I won an appeal for lcwra 4 month ago, I have not received any confirmation at all from DWP

bethany2022

I won an appeal for lcwra 4 month ago, I have not received any confirmation at all from DWP, nothing on my online journal and no payments. I phoned them today and got told there was nothing on the system. Any advice is appreciated on what to do. The only evidence I have is a letter from welfare rights saying I won the appeal.

poppy123456

HMCTS should have contacted DWP by sending a letter to them. The same letter should have been sent to you and your representative.

You either need to contact HMCTS or Welfare Rights to ask them to send you the decision letter from the Tribunal. A letter from WR saying you won your appeal isn't going to help.

bethany2022

Thank you I'm waiting for a call back from welfare rights at the moment I will ask for a copy.

poppy123456

Once you receive that i'd advise you to send a copy to UC.

bethany2022

Ok thanks 

poppy123456

Just another thought. Are you sure the decision was LCWRA and not just LCW? There's no extra money each month if the decision was LCW.

bethany2022

I applied for lcwra and was awarded lcw in November 2020, but the appeal was for lcwra 

bethany2022

I got an email from welfare rights with proof of the courts decision, I have uploaded this to my UC journal. I'm just waiting for a response. 

SueHeath

Hope it all gets sorted today for you @bethany2022

Richteachouxsnack

While waiting did you have to provide fit notes and visit the jc regularly 

bethany2022

No I didn't, they said they accepted my illness and it will be reviewed at a later date.

poppy123456

Richteachouxsnack said:

While waiting did you have to provide fit notes

Fit notes will not be accepted if found fit for work, even when waiting for a Tribunal. 

bethany2022

I emailed them the letter from the tribunal about 1 month ago, 2 days before that I was told a case manager would be in touch with me by the 10th of October, again I have heard no confirmation, nothing saying someone has looked at the letter and no word back from the case manager.

poppy123456

Try contacting your Local MP, this usually gets them shifted. https://www.parliament.uk/about/contacting/mp/

bethany2022

It's into the second month I think since handing the tribunal letter to the DWP and all I've been told two weeks ago is "we have no updates yet, you will know first before us, the decision maker will put it in your journal" I didn't contact the MP. Welfare rights said it should take no longer than two month so I'll wait a few more weeks. 

poppy123456

The only other thing that could be delaying putting your award into payment will be DWP have requested the statement of reasons from HMCTS. If this has happened it can delay paying you what's owed.