WCA and state pension

sightunseen
sightunseen Online Community Member Posts: 6 Listener
edited December 3 in Universal Credit (UC)

hi everyone

Any advice please.

I have been on UC and have now been sent an appointment for a WCA on 12 december

I am a single claimant and a widow

I rang them and asked if it was worth attending as i reach state pension age and retire on 22 december, and the decision most probably wont ever be made.

They insisted i attend and said if i dont they will refer me back to the DWP as non attendance and i may be sanctioned.

Question is will my last UC payment be stopped because of not attending.

it really seems to be a pointless exercise for 2 weeks

many thanks

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  • sightunseen
    sightunseen Online Community Member Posts: 6 Listener

    thanks

  • IconicCat
    IconicCat Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener

    You are right that it seems a pointless exercise to attend this appointment, however, I have found the DWP to be extremely pedantic about their ways of running things. I would attend it just so everything runs smoothly and your transition from UC to pension is not messed up in any way.

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 2,501 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @sightunseen. I agree with IconicCat in that it seems silly but I'd recommend going.

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