He said his colleague had been informed by DWP staff that they were not currently reassessing people with LCW. People with a disability or long-term health condition. For people found FFW and leaving ESA in 2013 to 2014, the proportion showing record of employment only dropped by 1pp from 2014 to 20120. You can no longer make a new claim for Income Support. We use some essential cookies to make this website work. Employment and Support Allowance, which people can apply for if they have long-term ill-health or disability that affects their ability to work. I just had a case like this. For claims started in the quarter to June 2021, 800 cases were allocated to the SG due to Physical or mental health risk, while 1,600 were awaiting/recovering from chemotherapy/radiotherapy and 130 were terminally ill. The amount paid to a person claiming Universal Credit can be cut by 343 per month if the DWP decides that person must now start preparing to go back to work. Note: As a result of High Court decision in July 2020, MR has been discontinued for any claimant who, having been found Fit for Work (FfW) following a WCA would, if they appealed, be paid ESA pending the outcome of that appeal. If youre on a low income and need help to cover your living costs, you can apply for Universal Credit instead. The total clearance time therefore includes the time taken to transfer the case to DRT. To help us improve GOV.UK, wed like to know more about your visit today. There will no doubt be some interlocutory hoops to jump through but its far from impossible. I got awarded LCWRA back in January, and PIP recently. This may involve sharing this information with relevant authorities to ensure we comply with our policies and legal obligations. People continue to get their existing award until a new decision is made following a repeat WCA. Yes i get uc and pip but basic standard rates as my stoma bag limits my life basically. Data on UC WCA outcomes is not discussed here. Work Capability Assessment, a functional assessment of a persons fitness to work. The rules that provide for a claimant to be treated as having LCWRA where there is a substantial risk to the health of any person are in the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008, the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013 and the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (and the equivalent regulations in Northern Ireland). People found Fit for Work (FFW) and leaving ESA in 2013 to 2014 had the second highest proportion of people in employment. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. Since then, the proportion of assessment outcomes where the award changed after the MR gradually increased, with some fluctuation. Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. This accounts for 4,400 (60%) of all SG allocations this quarter. Personal Independence Payment, which can help people with some of the extra costs associated with long-term ill-health or a disability. This is a summary of analysis to support Chapter 4 of Shaping Future Support: The Health and Disability Green Paper. Support Group, a group on ESA for people who are assessed as not able to get back into work. Out of people awarded Support Group on ESA following an initial WCA in 2016 to 2017, fewer than 1% per month subsequently left the benefit. We had a similar case before Christmas whereby someone who had reached SPA was being refused another WCA on the basis that hed previously been found not to have LCW back un 2012 and that decision still maintained. This can be calculated by using the State Pension calculator. In 2020, at most ages fewer people were receiving working age health related income replacement benefits such as ESA and UC* than in 2015. The minister for disabled people, Chloe Smith, told Labours Steve McCabe this week that DWP did not have figures showing how many claimants have been waiting longer than three months for a WCA. The claimant can dispute a DWP decision by appealing to Her Majestys Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS). The end to end clearance time is calculated by measuring the time taken for a claim to clear 3 distinct stages: The majority of time is taken up by the second stage, which usually includes the waiting time for the claimant to return a questionnaire and for the provider to conduct the assessment itself. and, in a case where no assessment may be carried out by virtue of this paragraph, the claimant is to be treated as not having limited capability for work unless they are treated as having limited capability for work or for work and work-related activity by virtue of regulation 39(6) or 40(5). The new data presented here includes analysis from: Data tables, which provide more details on the data and analysis presented here, are available online. Assessment Provider (AP) may conduct telephone, face-to-face or video assessment, or paper-based assessment and provides recommendation to DWP. Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. Hi Penny1949. The volume of UC WCAs is not shown here. Where someone has more than one diagnosis or disabling condition, only the primary one is reported on in these statistics. Special Rules for Terminal Illness, if a person is living with a terminal illness and a doctor or a medical professional has said they might have less than 6 months to live, they may get benefits at a higher rate or get extra money and start getting payments quicker than usual. The telephone number for The Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA) is 08002888777. Thankfully, your LCWRA element just continues as normal which is a good thing. #11. 33% of MR decisions were made on disputes against FfW decisions and 10% related to disputes where the claimant had not followed the claim procedures correctly. Where someone has more than one diagnosis or disabling condition, only the primary one is reported on in these statistics. The proportions of repeat WCAs found FfW remained low at 4%. 1 in 7 working age people receiving PIP in April 2019 were in employment. Would they refuse to reassess if he had a car accident and broke both legs? There will be widespread concern at the statement in the green paper that ministers believe there should be a greater role for income protection insurance policies, which employers can take out privately to help address the risks and impact of ill-health among their employees. Were going to take this up but wonder if others have seen anything similar. DWP temporarily suspended face-to-face health assessments from 17 March 2020 while paper-based assessments continued. 20 January 2022, 12:47 pm The median end-to-end clearance time is a measure from the claim registration date to the final DWP award decision. This info does not constitute financial advice, always do your own research on top to ensure it's right for your specific circumstances and remember we focus on rates not service. More information on how assessments are allocated to the WRAG can be found in background information note. But when she received a copy of her daughters assessment report, Rebecca realised it was seriously inaccurate and was likely to lead to her daughter losing her PIP support. The way I read the regs is that if you have a change in circumstances in relation to your health, then this should be reassessed. A change of circumstances is when someone informs DWP of a change in their circumstances which may lead to a change in award. The typical customer journey, prior to the COVID-19 easements, is detailed below: Claimant registers for ESA - payment issued at assessment rate. In the quarter ending March 2018, the number of ESA initial WCAs resulting in Support Group decisions was 32,000. If a claimant has LCW but not LCWRA, the process remains as now.. Click to reveal These include the COVID-19 pandemic and the introduction of UC replacing most income-related new claims to ESA. The number of ESA initial WCAs resulting in Support Group or WRAG decisions in each quarter has changed over time. The main cause, it said, appeared to be a rise in the number of new PIP claims and a decision by DWP to prioritise these over existing claims, but without any effort to explain what is happening and give claimants a written extension to their award. Since March 2017, the following rounding policy has been applied to the statistical release. Not knowing is also not helping matters. policy. Answer Yes to Question Do you have a disability, illness or ongoing health condition that you would like to tell us about and again yes to the following question Does your condition restrict your ability to work or look for work and then state that the condition will last longer than 28 days. For people in the WRAG group, since April 2013 the proportion of people leaving ESA has fluctuated between 1% and 3%. When a PIP claim is awarded, there is an award type. Less than 30% of this group have a record of employment in subsequent years. In 2014 and 2015, Support Group decisions increased to 60,000 per quarter before reducing to 40,000 in September 2016. You can change your cookie settings at any time. 27 January 2022, 02:25 pm So I think I confused myself a little on this one. To help us improve GOV.UK, wed like to know more about your visit today. I thought we only needed to put real life examples to explain the descriptors? (a)the determination was made in ignorance of, or was based on a mistake as to, some material fact; or The mandatory reconsideration letter says the reassessment date is in 26 months. You have accepted additional cookies. The timescale they give is nothing more than a guide, although you can be reassessed anytime from 3 months. Neoplasms are an abnormal mass of tissue and may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). The median time between assessments for people in the ESA Work Related Activity Group is shorter, as these people have been assessed as able to get back into work in the future. Regulation 4 of the UC regs 2013 states The ESA Support Group (SG) is for those who are living with severe disabilities or health conditions which makes it unreasonable to require them to engage in work related activities, The ESA Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) is for those claimants who the DWP consider will be capable of work at some time in the future and who they consider can take steps immediately towards moving into work (work related activity). These assessments include new claims and DLA reassessments. If you get the ESA award and you are placed in the Support group, you will get a higher rate of employment and support allowance (ESA) than claimants who are put in the work-related activity group. The proportion of MR decisions resulting in a change in award rose from 53% in February 2020 to 82% in April 2020, reflecting the new operational approaches as well as COVID-19 impact. Figures in this release reflect disruptions caused by the Coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic, which led to changes to operational procedures. 26 January 2022, 04:50 pm If we become concerned about you or anyone else while using one of our services, we will act in line with our safeguarding policy and procedures. As a result of High Court decision in July 2020, MR has been discontinued for any claimant who, having been found Fit for Work following a WCA would, if they appealed, be paid ESA pending the outcome of that appeal. A PIP award review is an opportunity to look at entitlement at set intervals to ensure that people continue to receive the correct award. This article was amended in April 2022 to take account of the end of the SDP gateway and the rules regarding the SDP transitional element Until the 15th May 2019 mixed age couples (MAC) where one LCWRA reassessment England. Information on this can be found on Stat-Xplore. Many claimants who have been awarded both benefits find themselves in the same position as your partner . If you are new to Internet forums, you might find it useful to read our Easy Guide to Using the Forum. In 2017 she had a life-changing stroke and is wheel-chair bound with a live in carer. Such changes were necessary to process claims and ensure people in need of financial help could access benefits, while keeping customers and staff safe. Where someone has more than one diagnosis or disabling condition, only the predominant one is reported on in these statistics. For people leaving all phases of ESA in 2013 to 2014 there was a decline over time in the proportion of people with an employment record. She has had LCW on UC for at least 4-5 years and has not apparently undergone a reassessment in that time. Initial assessment WCAs assess a claimants entitlement to ESA. Another universal credit claimant, Barbara*, from Sussex, told DNS this week that she had been waiting for more than six weeks for a 7,000 backpayment that was now owed to her by DWP after she had been forced to wait nearly two years for a WCA. NOTE: The LCW Element was abolished from 3rd April 2017, so someone found to have a LCW after that date (or who has a break in claim . Adapting to change and Social interaction remain the main reasons for WRAG allocation (with 15 points or more) this quarter. Over time, the proportion of ESA WCA assessments with FfW outcomes has been falling and the proportion with a SG outcome has been rising. Since April 2014 there have been 58,000 PIP new claim assessments each quarter have resulted in either an Enhanced or Standard mobility award decision. When an assessment may be carried out UC and PIP are currently still assessed separately and although there is some overlap in the criteria it is not identical. At the MR stage, there are multiple outcomes that refer to whether the Decision Maker (DM) chooses to revise the decision under dispute: In the month to January 2022, 51% of the ESA WCA decisions going to MR were revised. So are they still suspended or not? (a)the claimant is entitled to attendance allowance, disability living allowance or personal independence payment; or For more information on these statistics, or to provide feedback on our publication, please email wca.statistics@dwp.gov.uk, For further enquiries, you can contact Press Office: 0203 267 5144. In 2015, only women aged under 62 would commonly receive working age benefits. D. You have rejected additional cookies. Most ESA WCA MR decisions in the quarter to January 2022 were made on disputes about ESA group allocations. The proportion of the people who left ESA in 2013 to 2014 and who are in employment in the years after this decreases slightly each year. You can get Personal Independence Payment (PIP) whether youre working or not. Claimant referred for WCA and issued the Capability for Work questionnaire. With the suspension of face-to-face assessments, DWP focused on individuals who were more likely to attract a higher benefit award rather than in date order which is usual practice. Dont worry we wont send you spam or share your email address with anyone. DWP would like to hear your views on our statistical publications. You know me I love to worry, (obsess) over every little detail. Income-related ESA has now been replaced by UC for people making a new claim. Over time, this leads to a larger proportion of people on ESA and UC* having serious long term health conditions, and being in receipt of the highest rate. In the quarter to September 2021, the percentage of DWP decisions falling into each outcome category was: 14% of outcomes were for Work Related Activity Group. (which is an application for supersession which if granted would increase entitlement), If they then come back with a refusal which effectively says that they do not have LCWRA then go to appeal and attach the journal entries to the appeal, The work capability assessment may or may not be part of the decision making process (sch 9 could apply). So my advice is if your wondering about your ESA award and that your overdue a reassessment, ring them up, like me they may have done a paper based review internally and extended your awardbut you won't know if you don't ring them. The ages which have increased the number of people receiving these benefits include ages 54 and above. 20 January 2022, 05:20 pm People leaving ESA in 2013 to 2014 who were in the Support Group had the lowest proportion of people in employment out of the different phases of ESA. These assessments include new claims and DLA reassessments. Reviews were suspended not long after the first lockdown. Meanwhile, the Benefits and Work website reported this week that PIP renewals were in a state of chaos, with claimants left terrified that their PIP is suddenly going to stop because a new decision has not been made by the time their award is due to end. If we become concerned about you or anyone else while using one of our services, we will act in line with our safeguarding policy and procedures. The composition of ESA, numbers and types of assessments has changed over time. We often link to other websites, but we can't be responsible for their content. Sounds more sensible, a bit like ESA and needing evidence of significant worsening This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-march-2022/esa-work-capability-assessments-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-march-2022. Please consider making a voluntary financial contribution to support the work of DNS and allow it to continue producing independent, carefully-researched news stories that focus on the lives and rights of disabled people and their user-led organisations. They have been concentrating on new claims and because of the backlogs of those, they put reviews on hold. I note you mention LCWRA so you must be claiming UC. I still wonder whether the claimants have supplied sufficient evidence to trigger the assessment process. Musculoskeletal disorders accounted for 12, nervous system diseases for 5% and circulatory diseases and neoplasms for 4% each. Mental and behavioural disorders were the most common primary health condition at PIP clearances between April 2013 and January 2021. Zeeta Osborn, from Hastings, has been waiting for a year for a new WCA, but has been told by DWP that it is not currently offering repeat assessments to those already receiving UC, and is only booking assessments for new claimants. There is no need for mandatory reconsideration just go straght to appeal. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can help you with some of the extra costs if you have a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability. The data in this evidence pack comes from a range of sources that are referenced in the accompanying data tables. In terms of making a no reassessment recommendation, the DWP says: Where further evidence is considered necessary to enable advice regarding review or no review for a longer term prognosis further medical evidence review should always be chosen. Reassessments already present in the system were processed alongside those related to changes in circumstances, where possible. Face-to-face assessments were resumed in May 2021 and they now take place alongside telephone assessments and a small number of video assessments. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. In January 2022 the monthly median clearance time for ESA WCA MRs was 15 days. (3) The relevant threshold for the purposes of paragraph (2) is the amount that a person would be paid at the hourly rate set out in regulation 11 of the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999(1) for 16 hours a week. As per current process only one request for written medical evidence should normally be made and at review only one telephone attempt to chase the evidence is required. The employment status of 15,000 people who made a successful PIP claim in April 2019 has changed by March 2020, just under a year later. For claimants allocated to WRAG with 15 points or more, the most common categories for scoring points this quarter were Adapting to change and Social interaction. 25 January 2022, 11:50 am DR UK were one of several disability charities that took part in discussions on changing the reassessment criteria. Dont worry we wont send you spam or share your email address with anyone. It's funny how they know this information but don't just tell us without us having to chase them!! He has asked several times to be reassessed. Not all claimants qualify, and it applies only to Fit for Work disallowance decisions, not decisions such as disallowance due to Failure to Return a Questionnaire or Failure to Attend a WCA. (b)there has been a previous determination and the Secretary of State wishes to determine whether there has been a relevant change of circumstances in relation to the claimants physical or mental condition or whether that determination was made in ignorance of, or was based on a mistake as to, some material fact, Source: Stat-Xplore: ESA Work Capability Assessments under Clearance Times for Initial Claims. 14% of working age PIP cases who were receiving PIP in April 2019 were also in employment during April 2019. Severe Conditions Prognosis/Re-referral Guidance at WCA Face to Face Assessments and Filework. Read the methodology note for more detailed information on these statistics. Finn Keaney, welfare rights team lead for Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest, told DNS that one of their clients had been in the same situation as Osborn, and had been waiting for a year for a reassessment that would allow them to move from the LCW group to limited capability for work-related activity (LCWRA). 62% of initial WCA decisions resulted in a Support Group outcome in the quarter to September 2021. Hello C , thank you for your message re WCA, & your worsening condition. If I now understand this right, the one with LCW only has to report a CiC and this must be treated as a request for a supersession, whereas the evidence issue I was referring to above (41(4)) actually only applies to claimants who have had a decision refusing LCW(?). The publication covers information on both initial and repeat ESA assessments in Great Britain. He said: We have noticed the beginnings of a trend wherein people who already have LCW are not being granted reassessments to determine whether they also have LCWRA. #8, Debt and Welfare Advice, Community Money Advice, Launceston, If the Work Coach doesnt know how to do it .a claimant can generate the Refer for WCA To Do on the UC agents Build by completing the Health section under Change of Circs. My PIP is until 2023, but it didn't say anywhere on my LCWRA entitlement letter when I would be reassessed for this. Both were likely entitled to LCWRA back then, and more likely now after their conditions have worsened. Thank you it's such a worry however it may take years to deal with the backlog if they have just stopped reassessments then that's mad. The median average age of people receiving working age health-related income-replacement benefits increased from 47 in 2015 to 50 in 2020. You are most welcome to join today! #12, Welfare rights adviser - Plumstead Community Law Centre, Far from being unable to re- assess, they MUST re- assess, If they refuse to re- assess they will effectively refusing an application for supersession, A refusal to supersede is automatically appealable (R(DLA) 1/03(Wood v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2003] EWCA Civ 53). As I advised on another thread, Im not aware of the reviews starting back up for the WCA. Between 43,000 and 85,000 WCAs were conducted every month to determine awards for ESA from April 2017 to March 2020. You'll get paid ESA every 2 weeks. The timescale they give you is a just a guide and nothing more. In the same time there have been between 12,000 and 42,000 PIP new claim assessments each quarter that have resulted in Standard Daily Living award decisions. Limited Capability for Work and Related Activity, a group on UC you are not expected to look for work or to prepare for work. Unfortunately I dont know how that one was resolved following our advice that this was nonsense. Multiple referrals are sometimes required before an assessment is completed and a recommendation received. This had increased to all women under the age of 65 in 2020. For reporting purposes, the conditions as recorded on DWP systems have been mapped to reflect as closely as possible the appropriate ICD10 code. She tried to tell me to send you my further evidence and to show that at court. Looking at the proportion of people who made a claim to ESA during 2016 to 2017, initially fewer than 0.5% of people who are awarded Support Group or WRAG at their initial WCA leave the benefit each month. The median average time taken to clear MRs peaked shortly after to stand at 37 calendar days in May 2014. Alongside these categories, in the latest quarter, claimants with impairments relating to consciousness and understanding accounted for 5% and 3% respectively of allocation to WRAG with 15 points or more. People in the Support Group and WRAG group on ESA include people who have made a claim to ESA over many different years. Now DNS has heard of serious backlogs within the WCA system, despite DWPs refusal to publish official WCA figures for claimants claiming UC. A full list of descriptors for both SG and WRAG groups and a guide to the ESA Work Capability Assessment can be found on the GOV.UK website. The reason being that DWP believes that to increase the burden on this group of claimants would be unnecessary and go against the spirit of the policy announcement.. Jane finally had a PIP review assessment in January after eight months of DWP delays, mistakes and misinformation. He gets LCW which is being appealed. There was a thread on here a couple of days ago saying they had recieved the forms but having searched on the internet to find out if they have started reviews i couldn't find anything to confirm this. She was told last week on her UC online journal a message DNS has seen that DWP are still working on new claims and the reassessments will not be taking place for foreseeable. Editor, Marcus Herbert, https://www.gov.uk/government/news/coronavirus-update-benefit-reviews-and-reassessments-suspended, https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/76971765#Comment_76971765. 185.113.142.100 Work and Health Programme, personal support to help people find and keep a job if they are out of work. The Support Group pays a higher financial award than other ESA payments, and people are not expected to do any work related activity. If at filework a HCP feels that enough evidence is available on which a LCWRA in the longer term recommendation can be made, but is unable to make a recommendation based on the Severe Conditions criteria, the advice is that they do not seek to call for exam but instead make a paper-based recommendation that change is not expected in the longer-term. The appeal is irrelevant because its about a decision made previously. The review point is selected based on the claimants individual circumstances. This increase has occurred while people with the most serious long term conditions have claimed and then remained on ESA or UC*. the country's only news agency specialising in disability issues, By John Pring on 24th February 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty. In the quarter to September 2021, the proportion of initial WCAs found FfW decreased from 28% to 24%. The MR average clearance times is derived using calendar days by calculating the median of the time taken from the date the Benefit Centre (BC) has decided the MR to be valid, having considered any new information, until the date the decision is cleared by the decision maker at the Dispute Resolution Team (DRT). MR clearance times have significantly decreased from their peak, and typically range from 4 to 16 days. Telephone assessments were introduced from 7 May 2020. In the month to January 2022, the monthly median clearance times stood at 15 days. In these statistics, all reconsiderations occurring after the WCA are counted as MRs. For more information on the definition of MR see section 11 of this release and the methodology note. Source: ESA Work Capability Assessment tables. ICD Group refers to the World Health Organisations International Classification of Diseases (2010) Condition Groups. 20 January 2022, 01:09 pm The following abbreviations are used in these statistics. Most people on PIP are not in employment, and the proportion not in employment increases during the first year of their claim. Universal Credit can help provide people with financial support if they are struggling with unemployment or if they have a low income. This does not include reassessments of claimants who were previously in receipt of Incapacity Benefit (IB) or repeat WCAs for claimants receiving ESA. Lcwra reassessment. As previously advised the dept is not currently undertaking WCA reviews due to the ongoing pandemic. We have a client who is obtaining medical evidence that she has LCWRA and has requested a supersession. Since then, it has steadily increased to 231 days in July 2021, which marks the highest median end-to-end clearance time in any month. Waiting for hearting date. LCWRA is an ongoing award until a new decision says otherwise. We are a friendly, safe community supporting each other's mental health 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. 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