a long message but I'm not having a review, I asked questions on the post.. sorry if I've not made my post clear, perhaps I should do another one? 

Your question was asking if the risk review and enhanced review are the same thing. There’s not much difference between the two. 

The risk review (linked above) was due to Covid when checking claimants were relaxed so they were just catching up with people that claimed during COVID.

The Enhanced review is a review to make sure your UC claim is correct. During this review they usually ask for 4 months of bank statements. They are in the process of checking thousands of claimants at random. 

Frazzled2024

Hi @poppy

I sorry, I'm not good at wording things right. I meant will everyone have enhanced AND risk review? Like.. is risk a follow up from enhanced?  (like I said I've had enhanced months ago, 6 months ago-ish) and I wondered how often they will be ? As in my OP I said how much I struggled and just want to be more prepared and supported next time. So basically will there be the two? (Enhanced  AND risk) Or does having one cover both, if that makes sense.
And does anyone know how often? Hope that's worded better 😌 sorry if not

poppy123456

They are both for different things. The risk review was more aimed at those that claimed UC during the pandemic. It explains all of that in the link that was posted above. 

Both are done at random so I can’t tell you if you would have another review anytime in the future. 

Frazzled2024

Ah thanks poppy

I see , no I was before the pandemic, well the original claim and then lcrwa awarded I think it was about 9 months later, but ID etc etc was before pandemic 

Ok, well Ill just have to try not to worry (difficult , very) and stop reading things again I guess 🙏

Thanks all for help

Frazzled2024

Thankyou @Albus_Scope

It's ok, I misread things all the time lol, thank you so much for your reply:)