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universal credit form. THE UC50.

i’ve applied for the disability benefit been out of work now for 5 months on the sick due to my post concussion syndrome I sent the form back on the 10th of August and still haven’t heard anything about the assessment. I know they’re not quick at these things but I’m just wondering how long this processes is. It’s near enough been a month. I thought it would of heard something by now

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cat3

Hi Lewis. I've copied the following extract from the GOV.UK site ; Other sites give between 5 & 7 weeks..

Hope this helps, Cat x

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Your first payment

It usually takes around 5 weeks to get your first payment.

If you need money while you wait for your first payment, you can apply for an advance.

The wait before your first payment is made up of a one-month assessment period and up to 7 days for the payment to reach your account.

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LewisThomas in reply to cat3

thank you

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Morinagirl

It took about 3 months for me to get an assessment organised and then the woman doing it was off and they forgot to allocate someone else. Sorry if this is bad news. The good news is that they have to back date the payments. My best advice is to hassle them over the phone if you can, it worked for me

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Peanutbutterpie

I'm in the same position, off work with PCS. I submitted my form in April/May and just had my capability assessment a couple of weeks ago! Good news is it was very straightforward. Very basic questions and she stopped me halfway through saying "We definitely have enough here." Classed as unfit for work no problem.

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