Hi, my name is mel0273! LCWRA. When will I recieve payment owed?

mel0273

mel0273

hi I have been awarded lcwra have been providing fit notes on my uc joirnal since 19 June and receive statutory sick pay from my employer… my lcwra was awarded from 19 June so when should I expect a payment and will there be any payment owed to me ? Thanks

Albus_Scope

Hi there @mel0273 and welcome to the community. 😊

That's some good news with your LCWRA award, congratulations! Can I just ask if there were any gaps in your fit notes and also which day do you usually receive your UC payments?

mel0273

yes I went back to work end of July for 2 weeks before being signed off with a fit note from drs and been signed off since then with drs fit note … does this make a difference ? Thanks you

Albus_Scope

OK thank you for the info, I believe if there are breaks in the fit notes, it can make a bit of a difference as to when the first payment is made, but I'm no expert unfortunately. But in theory you'll have a 3 month assessment period starting from the period after you handed in the first fit note, then paid the LCWRA element along with your UC on the 4th payment date.

What date are you usually paid UC?

mel0273

10th of every month so next payment is due 10th September but I know it’s not on my statement to be paid then just not sure when it’s going to be paid and I don’t understand it all and does it get back dated ie will they owe me money once the payment is made ?

Albus_Scope

You won't receive the LCWRA until the 4th payment cycle from when you handed in the fit notes, so in theory that would be October 10th payment date.

But if you returned to work for two weeks in July, I'm unsure if this would reset the 3 months? Hopefully someone will be able to clarify that soon.

mel0273

ok thankyou for explaining everything