What do they mean by approved?

shazzyjoe15

I applied for LCFW back in November  last year had my medical in early January I phoned today for an update I was told they have to respond no later than 4th April and said it's been Approved what do they mean by approved

janer1967

Hi there 

Do you mean LCWRA under UC? 

I have no idea what they mean by approved or timescale to respond 

Normally after assessment it goes to s decision maker to make the decision and then you will be notified 

Ross_Alumni

Hi @shazzyjoe15

Welcome to the community, glad you've joined us. As above, do you mean LCWRA, Universal Credit?

When you contacted them did you ask what they meant by this? Did they give any further explanation?

shazzyjoe15

I've now been told I need a face to face even though I had a telephone one to one call so they are now saying my face to face could be next year because of covid it's been 4 months since I applied 

janer1967

Unfortunately this sometimes happens if they cant make a decision without f2f . Nothing you can do other than wait not what you want to hear I know 

shazzyjoe15

Think I'll give up seems pointless I don't understand why they can't make a dissition I spoke to lady over an hour on phone but if they see me in person they can make a dissition

janer1967

It is very different seeing someone in person and in their home environment rather than a conversation  over the phone 

Rather than giving up is there any evidence you can gather that may help or just put it to back of your mind till the f2f assessment 

littleacorn

What cant they find out from asking you questions or is it that they need to look at you and make a judgement?

shazzyjoe15

Exactly that's what I was thinking

calcotti

littleacorn said:

What cant they find out from asking you questions or is it that they need to look at you and make a judgement?

That’s what they try to do but sometimes they conclude that they can’t.