DWP failure to include the LCWRA element in a UC award when claimant was entitled to NI credits for LCWRA when they claimed UC

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Use this template to challenge DWP's refusal to include the limited capability for work-related activity (LCWRA) element from the start of your client's universal credit (UC) award when your client was previously assessed as having LCWRA for employment and support allowance (ESA) and has been entitled to national insurance (NI) credits since their ESA entitlement ended (ie, ESA did not end because your client was found not to have LCWRA). 

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