Am I entitled to backpay from lwcra?

aine81

Hi I got awarded lwcra today 1st December

Uc claim started 30th July

Fit note provided 31st july

Assessment period 30 July to 29th

August

Thank you.

poppy123456

Assuming there were no gaps in your fit notes up until the decision was made your waiting period will be as follows…

July/Aug, Aug/Sept, Sept/Oct.. LCWRA starts from assessment period 30th Oct to 29th Nov and first payment will be 6th December. As the decision was made after the end of your most recent assessment period they will now owe you 1 months LCWRA element.

Please note my advice assumes you're not claiming UC with a partner that already receives this element on your claim and your UC doesn't include any Transitional Protection. If it does then the TP will erode due to the LCWRA element.

aine81

Great thanks so much for your reply.

Correct no partner

Fit note up to date

And was recieving Tp but noticed has dramatically reduced.

My payment seems to have stayed the same which is due on the 5th December

Do I have to apply for the back date payment or is it just a waiting game?

Thanks again

poppy123456

Is the LCWRA element included in this months statement? If it is then no money is owed. Yes, TP will reduce due to the LCWRA element. If the TP was more than £419.16/month then you will not be financially better off and your UC payments will remain the same.

aine81

Yes it's included for my payment on the 5th December

poppy123456

Then no money is owed, unless you were receiving earnings since you provided your first fit note and you didn't have the work allowance so they would owe you some money from that. Otherwise, your payments will be correct going forward.

aine81

Assessment period: 30 October to 29 November 2024

That's the statement I recieved today for payment on 5th December with lcwra included

aine81

Okay I understand thanks so much for your help 😊

poppy123456

You're welcome.