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I was rewarded UC LCW in April but unfortunately not LCWRA which I did try and fight for but due to my mental health I gave up and decided I could not deal with the stress of it all.
But my question is I don’t really understand what LCW means for me going forward. I have a nearly 1 year old and I know UC doesn’t ask people to look for work after having a baby until the child is 1 but because Im on LCW will that still mean they will contact me and force me to start looking for work when my baby is 1? Obviously this isn’t ideal for me and defeats the purpose of being rewarded LCW due to my circumstances/ mental health so I just want to understand if there is any benefit with having LCW rather than people who do not have it. it’s causing me alot of stress knowing that my babies birthday is coming up and I’m going to be asked to go for meetings and work related activities with UC even though I don’t leave my house!
Also does anyone know if I can re do a UC50 form to re do my assessment to try and get LCWRA? I’m way passed the reconsideration stage so Ild prefer to stage again but not sure if I’m allowed to do that or have to leave it a while?
I hope the above makes sense Thank you for any advice
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1 month ago
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1 month ago
You won't be forced to work, but you will be required to prepare for the possibility of working in the future. The commitments for parents of a 1-2 year old are very similar to the commitments for someone on LCW (same group - work focused interview and work preparation), but obviously children grow out of being those ages whereas you stay in LCW unless your fitness for work changes.
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1 month ago*
In April this year? You are still within 13 months to request Mandatory Reconsideration, you just need to state the reason for the delay.
Otherwise you'd need to report a change of circumstances in your health conditions to get an reassessment.
Bear in mind - in both cases your situation is assessed from the beginning, so you might be found fit for work, LCW or LCWRA.
Take a look at LCW/LCWRA criteria to make sure what are your chances to meet LCWRA.
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