Universal credit and lcwra payments help.

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sjay1971

If anyone could help me understand my payments I would add you to my Xmas list.
im on universal credit and get standard single person over 25 payment of £324.84 a month with 

Transitional protection £285 a month as well as my rent is covered so total to live on for month is £609.84.

now I’ve just been awarded lcwra at £343.64 a month. I was told by dwp several times that if I get awarded lcwra that I would get the extra money on top of what I get a month so I’m thinking £609.84 plus £343.64 a month.

now I’m not well but I know what I’ve been told several times so to my amazement I see that now my payments have been updated that they have awarded me the lcwra payment but stopped my transitional protection payment of £285 and just replaced it with the lcwra payment of £343.64 in which that actually means by been awarded lcwra I’m just getting £14.66 extra a week?

I completely understand that the system isn’t here to keep me but I can’t believe the stress and worry and medical I went through gives me just £14.66 extra a week or am I missing something.

as I say I was told the lcwra would be extra on top but not once did someone say one will stop and the other added so I’m really confused.any help would be fantastic Thanks.

poppy123456

Unfortunately, the SDP transitional protection you were receiving reduces over time, if other elements increase or you become entitled to some other elements, like you have with the LCWRA element. This was exactly the same when ESA was introduced and people transferred from Incapacity benefit.

One good thing about being found to have LCWRA then if you work now or sometime in the furture you will have the work allowance. See link.

https://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/Transitional-protection-Universal-Credit

However, if your Universal Credit entitlement increases, due to the annual increase in benefit rates or a new element being included in your award, your transitional element will be reduced by the amount of the increase (although not in the case of an increase in or new inclusion of, the childcare element). Once it has reduced to nil it will no longer be included. And you need to be aware that certain changes of circumstances will lead to the loss of your transitional element.