Hi, my name is rw197! When will my LCWRA payment be and am I owed any back pay?

rw197
rw197 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
edited October 20 in Universal Credit (UC)

HHi I have recently been awarded the lcwra element of universal credit. I uploaded my first fit note on June the 16th 2025. I get paid on the 27th of each month and my assesment period is the 21-20th of each month.can someone please tell me when I am due my first lcwra payment and If im owed any back pay please. Thanks for taking the time to help.

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,444 Championing

    LCWRA has a waiting period of three full assessment periods before LCWRA is added to your payment. No money is paid or subsequently owed for that period.

    Did you have any gaps in Fit Notes?

    It is the date they are given to UC that counts, not the start date written on them.

    Do you claim with a partner who gets LCWRA themselves?

    Do you have any Transitional Protection on your claim?

  • rw197
    rw197 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener

    HHi There are no gaps in my fit notes and the 16th of June is the date the fit note is uploaded on my journal also my partner doesn't recieve benefits and I don't know what transitional protection is. Thank you!

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,444 Championing

    If you have Transitional Protection on your claim, it will be listed on your payment statement. Not everyone does.

    If you do, it will reduce by the LCWRA element amount which is £423.27.

    My estimate of your waiting period:

    May/June: Partial Assessment Period not counted for waiting period

    June/July: AP 1

    July/August: AP 2

    August/September: AP 3

    September/October: Eligible for LCWRA element

    October 27th: First LCWRA element paid.

    If LCWRA is missing from your next statement, 1 month is owed.

    Backpay is calculated separately and this usually takes several weeks at least.

    You'll know when this has been done as a letter will be added to your Journal stating the amount owed due to underpayment.

    The money will then be paid within a few working days.

    A new version of the statement will be added.

  • rw197
    rw197 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener

    TThanks For your help. This is the date I worked out and Google ai is saying the same. I phone universal credit and the lady one the phone said the same. This guy who works at the Ballymena office named Ruben insists it works out to January! Thanks again. I will post to let you know the date I actually recieve the first payment. Have a nice day.

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