My husband has been awarded LCWRA. Will there be a 3 month wait for my work allowance too?

Golferlady
Golferlady Online Community Member Posts: 5 Connected
edited October 2021 in Universal Credit (UC)
Hi wonder if anyone can help? My husband has finally been awarded lwrca i know we have a 3 month wait. But my query is we started claiming uc on7/05/2021 i know i will now get a work allowance but will there be a 3 month wait for that too or will it be backdated from start of claim?? I really hope im making sense lol

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  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,000 Championing
    If the health condition was declared as part of the claim on 7th May then the Work Allowance should be backdated to the start of the claim and the LCWRA element will be payable from the payment on 13th September.
  • Golferlady
    Golferlady Online Community Member Posts: 5 Connected
    Thats great thank you for your help much appreciated ?