wca assessment

Hi ginger

He will have to contact DWP and request a copy of the assessors report called UC 85.

Once you have the report, I usually use a highlighter to highlight any inaccuracies, once you have gone through the report you then set out why you are applying for a MR and go through each descriptor one at a time why you disagree with the assessor and try and match it with any supporting documents you may have sent in.

There are two ways of passing the test for LCW

1 - you can score 15 or more points in the assessment

2 - You can be treated as satisfying the assessment without having to show that you score enough points.

In order to qualify for the LCWRA Group your son will need to;

* meet one or more of the relevant descriptors, or
* meet one of the associated Exceptional Circumstances rules.

The LCWRA Group descriptors and the Exceptional Circumstances are listed in the Claiming ESA guides in the members area.

Gary

Hello ginger,

I have not previously heard of the DWP refusing to send copies of UC85's although for some reason they will not send them until after the decision has been made.

By all means try requesting it on his journal.

If you are still getting nowhere you might want to try a Subject Access Request although that could be problematical since they have 30 days to respond it and I believe that they generally destroy UC85s 28 days after the decision is made.

Catherine