Is there a way I can check if I'm still on LCW?
I sent my form in back in around June I think (I can't remember what the cut off date for it to be sent back) and ive heard nothing. I was wondering if there's a way to find out as I'm still going to volunteer at my local hospital as being indoors all the time is not helping my mental health and I've always wanted to volunteer at my local hospital as I had 2 nice nurses when I was admitted twice. I was sat waiting to be called through for a blood test I needed to have done and whilst I was waiting, I was looking at the notices on the wall, I spotted a sign for volunteering at the hospital, so I decided to have a look online when I got home.
I've been inducted and I've had my first MMR vaccine. I've got to go for my 2nd one on the 11th of this month (which is the day after my asthma review). I've also got an appointment at another hospital that has merged with my local hospital and the best part is that if you an appointment at either hospital you have to be at the designated bus stop at whichever hospital you are going to before the hospital shuttle bus leaves that stop. Plus people now have to show the driver proof of their appointments for either hospital as they've noticed that some people have just been using the hospital shuttle bus as a free ride between the two towns.
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If you can access your online journal for UC, the statements should show whether you get LCW or not.
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Hi @BrianMcFaddenfan24, as OverlyAnxious says, if you log in to your Universal Credit account and have a look at your most recent statement under Payments, it should mention it there, or it might say that you have a "work allowance". That would mean you were in the LCW group too.
If you're still not sure you could always put a question onto your journal and see what they say 😊
The volunteering sounds really promising, what kind of thing would you be helping with at the hospital?
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The only way it will stop is if a decision on the new work capability assessment says different. LCW has no end date, same as LCWRA. The only difference being, if your claim started after April 2017 then you wouldn't be receiving any extra money for the LCW so it may not show in your statements.
Once a decision is made on your work capability assessment you'll receive a letter onto your journal.
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