Hi, when do I receive my first lwrca payment?

_JJL
_JJL Community member Posts: 5 Listener
edited October 7 in Universal Credit (UC)

I was granted lwrca on the 28/9/24 when I receive my first payment and am I entitled to back pay as I don’t have a partner and had no extra money coming in except universal credit

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  • Kimmy87
    Kimmy87 Community member Posts: 986 Pioneering
    edited October 7

    LCWRA is not paid until three full assessment periods have passed, so depending on your dates backpay might not be owed.

    In order to help we will need to know the following:

    The date you handed in your Fit Note

    Were there any gaps in your Fit Notes?

    The date you were awarded LCWRA

    Your assessment period dates

  • _JJL
    _JJL Community member Posts: 5 Listener

    handed in my first sick note on 16thJune2024 with no gaps and was granted lcwra on 4th October 2024 which means I should see my first payment???

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 61,372 Championing

    What date do you usually receive your money each month?

  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 5,216 Online Community Team

    Hey @_JJL, welcome to the Scope community 🙂

    As you've already been informed LCWRA isn't paid until three assessment periods have passed. If we know what date you usually receive your money we can figure out when your first payment will be, as you've already given us when your first sick note was.

    Just going to move this over to our UC category

  • _JJL
    _JJL Community member Posts: 5 Listener

    I receive my payments on the 18th of every month is that easier to calculate it ??

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 61,372 Championing

    That means your assessment periods are 10th to 9th of every month. If 16th June was the same date you reported your health condition then your waiting period will be as follows.

    July/Aug, Aug/Sept, Sept/Oct.. LCWRA starts from 10th Oct to 9th November and first payment will be 16th November. No LCWRA element is owed.

    If you or a partner were receiving earnings since you provided your first fit note and you didn't have the work allowance prior to this decision being made then you'll be owed some money from that.

  • _JJL
    _JJL Community member Posts: 5 Listener

    thanks I appreciate that so helpful 🙏🏾

  • gerry3
    gerry3 Community member Posts: 2 Listener

    Greetings everyone, I first submitted my sicknote on 01 March 2024 ,I had an assessment on 04 October 2024.Today I got a message saying I have been awarded LCWRA.When should I expect my 1st payment, is it backdated?

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 61,372 Championing
  • gerry3
    gerry3 Community member Posts: 2 Listener

    13th of each month

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 61,372 Championing

    Thanks. That means your waiting period will be March/April, April/May, May/June.. LCWRA starts from 7th June to 6th July and first payment will be 13th July.

    This is assuming there were no gaps in your fit notes up until a decision was made on your WCA.

    Money owed will be paid separately to your usual monthly money and often takes quite a few weeks to pay it.