Hi, I'm wayneharrison190772! Placed in LCWRA group, will I get any arrears + when will they be paid?

wayneharrison190772

I have just received lwrc on universal credit.
I have been claiming from March last year and was sending sicknotes in about April will my money what they owe be back dated and if yes how long to wait for back pay..

poppy123456

Hi 
There’s a full 3 month assessment periods of waiting time and the LCWRA is then paid from the 4th month. How much you’re owed will depend on the date you reported your health condition and the dates of your assessment period. 

The LCWRA is payable from either August or September depending on those exact dates mentioned above. Although it’s not clear whether it’s 2020 or 2021 that you started sending the fit notes.

It can sometimes take a few weeks to receive any money owed. 

wayneharrison190772

I started sending sickness soon as I claimed in March 2020. Then I passed my medical last week..

poppy123456

LCWRA payable from July 2020.

wayneharrison190772

Thank you poppy good advice..

poppy123456

No worries. This is assuming your UC doesn't already include the LCWRA element for a partner.

wayneharrison190772

No I single..Just wondering do you have to wait 3 month for money owed..How long on average..

chiarieds

Hi @wayneharrison190772 - & welcome to the community. So long as you have been sending continuous sick notes in, as Poppy advises, then the LCWRA would be payable from July 2020, &, as also advised, it can take a few weeks to receive this unfortunately, but not 3 months. 

poppy123456

For them to be able to work out how much money you’re owed they will be recalculating your monthly statements. This means that your current ones will be gone and replaced with new ones, so if you want to keep a record of them you will need to make sure you screen shot them because they will be lost once recalculated.