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ESA support group and LCWRA element

hi everyone, I was placed into the ESA support group in mid November after waiting 11 months for an assessment. I also recieve PIP. Both awarded with no problems. Could somebody tell me if UC should automatically add the LCWRA element to my claim alongside my personal allowance and housing benefit then the ESA amount is taken off my monthly UC statement. This morning I got my latest UC statement they haven’t added any LCWRA but have taken the £490 for ESA payments. I asked in my UC journal about this last week and they said they havent recieved any notifications about my ESA award but surely now they’re taking more ESA money from my UC it shows I’m in the Support Group and LCWRA element should be added. Any advice on what I should do please?
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ive been on UC and ESA since last December but only assessed and awarded support group in November
Let us know how you get on if you end up giving them a call to resolve this.
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phoned UC and they say I may not be entitled to LCWRA element and they need a letter from ESA confirming I’m in the Support Group. Any advice on what my next move should be?
You would think they would have that information on record given that it all comes under the DWp umbrella
If that's what they need, and you are in the support group, calling the ESA helpline to request a letter of confirmation might be a way forward. Alternatively if you have your initial reward letter this would suffice, I'd just ensure to ask them to return it to you afterwards unless you just send them a photocopy.
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I won't disagree with that
UC have told me this morning that they cannot award LCWRA and they need to send a LCWRA form out to me and I need to have another health assessment. Surely this cannot be true. Any advice please
yes I’ve asked them to send the mpg1 form, now they’re saying they’ve sent my case to a decision maker
ive finally recieved a letter in my IC journal telling me they’ve added LCWRA element to my claim. However it doesn’t tell me when the payments start. Do you have any idea how long you have to wait for payments to start and get the backdated money I’m owed?