LCW

AndrewHall
AndrewHall Online Community Member Posts: 311 Empowering
in Universal Credit (UC)
Hi all,

I have just been awarded LCW.
Please I want to know if I would still be subjected to a benefit cap.
Thanks 

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  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,866 Championing
    Hello @AndrewHall

    Are you well?

    I looked on the GOV website and Universal Credit comes under their "Benefits that are effected by the cap" section. LCW if part of your Universal Credit claim. 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    LCW doesn't exclude you from the benefit cap. If you're claiming PIP/DLA/ADP then you would be excluded from the benefit cap.

    If you disagree with the WCA decision then you can request the MR. Before doing this you need to look at the descriptors for LCWRA to see if any apply to you. https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/universal-credit-uc/uc-faq/limited-capability-for-work-related-activity

  • AndrewHall
    AndrewHall Online Community Member Posts: 311 Empowering
    Thanks,
    It is nice to know LCW is not worth the paper it is written on if there is no benefit in it whatsoever. 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    The only benefit is that you're not expected to look for work.
  • AndrewHall
    AndrewHall Online Community Member Posts: 311 Empowering
    @Biblioklept

    I agree. 
    The whole system is rigged and there is a lack of common sense. 
    If someone is found unable to work, how can they justify that the person can do a work related activity. 
    Is there any difference between work and work related activity?
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Work related activity means attending appointments to prepare to work in the future. It does not mean looking for work.

    I agree that the rules changes for LCW in 2017 were wrong! 

    However more than 60% of people are found to have LCWRA which is much higher than I ever thought it would be. 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Biblioklept said:
    I don't think 60% is that high at all. Why do you think it's high? 

    I said it’s more than 60%. If I remember correctly it’s about 66% but I don’t have time to check at the moment.

    I didn’t specifically say it was high. What I said was “it’s higher than I thought it would be” 
  • bg844
    bg844 Online Community Member Posts: 3,883 Championing
    Via the most recent update:

    Caseload (number of people on UC health)
    at June 2023, 1.8 million people were on UC health compared to 1.4 million a year earlier, of these:
    240,00 (13%) had acceptable medical evidence of a restricted ability to work pre-WCA
    320,000 (18%) were assessed as limited capability for work (LCW)
    1.2 million (69%) were assessed as limited capability for work and work-related activity (LCWRA)

    I think 69% is about right for LCWRA, the 1.8 million caseload is obviously quite high (and there are people still on ESA which is separate to this).
  • AndrewHall
    AndrewHall Online Community Member Posts: 311 Empowering
    AndrewHall said:
    Hi all,

    I have just been awarded LCW.
    Please I want to know if I would still be subjected to a benefit cap.
    Thanks 

    Hi all,

    I have been awarded LCW and my wife works 15 hrs/week. Does she require to attend work search (or commitment review) interview at the Jobcentre?

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