Hi, my name is Moin! I have been awarded LCWRA, is it the same as PIP?

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Moin
Moin Online Community Member Posts: 6 Listener
edited July 2021 in Universal Credit (UC)
Hi

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  • Moin
    Moin Online Community Member Posts: 6 Listener
    Hi
    I have been awarded lcwar.
    Is it same as pip?
    Can I also apply for disability and PIP on this ground? 
    Thanks 
    Moin
  • Ross_Alumni
    Ross_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,611 Championing
    edited July 2021
    Hello @Moin

    Welcome to the community, how are you? 

    Congratulations on being awarded LCWRA. It is a component of Universal Credit, which is a completely different benefit to PIP. You claim them both separately, Universal Credit is means tested whereas PIP is not.

    A couple of links from the Scope website:
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Online Community Member Posts: 17,132 Championing
    Hi @Moin - & welcome to the community. Universal Credit & PIP are totally separate benefits with different criteria. You can certainly apply for PIP, &, as it isn't a means tested benefit, it won't affect your Universal Credit. There's some info about PIP here: https://www.gov.uk/pip/eligibility        & here are the activities or descriptors that are looked at with PIP: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/asset-library/Personal-Independence-Payment-Descriptors-and-Scores-April-2021.pdf
    Please come back with any questions. :)
  • Moin
    Moin Online Community Member Posts: 6 Listener
    I'm a EU citizen.  I'm legally living in the UK from 20/06/2019.
    Am I eligible to apply for pip? 
    Thanks 
    Moin

  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Hi again 

    I'm not totally sure all I know is you have to have lived in UK for at least 2 out of the last 3 years 

    As you get uc I take it you are entitled to public funds 
  • Moin
    Moin Online Community Member Posts: 6 Listener
    Yes I'm entitled to public funds.

  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    You should be able to apply then I would think 
  • Moin
    Moin Online Community Member Posts: 6 Listener
    edited July 2021
    @janer1967
    Will it affect  lcwra?
    I'm confused about it. 
    Thanks 
  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    No it won't affect your lcwra or uc or anything 

    Pip is not a means tested benefit so you can get it and it won't affect any other benefits 

    Sometimes getting pip gives other benefits If you get daily living element somebody could possibly claim carers element for you , housing element could increase if you rent private , if you get enhanced mobility you get free car tax and able to get a car through motability and also possibly a blue badge 
  • Moin
    Moin Online Community Member Posts: 6 Listener
    How can I apply for pip?
    I want to apply online.
    Is it possible? 
    Lwcra help to eligible pip?
    Thanks 
  • MarkM88
    MarkM88 Online Community Member Posts: 3,119 Connected
    LCWRA has no relevance to PIP. Both separate. Different criteria. 
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    Moin said:
    How can I apply for pip?
    I want to apply online.
    https://www.gov.uk/pip/how-to-claim
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Online Community Member Posts: 17,132 Championing
    Having LCWRA does not help with claiming PIP. To begin a PIP claim ring 0800 917 2222 as in the link calcotti gave. This also says,

    Before you call, you’ll need:

    • your telephone number
    • your date of birth
    • your National Insurance number - this is on letters about tax, pensions and benefits
    • your bank or building society account number and sort code
    • your doctor or health worker’s name, address and telephone number
    • dates and addresses for any time you’ve spent in a care home or hospital
    • dates for any time you spent abroad for more than 4 weeks at a time, and the countries you visited

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