UC LCWRA appeal

Spoonie_Turtle

tifo said:
… i have no prospect of full time employment as it would mean working erratically as and when I'm able to because a lot of the year i'd be off when my conditions have flared up.

That is what LCW recognises btw, you don't need LCWRA for that to be true.

tifo

Spoonie_Turtle said:

tifo said:
… i have no prospect of full time employment as it would mean working erratically as and when I'm able to because a lot of the year i'd be off when my conditions have flared up.

That is what LCW recognises btw, you don't need LCWRA for that to be true.

Not really, LCW is for 12 months and 5 have passed, so come June i'll have to go through the assessment and tribunal again. Me doing work related activities is only a paper filling exercise as there's no job prospect after it. At the moment JCP have asked me twice to get extra help to prepare for work after LCW expires.

I've not needed to do what they asked because it's basic stuff which will be of no help to me and they agreed. But they'll ask me again to tick their box.

poppy12345

tifo said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

tifo said:
… i have no prospect of full time employment as it would mean working erratically as and when I'm able to because a lot of the year i'd be off when my conditions have flared up.

That is what LCW recognises btw, you don't need LCWRA for that to be true.

Not really, LCW is for 12 months and 5 have passed,

That's not correct. There's no end date to LCW or LCWRA. The timescale is just a guide. At the moment there's huge backlogs and reviews have been suspended for quite some time. I've not seen anything official to suggest they've started back again. Once they do there will be huge backlogs so a review could be quite a way off.

tifo

poppy12345 said:

tifo said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

tifo said:
… i have no prospect of full time employment as it would mean working erratically as and when I'm able to because a lot of the year i'd be off when my conditions have flared up.

That is what LCW recognises btw, you don't need LCWRA for that to be true.

Not really, LCW is for 12 months and 5 have passed,

That's not correct. There's no end date to LCW or LCWRA. The timescale is just a guide. At the moment there's huge backlogs and reviews have been suspended for quite some time. I've not seen anything official to suggest they've started back again. Once they do there will be huge backlogs so a review could be quite a way off.

What I meant was that the tribunal gave me LCW for 12 months till June 2023, the DWP put it on for 15 months so September 2023 (the work coach told me when I was invited for new commitments after the tribunal decision). After that it will be reviewed (whenever they get to it) so I will have to be assessed again and probably a tribunal again.

Spoonie_Turtle

People with LCWRA also end up having to be reassessed as well, and not necessarily given long review dates either.  But unlike PIP the review dates don't matter at all, people are reviewed if/when they get to them and LCW/RA are ongoing until/unless a different decision is made.

poppy12345

tifo said:

poppy12345 said:

tifo said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

tifo said:
… i have no prospect of full time employment as it would mean working erratically as and when I'm able to because a lot of the year i'd be off when my conditions have flared up.

That is what LCW recognises btw, you don't need LCWRA for that to be true.

Not really, LCW is for 12 months and 5 have passed,

That's not correct. There's no end date to LCW or LCWRA. The timescale is just a guide. At the moment there's huge backlogs and reviews have been suspended for quite some time. I've not seen anything official to suggest they've started back again. Once they do there will be huge backlogs so a review could be quite a way off.

What I meant was that the tribunal gave me LCW for 12 months till June 2023, the DWP put it on for 15 months so September 2023 (the work coach told me when I was invited for new commitments after the tribunal decision). After that it will be reviewed (whenever they get to it) so I will have to be assessed again and probably a tribunal again.

Yes, most people have reviews.

tifo

poppy12345 said:

Yes, most people have reviews.

That's fine, i don't dispute that.

tifo

In my last hospital visit in May I was told that i've a cortical cataract developing in my right eye. As i'd driven there the clinician didn't dilate the pupil to see inside. The left eye is the one with the inflammation and gives me problems, i've no vision in that. They tend to leave it alone and let it progress as it will.

I've had my 6 month hospital appointment recently and this time clinician told me I should be careful about direct sunlight, wear sunglasses etc as radiation can accelerate the cataract. My left eye still tears a lot, is occasionally dry and stings. She prescribed different drops to what i've had before.

I mentioned my LCW/LCWRA claim and how i'd want info from the hospital for the period 2018-2021, esp 2019, as that is when my inflammation in the left affected eye was at its highest and giving me severe problems. She said any representative for my claim would have to ask. We discussed how I can't do my usual work and she said I should also keep away from computer screens for long sessions as the radiation and light can also accelerate the cataract. She said she understand that I can't do certain type of jobs due to monocular vision and reduced depth perception. Also that when the time comes a specialist surgeon will need to operate on me because of monocular vision. Hopefully not for many years yet but the vision will get worse.

The cataract is a new condition, which will affect me in times to come and worries me a lot because it's the only eye I see from. The LCWRA claim is prior to this and so the tribunal will probably not take it into consideration. Any advice on how I should proceed with this as it affects me and I will have to make changes. On the advice of the clinician I shouldn't sit in front of a screen for too long which means I can't do my usual job and many other jobs. My skills and jobs are office based and I know someone and UC will say "just get a factory job then".

poppy12345

tifo said:

 The LCWRA claim is prior to this and so the tribunal will probably not take it into consideration. Any advice on how I should proceed with this as it affects me and I will have to make changes. On the advice of the clinician I shouldn't sit in front of a screen for too long which means I can't do my usual job and many other jobs. My skills and jobs are office based and I know someone and UC will say "just get a factory job then".

You are correct the Tribunal will not take into consideration any worsening of condition. You can report a change of circumstances for a worsening of condition and the whole process will start again.

Do be aware that they take into consideration the work you can do and not the work you can't do.

tifo

poppy12345 said:

You are correct the Tribunal will not take into consideration any worsening of condition. You can report a change of circumstances for a worsening of condition and the whole process will start again.

Do be aware that they take into consideration the work you can do and not the work you can't do.

I've had the cataract since at least May 2022 when the clinician told me.

If I start a new claim can i not continue with the current claim to the upper tribunal? I'm getting help from Shelter who are my local advice agency. I'm due to see them next week and got permission in October from the court to submit 4 weeks later. The previous claim is to do with my old conditions and is from March 2019 but they'll say February 2020. The matter about the delay is separate.

I would have to include my old and new condition into any new claim. Note that i'm already on LCW till Sept 2023 so would I gain if they give me the same?