WCA wait times
hbean5747
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I’m wondering what people’s most recent experiences are with getting a WCA.
For reference, my fit note starts from 12th December and was submitted that say. UC50 is confirmed received. Still waiting for an assessment. Does anyone have an idea how long I expect to be waiting?
For reference, my fit note starts from 12th December and was submitted that say. UC50 is confirmed received. Still waiting for an assessment. Does anyone have an idea how long I expect to be waiting?
My money situation is quite miserable at the moment and even with the 3 month period, I was really hoping that things would be processed quickly. I’m really struggling.
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Hi there
Dont want to be bearer of bad news but wait times are huge some waiting over a year but then others processed within few months . How long is piece of string really1 -
janer1967 said:Hi there
Dont want to be bearer of bad news but wait times are huge some waiting over a year but then others processed within few months . How long is piece of string really0 -
I had my assessment on the 21st March been waiting since June 2021. I rang them in December and got quite a sharp reply from a man I spoke to.
I have help from community law and was told to try ringing them again, so I did and got an appointment for the assessment. I know that there is quite a back log but I needed to do something as my work coach was really getting me down.
I'm just waiting on the outcome now, apparently it only takes a few days but have not heard anything yet.1 -
Hi there
Glad you have finally had your assessment the decision can take a bit linger than a few days but the wca decisions do seem to be quicker than sone other dwp decisions
Fingers crossed for the outcome do let us know how you get on0 -
JellyBaby88 said:I had my assessment on the 21st March been waiting since June 2021. I rang them in December and got quite a sharp reply from a man I spoke to.
I have help from community law and was told to try ringing them again, so I did and got an appointment for the assessment. I know that there is quite a back log but I needed to do something as my work coach was really getting me down.
I'm just waiting on the outcome now, apparently it only takes a few days but have not heard anything yet.0 -
hbean5747 said:JellyBaby88 said:I had my assessment on the 21st March been waiting since June 2021. I rang them in December and got quite a sharp reply from a man I spoke to.
I have help from community law and was told to try ringing them again, so I did and got an appointment for the assessment. I know that there is quite a back log but I needed to do something as my work coach was really getting me down.
I'm just waiting on the outcome now, apparently it only takes a few days but have not heard anything yet.
You haven't really been waiting that long compared to a lot of others that have posted here. The Health Assessment Advisory Service do work capability assessments. You can contact them direct on 0800 288 8777. See link. https://chdauk.co.uk/
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poppy123456 said:hbean5747 said:JellyBaby88 said:I had my assessment on the 21st March been waiting since June 2021. I rang them in December and got quite a sharp reply from a man I spoke to.
I have help from community law and was told to try ringing them again, so I did and got an appointment for the assessment. I know that there is quite a back log but I needed to do something as my work coach was really getting me down.
I'm just waiting on the outcome now, apparently it only takes a few days but have not heard anything yet.
You haven't really been waiting that long compared to a lot of others that have posted here. The Health Assessment Advisory Service do work capability assessments. You can contact them direct on 0800 288 8777. See link. https://chdauk.co.uk/0 -
You will only receive the extra money if you're found to have LCWRA. This is then paid from the 4th month after you reported your health condition. You can see the descriptors here. https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/universal-credit-uc/uc-faq/limited-capability-for-work-related-activity
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hbean5747 said:JellyBaby88 said:I had my assessment on the 21st March been waiting since June 2021. I rang them in December and got quite a sharp reply from a man I spoke to.
I have help from community law and was told to try ringing them again, so I did and got an appointment for the assessment. I know that there is quite a back log but I needed to do something as my work coach was really getting me down.
I'm just waiting on the outcome now, apparently it only takes a few days but have not heard anything yet.
Good luck. I hope you get it sorted.
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janer1967 said:Hi there
Glad you have finally had your assessment the decision can take a bit linger than a few days but the wca decisions do seem to be quicker than sone other dwp decisions
Fingers crossed for the outcome do let us know how you get on
I know from my first wca it was weeks for the decision but apparently folk are getting the decision within days of a telephone assessment.
When I saw my work coach on the 24th March, she said it was a day overdue. I guess they are powering through the backlog.0 -
JellyBaby88 said:hbean5747 said:JellyBaby88 said:I had my assessment on the 21st March been waiting since June 2021. I rang them in December and got quite a sharp reply from a man I spoke to.
I have help from community law and was told to try ringing them again, so I did and got an appointment for the assessment. I know that there is quite a back log but I needed to do something as my work coach was really getting me down.
I'm just waiting on the outcome now, apparently it only takes a few days but have not heard anything yet.
Good luck. I hope you get it sorted.0 -
JellyBaby88 said:hbean5747 said:JellyBaby88 said:I had my assessment on the 21st March been waiting since June 2021. I rang them in December and got quite a sharp reply from a man I spoke to.
I have help from community law and was told to try ringing them again, so I did and got an appointment for the assessment. I know that there is quite a back log but I needed to do something as my work coach was really getting me down.
I'm just waiting on the outcome now, apparently it only takes a few days but have not heard anything yet.
Not personal information you can't. The phone number i posted was a contact number for the health assessment providers, which is completely different to personal information.
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poppy123456 said:JellyBaby88 said:hbean5747 said:JellyBaby88 said:I had my assessment on the 21st March been waiting since June 2021. I rang them in December and got quite a sharp reply from a man I spoke to.
I have help from community law and was told to try ringing them again, so I did and got an appointment for the assessment. I know that there is quite a back log but I needed to do something as my work coach was really getting me down.
I'm just waiting on the outcome now, apparently it only takes a few days but have not heard anything yet.
Not personal information you can't. The phone number i posted was a contact number for the health assessment providers, which is completely different to personal information.0 -
Hi @JellyBaby88 just to clarify the only phone numbers which are not allowed to be posted on the forum are any personal contact details, such as home or mobile telephone numbers, which is the 'personal information' poppy referred to in her reply.
Does that make sense?
If it's helpful you can read more in our community house rules. Do let us know if anything's not clear0 -
JellyBaby88 said:poppy123456 said:JellyBaby88 said:hbean5747 said:JellyBaby88 said:I had my assessment on the 21st March been waiting since June 2021. I rang them in December and got quite a sharp reply from a man I spoke to.
I have help from community law and was told to try ringing them again, so I did and got an appointment for the assessment. I know that there is quite a back log but I needed to do something as my work coach was really getting me down.
I'm just waiting on the outcome now, apparently it only takes a few days but have not heard anything yet.
Not personal information you can't. The phone number i posted was a contact number for the health assessment providers, which is completely different to personal information.Indeed you weren't but you did say this..JellyBaby88 said:hbean5747 said:JellyBaby88 said:I had my assessment on the 21st March been waiting since June 2021. I rang them in December and got quite a sharp reply from a man I spoke to.
I have help from community law and was told to try ringing them again, so I did and got an appointment for the assessment. I know that there is quite a back log but I needed to do something as my work coach was really getting me down.
I'm just waiting on the outcome now, apparently it only takes a few days but have not heard anything yet.0 -
poppy123456 said:JellyBaby88 said:poppy123456 said:JellyBaby88 said:hbean5747 said:JellyBaby88 said:I had my assessment on the 21st March been waiting since June 2021. I rang them in December and got quite a sharp reply from a man I spoke to.
I have help from community law and was told to try ringing them again, so I did and got an appointment for the assessment. I know that there is quite a back log but I needed to do something as my work coach was really getting me down.
I'm just waiting on the outcome now, apparently it only takes a few days but have not heard anything yet.
Not personal information you can't. The phone number i posted was a contact number for the health assessment providers, which is completely different to personal information.Indeed you weren't but you did say this..JellyBaby88 said:hbean5747 said:JellyBaby88 said:I had my assessment on the 21st March been waiting since June 2021. I rang them in December and got quite a sharp reply from a man I spoke to.
I have help from community law and was told to try ringing them again, so I did and got an appointment for the assessment. I know that there is quite a back log but I needed to do something as my work coach was really getting me down.
I'm just waiting on the outcome now, apparently it only takes a few days but have not heard anything yet.
Maybe next time I'll have to make it clearer about which phone numbers I'm referring to.0 -
Alex_Scope said:Hi @JellyBaby88 just to clarify the only phone numbers which are not allowed to be posted on the forum are any personal contact details, such as home or mobile telephone numbers, which is the 'personal information' poppy referred to in her reply.
Does that make sense?
If it's helpful you can read more in our community house rules. Do let us know if anything's not clear0 -
JellyBaby88 said:poppy123456 said:JellyBaby88 said:poppy123456 said:JellyBaby88 said:hbean5747 said:JellyBaby88 said:I had my assessment on the 21st March been waiting since June 2021. I rang them in December and got quite a sharp reply from a man I spoke to.
I have help from community law and was told to try ringing them again, so I did and got an appointment for the assessment. I know that there is quite a back log but I needed to do something as my work coach was really getting me down.
I'm just waiting on the outcome now, apparently it only takes a few days but have not heard anything yet.
Not personal information you can't. The phone number i posted was a contact number for the health assessment providers, which is completely different to personal information.Indeed you weren't but you did say this..JellyBaby88 said:hbean5747 said:JellyBaby88 said:I had my assessment on the 21st March been waiting since June 2021. I rang them in December and got quite a sharp reply from a man I spoke to.
I have help from community law and was told to try ringing them again, so I did and got an appointment for the assessment. I know that there is quite a back log but I needed to do something as my work coach was really getting me down.
I'm just waiting on the outcome now, apparently it only takes a few days but have not heard anything yet.
Maybe next time I'll have to make it clearer about which phone numbers I'm referring to.I never said you did mention personal numbers. What you did say was " You didn't know that phone numbers can be posted here but poppy has."We are simply saying that yes they can be posted, providing they are not personal phone numbers. The number i posted was for the health assessment providers.0 -
poppy123456 said:JellyBaby88 said:poppy123456 said:JellyBaby88 said:poppy123456 said:JellyBaby88 said:hbean5747 said:JellyBaby88 said:I had my assessment on the 21st March been waiting since June 2021. I rang them in December and got quite a sharp reply from a man I spoke to.
I have help from community law and was told to try ringing them again, so I did and got an appointment for the assessment. I know that there is quite a back log but I needed to do something as my work coach was really getting me down.
I'm just waiting on the outcome now, apparently it only takes a few days but have not heard anything yet.
Not personal information you can't. The phone number i posted was a contact number for the health assessment providers, which is completely different to personal information.Indeed you weren't but you did say this..JellyBaby88 said:hbean5747 said:JellyBaby88 said:I had my assessment on the 21st March been waiting since June 2021. I rang them in December and got quite a sharp reply from a man I spoke to.
I have help from community law and was told to try ringing them again, so I did and got an appointment for the assessment. I know that there is quite a back log but I needed to do something as my work coach was really getting me down.
I'm just waiting on the outcome now, apparently it only takes a few days but have not heard anything yet.
Maybe next time I'll have to make it clearer about which phone numbers I'm referring to.I never said you did mention personal numbers. What you did say was " You didn't know that phone numbers can be posted here but poppy has."We are simply saying that yes they can be posted, providing they are not personal phone numbers. The number i posted was for the health assessment providers.0 -
To be fair, I posted a phone number for the HCP and then gave an explanation why it was allowed. Don’t understand what the issue is here!0
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