LCWRA backpay

Beanie86
Beanie86 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
in Universal Credit (UC)
Hi everyone, I was advised that I have been awarded LCWRA on 27th October. 
My UC assessment days are 6th to 7th of each month with payment on 13th. 
Please could anyone advise if I should receive 1st payment in 13th November? 

I also received a letter stating they owe me some backpay. The letter was dates 3rd Nov 2022. How long does backpay usually take to go into your bank after being made aware that it is owed? 

Thank you for your advise in advance ☺️

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  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,000 Championing
    edited November 2022
    When entitlement to LCWRA element starts depends on when you first reported your health condition supported by Fit Notes. You are entitled from the fourth full UC period after you reported.

    Any arrears will be paid separately and can take a while because UC have to calculate the amount due.
  • Beanie86
    Beanie86 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    edited November 2022
    calcotti said:
    When entitlement to LCWRA element starts depends on when you first reported your health condition supported by Fit Notes. You are entitled from the fourth full UC period after you reported.

    Any arrears will be paid separately and can take a while because UC have to calculate the amount due.
    Thank you for your reply. 
    UC have already sent me the calculations for the backpay and said it will be paid directly into my bank account. 
    My first fitnote is dated 16.11.21. 
    I have attached the letter sent with the calculations for reference
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    That amount is correct. Based on the information you gave your waiting period will be Dec to March. First payment of LCWRA would be April so they owe you April to Oct, which is 7 months. The letter gives you details of how much you've already received and details of how much you should have received and you're then owed the difference between the two, which is £2458.66.
    Once payment is made it takes 3-5 working days to go into your bank.
  • Beanie86
    Beanie86 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    poppy123456 said:
    That amount is correct. Based on the information you gave your waiting period will be Dec to March. First payment of LCWRA would be April so they owe you April to Oct, which is 7 months. The letter gives you details of how much you've already received and details of how much you should have received and you're then owed the difference between the two, which is £2458.66.
    Once payment is made it takes 3-5 working days to go into your bank.
    Thank you poppy123456. 
    Yes I have no query with the amount… I was just wondering how long it usually takes for them to actually pay it after the calculation as I have heard conflicting stories. 
    Thank you for the information 
  • Community_Scope
    Community_Scope Posts: 2,130 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hello @Beanie86

    We just want to let you know we’ve removed your attachment because it contained personal information. For more information about why we removed this, please consider our online community house rules.

    All the best,

    Cher

    Online community team

  • Beanie86
    Beanie86 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
     Community_Scope said:

    Hello @Beanie86

    We just want to let you know we’ve removed your attachment because it contained personal information. For more information about why we removed this, please consider our online community house rules.

    All the best,

    Cher

    Online community team

    Thank you Cher, 
    I apologise for the attachment. I thought i’d blanked out the personal information 
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,471 Championing
    No problem @Beanie86- it happens! :) 

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