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Placed in the LCWRA group following assessment - what am I entitled to? what happens next?
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Indego123
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Hi, I started handing in fit notes to Universal Credit last year on the 26th Feb 2020. Three months later in May I was sent the work capability form to fill in which i sent back before the deadline on the 11th June. So for over a year i just continued to hand in my fit notes with no news of an assessment at all. Finally I got a letter last month in June 2021 telling me I finally have a face to face assessment on July 19th 2021. So on Monday I went to the assessment, and on Thursday I received a letter in my journal saying i have been found to have limited capability for work and work related activity and no longer have to hand in fit notes. It says on it that i may get extra money and that they may also owe me money, basically i would just like to know if and what i'm entitled too, and what happens next. I appreciate any insight or answers. Thank you.
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It’s an extra 343.63 per month.There is a 3 month waiting period, so you will be paid from the 4 month you started handing in fit notes.Back pay should come separately , they need to go back through all previous months to calculate what they owe. This could take a while.
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Okay thank you very much. I was trying to find out what happens but the government sites can be rather confusing so i appreciate it.
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The world of benefits can be confusing but feel free to ask any questions and we will all try our very best to answer them for you.
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Thank you so much.
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Hi @Indego123 and welcome to our online community.
I'm pleased to hear your claim progressed recently and you've been placed in the LCWRA group. It's a confusing system to get your head around, I definitely agree!
As @MarkN88 said, if any other questions occur to you, please fire away as our members are a savvy lot
Just to let you know - I've tweaked the title of your thread to help others better anticipate what it's about and moved it to our Universal Credit category. Have a lovely Saturday and take care.Online Community Co-ordinator
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Hi I find my self in the same position was told recently via the journal I have LCWRA and I no longer need to provide sick notes and a further letter would follow, my question is it’s been well over 3 months since I applied for uc and filled in the form so have I still got to wait a further 3 months from now until payment, also what happens to my new style ESA I guess this stops? It’s very difficult to understand everything
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It’s three months from when you reported your health condition supported by Fit Notes as already advised by MarkMarkN88 said:..There is a 3 month waiting period, so you will be paid from the 4 month you started handing in fit notes.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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Thank you all for the replies, i'm a lot less confused now.
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calcotti said:It’s three months from when you reported your health condition supported by Fit Notes as already advised by MarkMarkN88 said:..There is a 3 month waiting period, so you will be paid from the 4 month you started handing in fit notes.
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cdf99 said: Thanks for your help so am I getting this right would I get the standard allowance of UC plus the LCWRA allowance of £343.63 from universal credit each month. And still get new style ESA at £114.10 a week but this will be treated like earnings and removed from UCInformation I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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calcotti said:cdf99 said: Thanks for your help so am I getting this right would I get the standard allowance of UC plus the LCWRA allowance of £343.63 from universal credit each month. And still get new style ESA at £114.10 a week but this will be treated like earnings and removed from UC
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