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Should my benefit be backdated?
thatsmyname
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Hi, i wonder if anyone can help although i doubt it as dwp apparently dont even know! I feel like ive been punched in the head repeatedly for 4 days trying to get answers or figure it out and as i can see from every single thread or blog or page that everyone else feels the same.my uc claim began on 5-12-2019.i provided my first fitnote on 12-12-2019. Have provided fitnotes continuous since that date.was supposed to have my wca in jan 2020.i attended by taxi with 2 relatives who travelled to meet me to support me as i suffer with agoraphobia anxiety depression and panic attacks and social phobia.on arrival i was sent home as assessor was suddenly taken ill.i had a major panic attack due to this and was hit by a mobility scooter during the process due to me walking backwards into the ladies path due to panic! Sorry that was slightly off subject....but its taken a full year to give me another date for wca.its was exactly a year to the day of my cancelled wca.so on the 4 feb 2020 i get my decision on uc journal saying i continue to have LWCRA so i wont recieve anymore money but dont need to give fitnotes anymore.but ive actually been given more money this month for lcwra so should that amount be backdated to when i first started giving fitnotes bar the 14 weeks assessment period? I rang uc as im just getting ignored on my journal and first the lady said no they never backdate it...then i said id been advised online that it should be and her answer then changed to it should be backdated to when i first claimed! Obviously i cannot trust any of this advice please can anyone help me ?
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Original wca date cancelled when i arrived at the assessment on jan 2019.
Have been providing fitnotes since 12 dec 2019.
Only just had wca in jan 2020
Decision made on feb 4 2020 to be lcwra. Statement available for 5 feb has my new amount added.
Should this be backdated and if so how far?
Im not good at doing paragraphs because if i stall to think i just forget what im writing im so sorry...was that better or just as confusing
I've also been in touch with my local advice centre dial wakefield and they said it wont be either so im stumped! I do hope it is backdatable as ive been living on £286 a month all this time up until pip was also awarded and i do still really struggle.
Congratulations on your LCWRA and sorry it has taken so long for you to be placed into the correct group, it must have been very frustrating.
I would suggest putting a note in your journal thanking them for uploading your award letter and asking again about the backdate. Explain you've been handing in fit notes since December 2019 and that it's your understanding there is a 3 assessment wait period but you believe your LCWRA should be backdated to just after the 'relevant wait period'.
If they refuse your first step would be to ask for it to be sent to a decision maker.
Can I ask, were you claiming anything before you claimed UC? The wording on the letter makes it seem as though they already thought you were receiving LCWRA.
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So was on esa...forced to get job
Lost job obviously
Then made claim but was told esa didnt exist anymore and had to go on uc
When you're putting notes on your journal which option are you selecting?
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You need to put it under 'payments' or 'services issues'. Let us know how you get on.
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