Lwrca

Liverbird10

Hi
Wondering if anyone can please advice, my husband and myself have been on universal credit since Apr 2020, due to submitting sick notes for my self I had an assessment and received notification in July 21 that I’m now under the “lwrca” my husband has started back to work and are payments will be stopping, my question being do I need to close the claim down or will they do it automatically. Never been on this situation before. 

Many thanks in advance. 

calcotti

You do not need to close a UC claim. It will adjust automatically. If your husband’s earnings mean there is no entitlement then you will not be paid.

Because you have LCWRA your monthly entitlement will have increased by £343.63/month.

Have you received arrears of LCWRA element to four months after you reported your health condition?

Because you have LCWRA a Work Allowance will be applied to the claim. This means that some of your husband’s earnings will be disregarded (£293 if your claim includes help with rent, £515 if it doesn’t). Above this there will be a deduction of 63% of the wages.

Alice_Holt

There may be some back payments due to you as you have now been assessed as in the LCWRA group. Generally payments are due from 14 weeks months after you submitted fit notes.

I wouldn't advise closing the claim. UC will calculate the next assessment period taking into account your husband's earnings.  If those earnings result in a nil award of Universal Credit at the end of the assessment period, then UC will close the claim (and you will need to make a reclaim, if eligible in the future). 

EDIT: Cross posted with calcotti.

Liverbird10

calcotti said:

You do not need to close a UC claim. It will adjust automatically. If your husband’s earnings mean there is no entitlement then you will not be paid.

Because you have LCWRA your monthly entitlement will have increased by £343.63/month.

Have you received arrears of LCWRA element to four months after you reported your health condition?

Because you have LCWRA a Work Allowance will be applied to the claim. This means that some of your husband’s earnings will be disregarded (£293 if your claim includes help with rent, £515 if it doesn’t). Above this there will be a deduction of 63% of the wages.

Hi, thanks for your reply. Haven’t received anything so far regarding LCRWA, provided 1st sink note in Apr 2020, had my assessment in July and received confirmation that same month. Payments have been adjusted already due to husbands wages but still getting some money. Which will decrease again as he’s just passed training and his wages has increased. We do get the help with the rent included. 

Spoonie_Turtle

In April - was that in your March/April AP or April/May AP?  Or was it the very start of your claim?

Liverbird10

Spoonie_Turtle said:

In April - was that in your March/April AP or April/May AP?  Or was it the very start of your claim?

Sorry don’t know what year it is 😂. 1st sick note submitted Apr 2021. Started our new claim Apr 2020. Filled form out that got sent to myself and has telephone appointment beginning of July 2021 and got confirmation that I was on LWRCA July 12th 2021 heard nothing since nothing showing on our payment breakdowns other than reduced payments due to husbands wages 

Spoonie_Turtle

The reason I asked which Assessment Period it was - March/April or April/May - is that will affect when you're supposed to get your first LCWRA payment.  If Mar/Apr then your first payment should have been in August's UC, if it was in the Apr/May then it'll be in September's. 

So when exactly in April you submitted your fit note determines whether you should have had your first LCWRA payment yet or not.

Liverbird10

My 1st sick not was submitted 30th April