LCWRA tribunal date ruling

northernsoul89

Hi everyone,
I recently won my tribunal to get awarded LCWRA from 28.1.20. In my decision letter from the appeals service they said I must be awarded LCWRA from and including this date.

Citizen advice told me that I would backdated from this date and that the 13 week assessment period wouldn’t apply as the tribunal ruled it should start from that date.
 

Have I been given the wrong advice from citizen advice ? Below I have attached the response from UC after I asked about this.

UC sent me a message after they did not backdate me from this date and I asked why not- 

Hi Ryan, when awarded LCWRA there is a 13 week waiting period  until you receive your first LCWRA payment. Therefore your decision has been added from 28/1/20 however you would not receive the payment until the Assessment period starting on 12/5/20.
Now 

janer1967

I won at tribunal and still had the 3 month waiting period that is the 9ayment rule the tribunal are only saying the award is from when you applied but they can't override the rules of payment as these are set by gov 

northernsoul89

I had a brief spell working between September 2019 to January 2020 Before this I was on UC

calcotti

northernsoul89 said:

I had a brief spell working between September 2019 to January 2020 Before this I was on UC

In that case you have LCWRA from the date set by the tribunal but you have to wait until the fourth month before the LCWRA element is payable. Having LCWRA and being entitled to receive the payment are not the same.