Lwrca and pip awards.

Deborah11
Deborah11 Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
in Benefits and income
I currently get LWRCA with housing benefit and have just been awarded pip. Will my the LWRCA stop now. Not sure how it works. Thank you in advance for any input regarding this. 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    PIP and LCWRA are completely different benefits. You will continue to receive both.
    If it's Universal Credit you're claiming then you won't be claiming housing benefit, unless you live in either supported/temporary housing. Help with your rent will be paid as part of UC known as the housing element.
    Do you claim UC with a partner? If you do and your PIP includes the daily living part then they will be able to claim Carers element of UC, if they look after you for at least 35 hours per week.
  • Deborah11
    Deborah11 Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
    Hi Poppy I get universal credit with the housing benefit element which was just awarded as I habe just got a flat last week. I was awarded the lwrca in February. I got my pip backdated with 2233 today. I am not sure what rates. I started the pip claim back in November. Will I start paying housing benefit now then. Hope this makes sense. Thank you for your input 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    You're not claiming houisng benefit. It's housing element of UC, they are two completely different benefits.
    Deborah11 said:
     Will I start paying housing benefit now then.

    I'm not sure what you mean by this.
    If you're single and under 35 and privately renting and your PIP includes the daily living part then you'll be entitled to the 1 bedroom rate of LHA rather than the shared rate.
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    The PIP doesn’t affect your UC. It carries on as before
  • Deborah11
    Deborah11 Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
    Hi Poppy , Calcotti 

    I am renting a 1  bedroom flat on my own. The tenancy started last week.  I am 50 just got pip come through. I am already in receipt of LWRCA. I have been awarded housing benefit. Wont the lwrca stop now I am getting pip confused slightly thankyou for your input x
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    edited April 2022
    You keep saying you have been awarded Housing Benefit. Unless you are in Supported Accommodation this is not possible. For the avoidance of confusion, do you mean the housing element of UC?

    As already advised by both poppy and I, the LCWRA will not stop. The PIP does not affect it. 
    poppy123456 said:
    PIP and LCWRA are completely different benefits. You will continue to receive both. 
    calcotti said:
    The PIP doesn’t affect your UC. It carries on as before


  • Deborah11
    Deborah11 Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
    Yes the housing element sorry for the confusion

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