{
 "id": "uc_lcwra_element",
 "name": "UC limited capability for work element (LCWRA)",
 "category": "benefits",
 "value": "\u00a3217.26/mo for NEW claims from April 2026 \u00b7 \u00a3429.80/mo protected rate (existing claimants, severe conditions, terminal illness)",
 "unit": "per month",
 "valid_from": "2026-04-06",
 "valid_to": "2027-04-05",
 "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-and-pension-rates-2026-to-2027/proposed-benefit-and-pension-rates-2026-to-2027",
 "source_org": "DWP",
 "confidence": "verified",
 "checked_at": "2026-08-11",
 "notes": "UC Act 2025 roughly halved and froze the new-claim rate (frozen until 2029/30); existing claimants keep the uprated rate.",
 "history": [
  "\u00a3423.27 (all claimants) from 2025-04-07",
  "\u00a3416.19 from 2024-04-08"
 ]
}