Lwcra and pip

south28
south28 Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
edited January 2023 in Benefits and income
Can lwcra and pip be claimed together?

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    edited January 2023
    Yes, LCWRA is part of UC and is completely different to PIP. PIP isn't means tested.
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,464 Championing
    Welcome to the community @south28 :) I can see that poppy123456 has answered this for you already. As they've said, you can certainly claim both. Do you claim any benefits at the moment? 
  • south28
    south28 Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
    Tori_Scope said:
    Welcome to the community @south28 :) I can see that poppy123456 has answered this for you already. As they've said, you can certainly claim both. Do you claim any benefits at the moment? 
     Yes I have the lcwra and uc 
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,464 Championing
    How are you feeling about claiming for PIP @south28? :) 
  • south28
    south28 Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
    Feeling good. Have a letter today for a phone assessment. Does that mean I've scored well? I'm still learning  how to use this forum so forgive the slow replies. 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    south28 said:
    Feeling good. Have a letter today for a phone assessment. Does that mean I've scored well? I'm still learning  how to use this forum so forgive the slow replies. 
    You won't have scored anything yet. It means you have a phone assessment (like the work capability assessment) You'll be asked various questions abot your health conditions and how they affect your daily life. If you kept a copy of the form you returned you should have a read of that before the assessment. The assessment can last anything from 20 to 120 minutes.

    Once the assessment is completed the assessment report will be written and returned to DWP. From that a decision maker will make a decision on your claim. Once the decision is made you will be contacted. After the report is returned a decision can take anything up to about 12 weeks.

  • south28
    south28 Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
    Telephone appointment complete. Not sure it went well... found the lady a little rude, call lasted 1 and half hours but I don't feel like everything was covered
  • south28
    south28 Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
    How long do decisions generally take? I did the online assessment scoring thing and that says I scored enough to get an award.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    From when the report is returned to DWP a decision can take up to 12 weeks.
    south28 said:
    I did the online assessment scoring thing and that says I scored enough to get an award.
    Would that be the PIP online test? If so then this isn't reliable at all unless you full understand the PIP descriptors and why they mean. I'm not saying you're not entitled because i have no idea how your conditions affect you.

  • south28
    south28 Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
    Yes just the online test x

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