I've waited nearly 18 months for WCA decision. Will I still have to wait 3 months?

peterrabbit32
peterrabbit32 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
edited September 2021 in PIP, DLA, ADP and AA
I've just been looking at some questions relating to capability of work assessment as I've filled out a form that had to be in by the 1st April 2020 during the lockdown I had a telephone assessment on the 15th December 2020 received a letter 3wks later saying they might need more information then in July 2021 received another letter saying I had to have  an assessment due to the last one being rescheduled which it wasn't I had the second assessment on the 25th august 2021 it is the 28th of September now 5wks since my last assessment will I have to still wait 3months even though it's been nearly 18 months
Thank you 

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  • hanwolves21
    hanwolves21 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    I won't try contacting them and see what's going on... Good luck ?
  • hanwolves21
    hanwolves21 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    Would try sorry
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    HI,

    I think the reason you needed a 2nd assessment was because they didn't get enough of information from the 1st one. Was the 2nd one a face to face assessment? There are some people that this happened to and they also had to wait quite sometime for the face to face assessment.
    Providing you're not already in the LCW group? if the decision is LCWRA there's a 3 full month assessment period waiting time and money starts from the 4th month of your claim starting from when you reported your health condition. You must have continued to send in fit notes without any gaps. UNless you're claiming UC with a partner that already has LCWRA in your UC entitlement because you can only be paid 1 LCWRA element.

  • peterrabbit32
    peterrabbit32 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    No my second was also by telephone
  • peterrabbit32
    peterrabbit32 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    Also still no face to face at my Doctor's so that would be telephone too which is pointless in my opinion
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Alot of GP surgeries are the same, mine included.

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