Contribution based ESA to UC and fighting for backpay help needed

lee1973

poppy12345 said:

You didn't attend that assessment so therefore no decision was made. The WCA didn't happen until December 2020, which means the extre money is paid from this date and not before.

it seems then i have this all wrong damn brain thank you poppy.

calcotti

lee1973 said: ..so am i wrong in the assumption that this wca in december was the original assesment that should have happened sep 2019?

Even if the assessment in December 2020 was the delayed assessment for the one originally intended to take place in September 2019 the fact is that it only took place in December 2020. Neither you nor DWP have any way of knowing whether, had the assessment taken place in September 2019, it would have come to the same decision. I would not expect backdating prior to the assessment date unless the assessment was the result of you reporting a change in condition and requesting are assessment.

Rubyroobs

I don't understand how your wife went onto UC in March 2019 and you in June 2019 ? Surely it should have been a joint claim from the start or were you seperated?

lee1973

Rubyroobs said:

I don't understand how your wife went onto UC in March 2019 and you in June 2019 ? Surely it should have been a joint claim from the start or were you seperated?

a lot was going on at that time and we had a seperation for a few months.

lee1973

calcotti said:

lee1973 said: ..so am i wrong in the assumption that this wca in december was the original assesment that should have happened sep 2019?

Even if the assessment in December 2020 was the delayed assessment for the one originally intended to take place in September 2019 the fact is that it only took place in December 2020. Neither you nor DWP have any way of knowing whether, had the assessment taken place in September 2019, it would have come to the same decision. I would not expect backdating prior to the assessment date unless the assessment was the result of you reporting a change in condition and requesting are assessment.

contridicting information on my journal my CM stated awhile a go that my assesment period would be from 7/6/20 as i missed sick notes which i hadnt but i have that proof either way then decides that they will follow the ESA decison instead mixed misinformation all round it seems.

poppy12345

Following the ESA decision? You were in the WRAG for that and not the Support Group. If you reported a change in your health then it can be back dated, otherwise if it was them that referred you for the WCA then it's from December 2020, as advised.

lee1973

poppy12345 said:

Following the ESA decision? You were in the WRAG for that and not the Support Group. If you reported a change in your health then it can be back dated, otherwise if it was them that referred you for the WCA then it's from December 2020, as advised.

can you answer why they have asked for sick notes all through my 2 year uc if i was all ready in LCW of which i had never seen stated on my journal any where?

calcotti

lee1973 said:

poppy12345 said:

Following the ESA decision? You were in the WRAG for that and not the Support Group. If you reported a change in your health then it can be back dated, otherwise if it was them that referred you for the WCA then it's from December 2020, as advised.

can you answer why they have asked for sick notes all through my 2 year uc if i was all ready in LCW of which i had never seen stated on my journal any where?

The situation is very confused. If they had you recorded as having LCW I would not have expected them to want Fit Notes.

poppy12345

As your claim for ESA started after April 2018 there wouldn't have been any extra money for being in the LCW group anyway, although i agree that you sending in fit notes is odd.

lee1973

poppy12345 said:

As your claim for ESA started after April 2018 there wouldn't have been any extra money for being in the LCW group anyway, although i agree that you sending in fit notes is odd.

thank you and others for the help much appreciated