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Lcw / lcwra
Can Someone help me with my question. I only get LCW for severe anxiety and depression and I also have stage 3 copd ( never smoked BTW ). I'm expected to attend job centre for future work. C.O.P.D does not get better. But only get LCW Someone I know that gets full lcwra but has a job. How does this work.
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Hi, my name is codymcm!
I have been on LCW and on the 21st August 2024 I updated a change in my health and submitted my first sick line i waited until 13th June to have my telephone assessment and then got accepted for lcwra. As far as I was aware I was entitled to a back payment as there was a change in my health and my case was reassed due to…
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Uc50 lcwra assessment
hi I applied for ESA march 4th. Payments started then. Since I’ve been waiting to hear for my assesment. I’ve sent my UC50 back in april. Does anyone know how long I’ll be waiting for it? Roughly? Do I need to ring and ask for it? New to all this…
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My Name is Maundyjarvis
I would like to say Hello👋 to everyone.
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DWP disability cuts?
If the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) moves forward with cuts to disability benefits, the consequences will be catastrophic not just for individuals, but for our entire society. These benefits are not luxuries. They are essential lifelines that allow disabled people to live independently, afford basic necessities,…
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Hi, my name is Gilbert33! I hope you can help my partner is disabled one were on us with carers...
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LCW to LCWRA
Hi all, first post here... I am on LCW but informed UC that my health had got worse and they sent me forms for a reassessment to see if I qualify for LCWRA . They said that I did not need to provide fit notes as I was already on LCW. This was in December. I am still waiting to be reassessed. My question is, if I do get…
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UC payments
Could someone please help me understand I did my form 19th December 2024 and no sick note was needed as it was a reassessment was told this by UC and had my assessment 16th june does this mean i’ve been awarded and if so will i be backdated to what date im so confused on the assessment period date etc currently my normal…
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Hi, my name is zahra69! Hi I just wanted to ask I did my Lcw assessment and it lasted for 6minutes..
Hi I just wanted to ask I did my Lcw assessment and it lasted for 6minutes is it narmal
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Migration to UC and interview with work coach
Hi First of all hope everybody is coping in this hot spell? I migrated from ESA (support group) to UC. Its been testing as they say. I had to wait for someone to come out to me to identify me. I could have downloaded all of the things I showed but hey ho it was eventually sorted. Then I had a letter from UC to say that I…
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LCWRA when already in work
Hello, I was already in work when I started to receive LCWRA. It is a 0 hours contract working in a pub. I picked up a new job that started a few days ago that is 17.5 hours a week. I declared the changes to the job centre. Will this affect my payments at all?
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My migration from ESA to UC, the story.
Hi everyone. This is my experience of migrating from NI based ESA that has income related top up's, so it is a NI and IR based claim. I got my migration letter early November, and my first decision was to wait until near the end of the 3 month period or get it out of the way, I looked at what I think would be most…
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Claim reviewer just had me report a change of health circumstances during phone review. Concerned
I’m on LCWRA due to severe Long Covid which I’ve had since 2020. Just had my second UC claim review. During the call the reviewer asked if I’d been diagnosed with any new health conditions since opening my claim, which I have. (I wasn’t asked this during my last review.) It hadn’t occurred to me to report a change of…
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Universal Credit LCWRA Moving in with student partner
Hi, I was hoping for some advice as the information online is overwhelming. I am currently living with my parents, I claim universal credit and have the extra income for LCWRA. I also get the advanced rates of both mobility and daily living for pip. I am about to move out with my boyfriend into a rental property. He is…
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Hi, my name is Fuzzy351!
I have been on lcw since February 2019 due to heart issues.. On 6th June this year I had an assessment where it was deemed my health has gotten worse and I was placed on lcwra. I was told I was originally due my assessment February 2024 but this is 1st I finally got my assessment (no reason was given, I presume a backlog)…
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LWCRA and approaching Retirement Age
Hi all, I had my Work Capability Assessment for Universal Credit on 16 June 2025. I submitted my first fit note around 29 April 2025 and have been continuously providing them since. I turn 66 on 19 July 2025 and will reach State Pension age then. I’ve heard that as long as LCWRA is awarded before my 66th birthday, I will…
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LCWRA Reviews
LCWRA Reviews apparently have been stopped however i am told only new claims or change of circumstances are going ahead supposedly there is a huge backlog for LCWRA Reviews and if I am told correctly goes back years so when would everything resume.
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LWRCA not being applied on a Reclaim
Quick summary of my UC-LCWRA saga (for anyone who can sanity-check my understanding): June 2019 – Passed a WCA, placed in LCWRA; award said “next review in 17 months.” Sept 2022–Mar 2023 – DWP official-error overpayment (£13k) that I discovered, in which took me 2 times to report it because they didnt take me seriously the…
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YOUR LOCAL MP.
Evening All, I am sure that you've all received emails from members of scope recently regarding the draconian measures that the supposed Party for the People,Labour,are trying to inflict on almost everyone who is a member of Scope.The email in question is aimed at your local MP,or to Scope so they can pass it on. If we…
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Hi, my name is Josie9677!
Apologies if this has been asked before (I had a quick search but couldn’t find anything) I was awarded LCWRA in January 2025 but there was no end date on the letter. Do you have to be reassessed every year or is it ongoing? Thank you in advance :)
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New health conditions and UC claim review
hello… would be very grateful if somebody could help me please? I currently get LCWRA element on my UC claim so am I obligated to tell them about new health conditions or can I just wait until it’s reviewed? When I did my PIP review a few months ago I added a new diagnosis that I got in 2023 but I haven’t let UC know. I…
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Am I eligible to recieve the basic Disability Premium?
Hi guys, I hope this is in the right place as I really need some advice and ive been going around in circles with benefit calculators, DWP and advice from Citizens Advice. I currently receive Contribution Based ESA (support group), PIP: Enhanced Mobility and Enhanced Daily Living and UC (support group). It appears due to…
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Hi, my name is kt77! I’ve claimed u/c from the 10th December 2024 handed in sick notes from date...
Hi , I’ve claimed u/c from the 10th December 2024 handed in sick notes from date of claim. I had been off work since 4th October 2024 uc accepted these notes also. I had my assessment for lcwra on the 30th April 2025 got my letter on the 20th May 2025 to say I have been awarded. They are saying my award starts from the…
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Lcwra and esa
Hi, I've been off work sick since October, I'm now getting Lcwra and have just got a letter to say I'm getting esa. How do I know if I'm in the support group as it doesn't say on the letter. The esa letter says I will have to fill in a WCA, does this mean they don't already know I'm getting Lcwra?
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Awarded LCWRA, will I be back dated and when can I expect payment?
Hi, I have been unfit for work for a number of months and have been awarded LCWRA on the 2nd of December, my first fit note was on the 10th of July, will I be back dated and when can I expect my payment? Many thanks
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Hi, my name is catlou76!
Hi, I need some advice please regarding benefits and work. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgua in 2018 after being in a lot of pain for two years and chronic fatigue. I worked full time up until 2019 and then part time up until 2020 and I wasn’t coping with the demands of work, and ended up resigning from my post. I lost…
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If your waiting for LCWRA to be applied to UC Migration claim from ESA SG
Missing LCWRA elements on migration (rightsnet) 22 MAY 2025, 03:44 PM We are coming across a few cases where the client has managed migrated from ESA to UC and the LCWRA element is missing in the first AP and there is no TE as a result. This seems to be recent; previously clients who have migrated have had the LCWRA…
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Small work amount on LCWRA
Hi guys, I’m trying to get a definitive answer for this but it’s proving really hard. Basically, my wife get LCWRA and I’m her full time carer. She is very poorly most days but on some days she’s a little brighter and happier. On these days I’d like to start her doing her own little thing to keep her brain ticking over.…
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Hi, my name is v5578! i was signed off sick December 22nd 2023, my fit notes have all been provided.
Hello, i was signed off sick December 22nd 2023, my fit notes have all been provided with no date gaps between them, April 30th 2024 i asked if they would be needing to assess me, in June 2024 they advised me they would be assessing me, i then had to wait till December for them to send a uc 50 form to me...I cheser them…
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UC, LCWRA, HOUSING and returning to studies
Hi everyone! sorry if this is the wrong spot to post this, im just looking for some advice regarding going back to university and UC. Bit of back story - I've been claiming UC & awarded LCWRA for approx 2 years for mental health reasons and prior to this I was a full time University Student but studies came to an end in…
