UC work capability phone assessment

Hi Donna2512, I think that due to the amount of claims ongoing at the moment, no timescale that I am aware of can be advised - however, me personally, I was placed in the LCW group, and contested it. I got a response from the DWP just after 8 weeks declining my MR. This was May through to July. It's in the tribunal stage now at the courts, and I am still awaiting a decision. Hopefully this helps. I am new to moderating, so it is possible that one of the more experienced mods follows up with more information that could help you. Also, I believe Welfare Rights could help assist with your daughter's claim, rather than you feeling like you have to close the claim. You should be able to get a contact number from Google for your local welfare rights office, but if not, I'd be happy to have a look for you if you let me know your area. Regards, Chris.

No problem at all Donna. I think it's human nature for us to 'catastrophize' situations. Time and uncertainty does this to us. I think all you can do is follow the well known saying "No news, is good news", and remain positive, as difficult as it is at times. The online guides on here are also incredibly helpful towards things going in your favour. Good luck with everything though. Regards, Chris.

Hi Donna,

Well done on the award of LCWRA. It would seem pointless in my eyes why they would want a work focused telephone appt after the award, but could be that their systems haven't yet caught up. I would advise contacting your work coach, or leaving a message in your journal with a similar message to what you've left on here, and I'd imagine they would have access to the systems to see as to whether the appt is cancelled or not. It's difficult to speculate, because you don't know what the assessors have been told they must do to meet their commitments.

Regards, Chris.