Will UC be linked to PIP for existing claimants?

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  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 3,190 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @ased444.

    LCWRA does not typically have an end date on the letter but there are usually reviews to check the claimant's current health condition. There is a large backlog at the moment so these reviews can be delayed. It may be up to 3 years after you have been awarded.

    I don't have personal experience with reassessments so I'm unsure whether it would involve a face-to-face appointment. Hopefully one of our members has experience of this.

    I found some information about the new benefit changes for 2028 but it's quite lengthy.

  • ased444
    ased444 Online Community Member Posts: 212 Contributor

    I am just confused and i need to know what will happen after 2028 for anyone on lcwra at this moment before 2026 what will happen after 2028 will they need pip assessement to get the health element on uc benefit if they scrap wca in 2028?

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 3,190 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    I'm afraid it's not something I can answer. I have shared the link with some information and that's as much as I know. Here is the link again Benefit Changes

  • ased444
    ased444 Online Community Member Posts: 212 Contributor

    Hi

    I have another question can anyone please tell me if i am existing lcwra and then after 2 years if i get reasessed for lcwra and then after that if i have assessed and i am on same as before what will happen will i get another reassessment or will i be kept on sever condition ? Thanks

  • ased444
    ased444 Online Community Member Posts: 212 Contributor

    Hi

    I have another question please that is will uc link with pip going ahead or is it not yet untill Sir timms review and if sir timms review goes ahead will they put uc linked with pip?

  • ased444
    ased444 Online Community Member Posts: 212 Contributor
  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 4,798 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @ased444 there's not a current link and don't anticipate there being one. As far as your future assessments, it's difficult to say if you'll be provided the same award, especially if your condition changes.

  • ased444
    ased444 Online Community Member Posts: 212 Contributor

    HI

    Can anyone please tell me if goverment scrap wca after 2028 what will happen to exisiting lcwra people?

  • ased444
    ased444 Online Community Member Posts: 212 Contributor

    HI

    Can anyone please tell me if goverment scrap wca after 2028 what will happen to exisiting lcwra people and i can see in internet saying that existing will protected by transition but after the transition finishes then will we be protected permenant ? Thanks

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 8,128 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @ased444, yes, your LCWRA payments will stay the same when the WCA changes come in.

  • ased444
    ased444 Online Community Member Posts: 212 Contributor

    Thank you to rosie_scope for your reply

  • ased444
    ased444 Online Community Member Posts: 212 Contributor

    Hi

    I am still confused .I simply like to know in the green paper it says that lcwra to be scrapped is that still going ahead?

  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 4,798 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @ased444 the proposal within the green paper was for WCA to be scrapped and replaced with a PIP style assessment however we don't know yet the outcome yet due to the U-turn to enable the Timms review alongside the disabled community and charities working with the community.

  • ased444
    ased444 Online Community Member Posts: 212 Contributor

    Hi

    As your saying is that they wanted to scrap wca in green paper but they are not going to scrap the lcwra ?

  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 4,798 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    This webpage on our website might be a helpful read @ased444. It sums everything up as far as what was initially proposed - Changes to disability benefits: what you need to know | Disability charity Scope UK. And here is the most recent update from November - Government launches a review into Personal Independence Payment | Disability charity Scope UK

  • ased444
    ased444 Online Community Member Posts: 212 Contributor

    Hello

    The link is saying that the wca will linked with pip after 2028 in pip review is this right?

  • ased444
    ased444 Online Community Member Posts: 212 Contributor
  • ased444
    ased444 Online Community Member Posts: 212 Contributor

    Hello

    The link is saying that the wca will linked with pip after 2028 in timms review review is this right?

  • ased444
    ased444 Online Community Member Posts: 212 Contributor

    Hello

    The link is saying that the wca will linked with pip after 2028 in timms review review is this right?

    Also if they scrapped after 2028 for lcwra but how will existing ppeople transition protection work if transition protection finishes what will happen after that will it have pip end date if transition finishes ?

  • MW123
    MW123 Scope Member Posts: 2,052 Championing

    @ased444

    The WCA is being removed in 2028. After that, the newly redesigned PIP style assessment will be the one that decides both PIP and whether someone gets the disability element of Universal Credit.

    The whole PIP assessment is being redesigned so it can cover both benefits in one assessment. These are the only details available at this time. Nothing further is known.

    The Timms Review is expected in autumn this year. Until that report is released, there is no way to know what the new assessment will involve or what rules will apply to it.

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