How long does it take to get paid after your assessment?

Rubysmith37

Hi can anyone tell me how long it takes to get paid After your Assessment

poppy123456

Hi,

Which benefit are you talking about? First you need to have a decision in your favour because if you're refused there's no money to be paid. If it's PIP then decision waiting times are between 2-12 weeks.

Libby_Alumni

Hello @Rubysmith37, 

Thank you for your comment - how are you today?

Before myself/our members answer your query, it would be useful to know what assessment you're referring to and if you have already had confirmation of receiving the payment or are you in the process of hearing about a payment decision?

Providing these answers for us, will allow us to give you more tailored feedback

Libby

Rubysmith37

  It’s a work capable assessment it was 9th January that I got accepted I just wanna no how long it takes my uc payment is not for till 24th February 

poppy123456

You will only receive the extra £343.63 per month if you're found to have LCWRA and providing you're not claiming UC with a partner that already recieves this element on your UC.

If this is your first work capability assessment there's a waiting period of 3 full assessment periods and it's then paid from the 4th month of your claim starting from when you first reported your health condition. It is not paid at all during the waiting period.

Decisions can take anything up to 12 weeks, sometimes longer. Once the decision's been made you will receive the letter onto your journal.

Rubysmith37

I have  received it through my journal and I have been awarded it just wondering how long from them does it take 

poppy123456

As advised here...

poppy123456 said:

 there's a waiting period of 3 full assessment periods and it's then paid from the 4th month of your claim starting from when you first reported your health condition. It is not paid at all during the waiting period.

What date did you first report your health condition? and have you continued to send in fit notes without any gaps?

I note that you usually receive your payment on the 24th of the month, this means your assessment periods are 18th to 17th of each month.

Rubysmith37

I did send in fit notes with out any gaps 

poppy123456

You haven’t answered this question 

poppy123456 said:

What date did you first report your health condition 

Rubysmith37

20th August 2021 and I’ve been sending in fit notes all the time the 9th of January there said I didn’t need to send them anymore 

poppy123456

Therefore you reported your health condition in AP Agust/Sept. Your waiting period is as follows. Sept/Oct, Oct/Nov, Nov/Dec.. LCWRA paid from AP 18th December to 17th January, first payment payable 24th January 2022. Which means they owe you 1 month at £343.63.

You should have the LCWRA element added to your next payment dated 24th February.

The 1 month they owe will be paid separately to your usually monthly payment and it can sometimes take a few week for them to pay what is owed.

Rubysmith37

Thank you