The Universal Credit Bill becomes law. Here are the changes to disability benefits you need to know
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Hi @geckobat, the Work Capability Assessment isn't due to be scrapped until 2028, this is when some changes are likely to come in. From what I understand, current LCWRA claimants who don't qualify for PIP will then be given transitional protection which will erode over time.
Until 2028, things will be staying as they are for current claimants. You'll continue to receive the full amount of LCWRA and it'll also continue to rise with inflation.
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I'm so anxious they won't have moved me over by then really playing on my mind yogibear kindly sent article timms saying they will mirror as much as possible for claimants after 2026 I don't trust them it's always something to worry about
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Thank you Rosie.
Does the transitional protection just mean help for a short time and then I'm on my own? More or less. If I didn't qualify for PIP.
Also, since they changed the bill name, was there still to be changes to the PIP assessment? I've gotten so confused these last few days.
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Hi, erm.. Not sure I understand your question, but it was my understanding that lwcra is only given to people on esa benefits (old style or new). Lwcra as far as I know isn't given to pip recipients. Pip is mainly for help with everyday needs nowt to do with work. I might be wrong though. Could you try Google it perhaps?
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Sorry for my answer, just read Rosie comment. I was completely unaware all this time about pip and lwcra. Learn something new everyday. It's certainly got me thinking. Much appreciated, thanks for that.
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No worries. Yeh LCWRA is part of Universal Credit, what the bill is about but I just feel all over the place trying to figure out what they're actually planning now. It doesn't feel like anything is really set in stone.
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filling migration form in it asks to put money into current account whereas my ESA goes into HSBC flexi saver, do i need to have it go in current account as it doesn't seem i can.. as then it asks if i have another account (flexi saver) where ESA goes in.. Surely as migration is, it's not about changing bank accounts.
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I couldn't say for sure but as UC seems to be all about linking benefits to any earnings - and ultimately they always planned to make it about spying on our financial activity - it wouldn't surprise me if they only accept current account details ๐
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Having said that, Google tells me there should be no problem having your UC paid into a savings account.
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Hi tumilty
Funny you bring that up about different bank accounts in the same bank. I brought that very same question over the phone when making my migration to uc. I am with brittania building society, current account and one called smart saver. I asked the man at dwp if he wanted the account details for smart saver and his tarty reply was and I quote word for word "we don't care what names the bank give them I just want details for both." end quote. Hope that enlighten you any. In any case I'd imagine they'd want all details for all accounts because if only 1 is given it can be misconstrued as benefit fraud would it not. BTW my original esa went in current account and still does, but they still wanted details for my smart saver account. Also for another current account with a different bank
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Hi again tumilty
BTW my 3rd account was in different bank with the princely sum of ยฃ25 in it and they insisted on the details for it. My, my. What has this nation been turned into?
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Hi @Socrates63 yes thanks for that but thinking about it, probably easier in current account as my bank stopped cards for savings, only for current so saves transferring over.
Yes not good to say only 1 bank account when have a few with stuff in.. I'm terrible with all this stuff, names for things, haven't a clue.. if i haven't got enough on in life.. all overwhelming.
Might just stick it all in 1 account.
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why spy just current accounts as i thought can have as many as want as long something in them. Anyway monies people warrant through all the forms filled in and doctor letters the money you get can be spent on things people need to live which can be anything i suppose
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Personally I think they play the old good cop bad cop routine. One person from jobcentre + can be nice and if you speak to someone from dwp they'll be as sharp as possible with you. Or vice versa. Then you speak to someone else from say and they claim to be nothing do with dwp. But still nice with you. All designed to completely confuse us and then they get what info they want. That's my opinion anyway and I'm sticking to it ๐๐
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yeh well i don't know anything about all the jargon.
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Just to add I believe it will be at least April 2028 before anything changes for existing claiments of lcwra but no pip .... I myself an on cbesa / New style ESA ( not sure which ) and lcwra but no pip and that's the way I understand it to
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