Working out when LCWRA will be first paid

Lau2810
Lau2810 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
in Universal Credit (UC)
Hello,
I’m wondering if anyone can help me as I can’t for the life of me work out when my LCRWA payments will start.

I reported my health condition to UC on 27/11/2022, and supplied them with my first fit note on 29/11/2022, which the GP did for 3 months, so this ran out on 28/02/2023.

Luckily the whole assessment process was very quick and I was awarded LCWRA on 13/01/2023. 

I am confused when the payments for this are supposed to start. My assessment period runs from the 25th-24th of each month and I get paid on the 1st of every month. Technically it has now already been 3 full months since I submitted the first fit note, but I’m not sure if they are basing it on 3 full assessment periods.

Would anyone please be able to advise?

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  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    Three months takes you to 27th February. LCWRA is payable for the first payment period that starts after that so for 25th March 24th April payable on 1st May. 
    Had you reported the health condition a couple of days earlier you would have received the payment a month earlier.
  • Lau2810
    Lau2810 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
    Thanks so much for your reply. I assumed it would be within the next couple of months but wasn’t sure. Annoying I didn’t report it a couple of days earlier like you say.

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