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Are we entitled to a top up of Universal Credit?
shabbychicvintage
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hello I am trying to understand how universal credit works , Today i was told by the citizens advice that we could be entitled to a good payment of a top up of universal credit , My husband is in the support group esa i am his carer , what i want to find out is if we claim will my husband have to be assessed at all or go to the job centre He has just had multiple mini strokes and has severe rheumatoid arthritis , ostio arthritis, copd , He is having to stay as stress free as possible but if he had to have to go to the job centre or have a medical this could cause yet another stroke , Does anyone know if he will have to do any of thees please
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There is conflicting advice about new claims and the LCW/LCWRA part of Universal Credit but this is what the Citizens Advice Bureau say:
"You'll automatically have LCWRA if you're in the ESA support group.
If you already have LCW or LCWRA for ESA you don't need to fill in another form or have a medical assessment for Universal Credit. You'll still have LCW or LCWRA on Universal Credit as long as there's no break between your ESA claim and your Universal Credit claim.
The DWP might still say you need another assessment, but you don't. You can challenge your Universal Credit decision if the DWP say you need another assessment."
If the Job Centre ask your husband to get a fit note or hand one in, ask them to speak with ESA, because LCWRA should be issued automatically and if it's not and you hand in a fit note, it will trigger a reassessment.
Hope that helps but if you do have any other questions please don't hesitate to get in touch!
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