Additional payments for not being fit for work haven't been sorted. Any advice?
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Ponton813
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Hello,
For the past 5 months I've been suffering with anxiety and depression and in the last 2 months they have got worse,I've put numerous messages on my Universal credit journal stating my health changes and they said that I would get extra payments for not being fit for work,up till now this hasn't been sorted and I'm at the end of my tether,any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks
Jamie
For the past 5 months I've been suffering with anxiety and depression and in the last 2 months they have got worse,I've put numerous messages on my Universal credit journal stating my health changes and they said that I would get extra payments for not being fit for work,up till now this hasn't been sorted and I'm at the end of my tether,any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks
Jamie
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Hi there
You need to report a change of circumstances a new medical condition in your journal and then provide a fit note
After fit note has run for over 28 days you get referred for a work capability process
You then get forms to complete and then an assessment
This process takes at least 6 months maybe longer
Only if you get found to have lcwra (limited capacity for work and work related activity) will you get any additional payment
Any further questions just ask0 -
Hy sorry I also want to know that if u have lcwra then you will get extra money? I mean not for lcwa anymore? Before I used to get lcwa
Thanks:) now I have made a new claim because it was stopped in between for a while0 -
Hi
I think you are getting a bit confused
There is lcw which has no additional payment and there is lcwra which does pay extra
There is no such thing as lcwa0 -
I'm sorry if I couldn't write properly yes you r right I was getting limited work capibilty I think it was £128 something? How about this payment anymore? Is it still people getting or they are going to get money for limited work capibilty and work related activities? Which is t think £3430
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Yes you only get money for lcwra now at £343.630
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Hello @Ponton813
Welcome to the community, I hope you are doing well today.
Was the initial response from Jane helpful? I'm sorry to hear that the LCWRA process hasn't progressed for you at all yet, have UC provided any reason for this?
Also, do you receive any support from your GP to effectively manage your anxiety and depression?0 -
skhan95 said:I'm sorry if I couldn't write properly yes you r right I was getting limited work capibilty I think it was £128 something? How about this payment anymore? Is it still people getting or they are going to get money for limited work capibilty and work related activities? Which is t think £3430
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Hello Ross_scope,thanks for your message,Janes message didn't really help and Universal Credit keep blaming the covid situation for me not getting an health assessment.0
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Sorry if I confused you I didn't realise you had prev been getting lcw payment as this payment is no longer paid to new claims
Calcotti advice is correct0 -
Ok thank you so much:-)0
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The LCW element of £128.89 is only paid to people who were originally found to have LCW or LCWRA prior to April 2017 and have had either LCW or LCWRA continuously since then.0
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Thank you Calcotti :-)0
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