Universal credit limited capability of work group

NaughtyNan

Hello everyone
I had my assessment in February and two days ago I find out on my online journal that they have placed me in the LCW group. I phoned them and said I should be in LCWRA? group. When I was on income support I had sever disability premium but I was also a carer to my son. He lost his PIP assessment last September and now we have appealed. Anyhow I was told to ask for a mandatory reconsideration for LCW on my journal. Since two days it's been on no one has replied to it.
I have two questions;
How efficient are they in responding to my journal request for mandatory reconsideration posted on there?
Secondly, is there any hope I get transferred to the other group that has no work related activity and more importantly more money.
I have neurological problem, incontinence, EUPD and associated depression and anxiety.

huckster

Journal messages may not be answered very quickly, so not the best way to register a mandatory reconsideration.

This link is to Government site on mandatory reconsideration process.

https://www.gov.uk/mandatory-reconsideration/how-to-ask-for-mandatory-reconsideration

Given that you are challenging a health related decision which has decided that you can perform some work related activities, you really need to challenge the decision in the best possible way. Sending a journal note does not appear to be the best way. I cannot see that sending a journal would allow you to provide the evidence, which would enable a Decision Maker to change the decision that has already been made.

What you should be aware of, is that the assessment outcome that you should be in the LCW category, is most likely to have been advised by the medical professional who assessed you. For a Decision Maker to decide that assessment outcome should have been LCWRA, they are going to want to see evidence to support this. So if you have Doctors evidence or support worker evidence about your health conditions and how this prevents you from doing work related activities, then you need to send this with any mandatory reconsideration request.

NaughtyNan

Thank you for the reply. Yes you're right nothing can be uploaded to the journal. ��
I'll go and investigate the link you have provided, thank you.��

Alice_Holt

These are the LCWRA descriptors:
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/employment-and-support-allowance/esa-glossary/1353-support-group-descriptors

Plus schedule 9 (The same as ESA reg 35):
https://wcainfo.net/issues/substantial-risk-lcwra
http://www.cpag.org.uk/content/making-exception

Have a careful look at the criteria. Why do you think you should have been placed in the LCWRA?
Why could you not cope with Work Focused Interviews? Would attending these pose a risk to your health?

Re your son's PIP appeal, this may be helpful:
https://www.advicenow.org.uk/guides/how-win-pip-appeal