Backdated payment for LCWRA award due to new condition

tasham717

Hi I'm worried if someone could help clear something up for me as I'm not really getting anywhere on my journal. I first applied for UC had my assessment and was awarded LCW in July 2019. In August 2020 I then done a change of circumstance and added a totally new condition from the one where I was awarded LCW and I have now been awarded LCWRA. Should I be due some backdated money if this is a whole new condition? I know they don't pay for the first 3 months but I thought it would be backdated from November?

tasham717

Wondering not worried 

calcotti

The LCWRA should be backdated to when you reported the change which triggered the new assessment.

tasham717

@calcotti that's what I thought aswell but that said they would let me know in 7 working days if I was due any money and I've not received or heard anything since my decision on the 16th so I'm not really sure and like I said messaging in my journal has got me no where 

janer1967

It can take a while they dont always meet the suggested 7 -10 days 

When you put your query un your journal put it as a payment query when it asks this will then go to your case manager rather than general enquiry 

tasham717

@calcotti they are saying that assessments do not overlap and my old assessment was up for renewal and they've taken it from that so I won't be due any backpayment. This doesn't seem right to me ?

calcotti

My understanding is that if the assessment was initiated in response to you reporting a change of circumstances then it should be backdated, if it was initiated by DWP as a review it would go from date of decision.