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LCWRA proof for backdating

stevie66

Hi, as I understand it, you don't get the benefit till the fourth month after providing evidence.

It is stated the benefit can be backdated to first fit note.

My question.
The providing evidence, is this when asked to do so?

Or could this be from the first fit note sent in.

To clarify my situation.
Have been sending in fit notes for over 1 year, started getting pip 6 months ago, 2 months ago got sent the forms for LCWRA and just been awarded but not as yet received any benefit.
So is it taken from providing evidence for the LCWRA forms?

Thanks for your time.

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L_Volunteer

Hi @stevie66. Thanks for your post. What a great question as well!

Unfortunately, LCWRA is not an area of my expertise. This means I can only hope someone with more knowledge in this area will be able to respond to you soon.

In the meantime, I just want to say we hear you and are here for you

poppy123456

The waiting period starts from when you reported your health condition, providing you sent a fit note within 7 days of this. You must have continued to send in fit notes without any gaps until a decision was made on your WCA.

It's 3 full assessment periods and the extra money is paid from the 4th month. When it's paid from will depend on what date you reported your health condition and the dates of your assessment periods (or when you usually receive payment each month)

stevie66

Thanks for your answers.
Looks like I should get back pay on this then. 🤔

stevie66

Hi all, getting my first payment on the 12th but no sign so far of back pay!
Does it normally come later?

calcotti

stevie66 said:

Hi all, getting my first payment on the 12th but no sign so far of back pay!
Does it normally come later?

It will come separately. Before they can pay arrears, DWP have to recalculate your entitlement for previous months and then compare that with what you were previously paid

stevie66

Thanks Calcotti

calcotti

If you haven't had anything by the end of the week post a query on your UC journal as a payment query.

Kate56

Hi, sorry to jump on I had my first LCWRA payment on 4th May but haven't heard anything since about backpay I sent a message to enquire and as if yet I have no reply

poppy123456

Kate56 said:

Hi, sorry to jump on I had my first LCWRA payment on 4th May but haven't heard anything since about backpay I sent a message to enquire and as if yet I have no reply

It's not unusal for it to take a few weeks. When you put a message on your journal did you put it under the payment section? If you didn't then you should do that.

Kate56

Yes I put it under payment section, I have been in touch by phone and a note has been added to my journal that I must be contacted by 6pm tomorrow, we can only hope!

Kate56

My phone call to DWP this morning has left me with a big smile I had a phone call back to say my backpay is going in bank by 8pm tonight £6,800 whoop whoop

Ross_Alumni

Thanks for the update @Kate56, super news

stevie66

Yes brilliant news Kate. I feel a spending spreeeeeee coming your way.

Breacon

Very interesting reading about this LCWRA payment, Poppy is helping me with it, but it's the first I've heard of it, who should have told me about it. I've been signed of work since Aug 22, just recently gone into the support group, but no one has mentioned the above to me at all.
Can anyone tell me please.
Many thanks

stevie66

Hi @Breacon
I'll try with my basic understanding of the benefit.
Well normally after 3 or 4 months of putting in what use to be called sick notes you should have automatically been sent assessment forms, or so I belive. Any way there are two groups lcwra where you are not expected to look for work and lcw when your still expected to do limmited work thus continue to look for work.
I'm not sure if the payments are diffrent as I've only had lcwra and that's about £330 per month.
The best thing to do is send copies of the paperwork of anything you have from NHS and doctors appointments, hospital appointments any assessments back with the assessment form.
You may have an assessment in person and or a phone call from them.
They were realy good when I when myself and on that day just happened I was having a really bad day I thing due to the stress of it all. But the were very helpful.
Hope that helps

poppy123456

stevie66 said:

Hi @Breacon
I'll try with my basic understanding of the benefit.
Well normally after 3 or 4 months of putting in what use to be called sick notes you should have automatically been sent assessment forms, or so I belive. Any way there are two groups lcwra where you are not expected to look for work and lcw when your still expected to do limmited work thus continue to look for work.
I'm not sure if the payments are diffrent as I've only had lcwra and that's about £330 per month.
The best thing to do is send copies of the paperwork of anything you have from NHS and doctors appointments, hospital appointments any assessments back with the assessment form.
You may have an assessment in person and or a phone call from them.
They were realy good when I when myself and on that day just happened I was having a really bad day I thing due to the stress of it all. But the were very helpful.
Hope that helps

Breacon has already been through the WCA and was placed into the Support Group for ESA. Advice is already being given here on this thread regarding their UC claim. https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/91454/lcwra-and-council-tax-benefit#latest