I was awarded LCWRA until 27 February this year. I've had no contact from UC. Will my payment end?

charlotte112xx

Hi I was just wondering if anyone could advice me please ? I was awarded LCWRA last year up until  27 February this year. 

I’ve not received any messages or letters yet so I haven’t contacted UC as of yet. 

Will my payment end after 27th February please. 

Don’t know if I need to start providing sick notes again yet or not.

thank you!

janer1967

Hi and welcome to the community 

Your lcwra will continue until a review has taken place and a decision  made.  The end date is just a guide for review 

There are huge backlogs and they are prioritising new claims rather than reviews 

You don't need to provide fit notes 

I am in the same position even though they can reassess anytime I'm hoping to be left alone for a while yet 

TerryG

I had to go to through the Tribunal service,you need to be seen by an assessor who is specific to your main problem,otherwise,genuine people have to go through at least a 7 month appeal,til it gets to a judge.None of these people are Disability Experts,its just a title they have been given,they are driven by numbers,not by how disabled some people are.The Judge said I should not be seen again for at least another 2yrs,as my evidence was consistent for 4yrs.I now have the "ongoing award" regarding PIP,which is a relief.

poppy123456

TerryG said:

I had to go to through the Tribunal service,you need to be seen by an assessor who is specific to your main problem,otherwise,genuine people have to go through at least a 7 month appeal,til it gets to a judge.None of these people are Disability Experts,its just a title they have been given,they are driven by numbers,not by how disabled some people are.The Judge said I should not be seen again for at least another 2yrs,as my evidence was consistent for 4yrs.I now have the "ongoing award" regarding PIP,which is a relief.

I'm sorry but i disagree. The assessment providers do not need to have any specific knowledge in any conditions. It's not about a diagnosis, it's how those conditions affect your ability to do any type of work.

The majority of people are found to have LCW without any problems at all.

TerryG said:

they are driven by numbers,not by how disabled some people are.

Do you have a link regarding this? I would be very interested to see proof of what you're claiming here.

TerryG

Poppy,even on Scope it says that many people are being mis diagnosed by assessors who don't have relevant knowledge,if you don't believe it,that's entirely up to you,I was seen by a physiotherapist first time,when he asked how arthritus affects me,he has better knowledge of the mechanics  than a nurse,In the same breath,would you want a physiotherapist to assess you if you had serious mental health issues,no you wouldn't.

People need to be assessed by the person who has the best knowledge of the problems a person is dealing with,its that simple.The Judge in my case said,"This man must not been seen for at least two years,as all the evidence was consistent over a sustained period of time.As were the Specialist and my GPs letters over a 4 Yr period,yet,a nurse with no further qualifications in any other medicine,said otherwise.I rest my case.

poppy123456

TerryG said:

Poppy,even on Scope it says that many people are being mis diagnosed by assessors

y other medicine,said otherwise.I rest my case.

The assessors that do these assessments do not diagnose anyone.

TerryG said:

People need to be assessed by the person who has the best knowledge of the problems a person is dealing with,its that simple.

As i previously advised, they don't need to have any knowledge of any specific conditions because it's not about a diagnosis and i stand by what i said.

chiarieds

I couldn't agree with Poppy more @TerryG - it's not about a diagnosis. However, you may be surprised by how much an assessor knows due to their background. For example, I'm a long retired physio, but do you think I just saw people with a physical problem? As this forum also shows, many people have both physical & mental problems, which I found even in my student days,,,,,a young woman with a fractured pelvis & lower limb fractures due to a road traffic accident, who also had bipolar disorder, whom I treated, stands out in my memory. A 9 year old boy who'd had a stroke following surgery (an ileostomy) for ulcerative colitis, who was suffering from depression is another. After qualifying, I worked in a regional spinal injuries unit, with children with cerebral palsy, & was the Superintendent Physiotherapist of a large (11,00+ patients) mental health hospital. So even physios may understand mental health issues.

Now speaking personally, I would say if I waited to see an assessor that would understand my own combination of disorders, I'd be waiting a very long time (something I've mentioned on Scope's online community). However, assessors will have a general background in many disorders, so transferable skills, whilst not needing to know about any diagnosis.

ella1992

Did your payment end ?

poppy123456

ella1992 said:

Did your payment end ?

No, not unless a new decision says otherwise. Which has been advised on your other thread. You said yourself that your payments have continued as normal since November on this thread here. https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/91145/unvcail-credits-work-thing#latest I think that's all the proof you need that it's an ongoing award.