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ESA and UC lcwra

Just a quick question, if you’ve been put in the support group for Esa and then go on to claim UC, does the time delay (3 period assessment) still apply?
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(If however you are in the assessment phase of new style ESA when applying for UC then UC will apply a 3 month wait before including the LCWRA element so a claimant could be getting ESA Support payment but not the LCWRA element. I am not sure that this is legally correct but is what DWP guidance says.)
When did you apply for ESA? Did you ask for it to be backdated at all, if so what would be the start date of any award?