National Association of Welfare Rights Advisers

ESA claimants who fail to migrate to universal credit by final deadline should have the LCWRA element included from start of any subsequent claim

The DWP has confirmed that ESA claimants who fail to migrate to universal credit by their final deadline should have the limited capability for work-related activity (LCWRA) element included from the start of any subsequent claim. At the DWP’s November 2025 universal credit stakeholder engagement forum, advisers highlighted that ESA claimants who fail to migrate to universal credit, but then subsequently Read more

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NAWRA launches campaign calling for advice to be a statutory duty at House of Commons

In a reception sponsored by Labour MP for Battersea Marsha de Cordova last Tuesday (13 January 2026), held to celebrate its 50th birthday, NAWRA formally launched its campaign calling for advice to be a statutory duty available equally to all who need it and free at the point of delivery. Opening the event, Ms de Cordova highlighted that research shows Read more

By nawra, ago