UC Work Capability Assessment

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toysoe1

Hello,

I have my telephone assessment next week Saturday June 22 between 9am and noon, I was wondering if this is normal to have this on a weekend and at no specific time, the letter says be available between 9 and noon, also is this anything like PIP where you are paid from the time of first claim? And are you paid once a decision is made? How long are you paid for, is it until you are fit for work? Thank you

poppy123456

Yes, it's perfectly normal for it to be between certain times. This is because they can't guarantee that they will ring you on time. It's the same as when you attend in person, there's no guarantee that you will go in on time.

They do assessments on Saturdays and bank holidays. Once a decision is made if found to have LCWRA and it's Universal Credit you're claiming then there's a waiting period of 3 full assessment periods starting from when you provided your first fit note. It's then paid from the 4th month of your claim, with first payment being the end of that month. The extra money isn't paid at all during the waiting period. This is assuming you don't already have LCW from a previous assessment.

If found to have LCW there's no extra money each month.