Can I work if I am in lcwra? Will it effect my lcwra?

I waited 11 months between a failed assessment and a tribunal hearing. But waiting times vary across the country and at different times of year. There is no specific timescale for this.

Yes, that's right. I did send the Mandatory Reconsideration letter within that time, but that also got refused. 0 points, same as the assessment.

I did get awarded PIP at tribunal. I got Enhanced Daily Living but no Mobility. (That was correct for my circumstances, because the Mobility descriptors didn't cover my unusual situation).

The DWP do sometimes make you an offer by telephone before it goes to Tribunal. But if they don't do that then you would have to go to tribunal.

Just for reference, it's not actually a court, although they are sometimes held in court buildings.

If you get refused PIP then the first stage is to send a Mandatory Reconsideration letter.

If the MR letter is also refused then you move to the Tribunal stage.

A tribunal date will be booked. And you should expect to attend the tribunal.

In some cases the DWP might make an offer by telephone to stop it going all the way to tribunal, right up until the day of the tribunal. But you should not be expecting that to happen as it only happens in a small percentage of cases.

If you don't attend the tribunal, they might decide to continue the hearing without your input. Or they might cancel it, and you would have to book another one, which could be many more weeks/months waiting.

Yes, one person can be an appointee for 2 different people.

Both of you can be put in the LCWRA group. Which means no work commitments and no work related activity.

However only one LCWRA payment is allowed on a joint claim. You would not get 2 LCWRA payments.

In this situation, it is often best for one partner to claim the Carers Element for looking after the other partner. That way they get one LCWRA element, plus one Carers Element, on the joint claim. That adds around £200 a month to the total payment.

The person needing care needs be claiming the Daily Living part of PIP for this. If neither of you have PIP then you can't claim the Carers Element.

Carers do not have any work commitments so no Work Coach appointments.

That date doesn't really mean anything. If they don't respond in time then it just gets extended. There aren't any consequences for them not responding in time.

Yes, some people on here have.

If you don't turn up but don't tell them then are 2 options.

1. They will still do the tribunal without you - and send you a letter within 2 weeks.
2. They will adjourn (postpone) the tribunal and you will need to apply for a new tribunal date which could be many months away.

If you don't think you'll be well enough to attend, contact the tribunal as soon as possible and tell them that you would like them to go ahead without you being there. Or change it to a telephone tribunal if that would be manageable for you.