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1 week 2 days ago #313305 by Lulu3376
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My son was awarded LCWRA last year with severe conditions criteria met and no further assessments required. As he’s still in education and is on my UC he’s not due to make his own UC claim until August.
As his LCWRA award states severe conditions criteria met, descriptors will always be met so no further assessments required - will he qualify for the old rate?
Would he his LCWRA have to be re-assessed due to the changes?
As his LCWRA award states severe conditions criteria met, descriptors will always be met so no further assessments required - will he qualify for the old rate?
Would he his LCWRA have to be re-assessed due to the changes?
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1 week 2 days ago #313325 by David
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Hi Lulu3376
When he starts his new UC claim he will commence what the DWP call the Health Journey again but from what you have told me he should be placed in the LCWRA group because of the Severe Conditions rules as per below:-
"New claimants can also receive the protected higher payment of the health element if they meet new severe conditions criteria. To meet the severe conditions criteria you must both:
Have a life-long condition that a practitioner acting on behalf of the NHS has diagnosed.
Be assessed as “constantly” meeting at least one of the LCWRA descriptors used in the work capability assessment. "
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When he starts his new UC claim he will commence what the DWP call the Health Journey again but from what you have told me he should be placed in the LCWRA group because of the Severe Conditions rules as per below:-
"New claimants can also receive the protected higher payment of the health element if they meet new severe conditions criteria. To meet the severe conditions criteria you must both:
Have a life-long condition that a practitioner acting on behalf of the NHS has diagnosed.
Be assessed as “constantly” meeting at least one of the LCWRA descriptors used in the work capability assessment. "
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5 days 1 hour ago #313412 by Lulu3376
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Thank you David. What does the Health Journey involve? Does it mean I’d have to do the application/assessment again from scratch (doesn’t seem right, if he’s already been assessed?)
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5 days 1 hour ago #313413 by Lulu3376
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Thanks David. When you say the new health journey - what does that mean? Does it mean I’d have to start the application again from scratch, even though he’s already been assessed and awarded LCWRA with severe conditions? Could they decide to go against his previous award - even though it says no further assessments are necessary?
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4 days 3 hours ago #313445 by David
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Hi Lulu3376
Unfortunately in your case as with the vast majority of claimants the LCWRA element does not survive the closure of a UC claim, so you will have to start a new UC application.
Here are details from the OBR on what the DWP term the Health Journey:-
obr.uk/box/the-universal-credit-claimant-journey/
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Unfortunately in your case as with the vast majority of claimants the LCWRA element does not survive the closure of a UC claim, so you will have to start a new UC application.
Here are details from the OBR on what the DWP term the Health Journey:-
obr.uk/box/the-universal-credit-claimant-journey/
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16 hours 44 minutes ago #313505 by Lulu3376
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Thanks David, I appreciate I’m probably being a bit stupid here but…. My son has never claimed UC, he has the LCWRA via credits only process. So it would be his first claim for UC himself. Does this mean, the prior LCWRA is cancelled and I start again for him submitting fit notes, completing the form from scratch again? Even though he has severe conditions and an unambiguous professionally diagnosed disability that is from birth and lifelong? Could you explain a bit more about what we will be expected to do?
Thank you and sorry for all the questions.
Thank you and sorry for all the questions.
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