DLA wait times part 16 (2023)

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@Nati1987 congrats congrats 👏 what was your scan date 🌈🌈🌈

@Mumto2sengirlsxx for her dyslexia she has 1-1 for intense phonics, reading and spellings, she has an overlay, she gets longer to complete tasks, they are currently trying to get her exemptions to do timed tests. Her anxiety is terrible when is comes to english and writing. For her autism, she has a card which she uses to take herself away, she uses the disabled toilet with wet wipes for her to use, she is allowed to pick and choose what she wants to eat at lunch (issues with school dinner lady force feeding and sensory issues with food) sensory toys, she likes to fiddle a lot, her lessons are broke down into smaller chunks, she has a break down of her day so she know what she doing and when, at the end of the day she has decompression time. Her new IEP is due in November so going to try and push to get it for her MR. Honestly the meltdowns I have to deal with if she has had a bad day at school are horrible. She can only follow one instruction at a time. I need to phone back and get reasons for the decline again but just don’t have it in me to phone today 😩 x

Thank you I spotted that after I posted 😆

@Sunshineclouds11 this is the number 0800 121 4600 my reference number is one the scan date letter. Hope this helps, otherwise I imagine they'll just ask some security questions x

What do you need to call?
I don't have the ref number

Do these actually work if sending extra evidence in?

I’ve posted a screenshot of the address at 12:57 today. Yep all you need is the reference number, full name. I also put DOB too

@Cheesywiggles I'm going to call at 9 tomorrow 🤞

Thankyou Lovely, might try later, do you have any idea of when your payment is due? Xx

Does anyone know the address I need to send extra evidence to? Also is it just the claim number and childs name I need to write on top of each paper? Thanks

There are 2 email addresses currently in operation that DWP doesn't want you to know about

[email protected]

[email protected]

Congratulations on the award. Here’s what to do with UC👇🏾

There’s no email address to send additional evidence too unfortunately. You have to send a paper copy of the evidence in the post. Here’s the address to send it too. You can send it for free or send it via recorded delivery with tracking

Finally after 5times calling today after 1h25min on phone lovely lady tell me that they have decision - my son is awarded the middle rate👏👏😊 today is 18weeks. But im not sure how its go now with UC maybe someone can help
🤞 For everyone

Hi no I just put in my own writing and his vision teacher done a page on his mobility needs thanks for reply and good luck to you

I appreciate it’s not the team fault they told me claims have double but their resources have not. Just clearly they have not enough staff to get through the claims.

I have also asked previously and they said evidence has to be sent by post. I’ve sent a few things special delivery and they are scanned on pretty quickly once delivered as I had phoned to check.
Ive only called to check if they have received these items and each time I have been told something different so I’m not going to call again now as i feel it makes more of a disappointment x

@Leighs2gorgeousboys thank you so much. Hope yours hurries up for you, the wait is the most stressful thing about it all! Good luck to you x

I sent extra evidence about 3 weeks ago and was told you had to send it through the post when I called up to ask. I sent it special delivery. Your the day before me I'm 6th July so 16 weeks tomorrow. I agree about the waiting times , I've never applied before but have been told by other people that it used to be much quicker! The wait is awful now 🤦🏻‍♀️

Good morning,
my daughter has the scan date of 05/7/23
just hit week 16 but not getting through on the phone lines. I wanna add further evidence but trying to see if there a email I can send it through. Anyone know if there is an email? I did raise concerns over wait time not too long ago. My son got DLA many years ago and it was done in less than 12 weeks start to finish. Definitely needs to be looked at the process has become a six month process start to finish.

@Star2386 I have applied for DLA as my son has nystagmus and optic nerve hypoplasia. He is also under 3. I'm so sorry they refused your claim! It does not give me much hope for my DS' application either 😕

Did you use the guide from the Guide Dogs website to help write your claim? They had a lot of things I didn't think of at first. You should definitely ask for a review!

@Girlmum3110 what interventions are in place for their dyslexia? I got my eldest approved the start of this year for dla regarding her dyslexia and anxiety caused by it. She has a EHCP in place, all her dyslexia reports, loads of 1to1 and memory core intervention (as dyslexia can cause poor memory and my daughters is terrible) but I explained on the dla how much she melts down at home with homework so we have to put interventions in place regarding that, how she can't read signs when out etc forgets instructions etc... and head of SEN wrote a nice statement about how much she struggles daily at school and home. Are the school on your side helping and supporting you? Xx so sorry for your decline get that MR in and hopefully school can help you get approved or if they haven't already make sure they get a educational physiatrist to see your child and make a report because that helps massively too xx

@Nati1987 I'm same scan date, I called this morning and was told not with DM yet and could be another 2-3 weeks, worth a call (I tried yesterday 4 hours on hold combined and kept disconnecting) as some have been awarded from those dates

What is your scan date