DLA Wait times part 20… (2023)

Morning. Good luck to all calling today.
scan date 14/7 called yest and it’s with a dm! 🤞🏻

Vikz37, i will try and call them today fingers crossed my wait is over x

Good luck for today everyone

Thank you x

@Tmxx ah yeah so as they've said, they'll
update you once a decision has been made
so just keep an eve on your journal.

It really just depends on what you want to do. Some people are happy to claim the carers & disabled child element on UC and some are happy to claim carers allowance despite it being deducted from UC.

The two benefits of claiming carers allowance is that you have the option of being paid weekly and some people find it helps them to budget their money more. You’ll also get Class 1 National Insurance Credits automatically paid into your pension pot.

Not every carer works or receives UC so it can be an additional income for some. If you already receive UC then you may want to claim carers allowance for the additional payment into your pension pot. If not, don’t worry about claiming it. Just claim the carers and disabled element on UC like a lot of other people do

You can receive the disabled child element if your child is awarded LRC/MRC/HRC (so any award).

You won’t be able to receive carers element if your child is awarded MRC/HRC as you already receive LCWRA. DWP will only pay one and LCWRA is more than carers element so it works out anyway.

You can claim carers allowance if your child is awarded MRC/HRC but just remember that it isn’t any additional money as it’ll be deducted pound for pound from your UC claim. If your child is awarded LRC then you won’t be eligible for carers allowance

@Rebeccanew still here waiting yours! You must be going out of your mind!! I really am keeping everything crossed that tomorrow is your day! Xxx

@Billie1993 have I missed something!!? Do you have a decision 😱😱😱 xxx

This was the first reply so yeah just replied and that's it! Thank you hun xxx

Also so I'm confused about carers allowance, they take it £4£ so is there a reason to claim that like does it benefit you anyway? Xxx

DLA for Children: Advice & Support. It has 126K members just in case any other ones come up in the search bar

What was the response that you received? If it was just an acknowledgment of the COC and the note you placed on your journal then it won’t be on the system yet. It’ll need to go to a DM and you’ll receive a letter stating whether they accept your reason for reporting the change outside of your assessment period.

You’ll then receive a second letter (no time frame between how much longer it’ll take after the first letter) telling you how much your backpay will be. The amount will then take 3-5 working days, after you received the letter, to go into your account

Thank you for new post

Same date as you 14/8 last text 7/11 that was my second ...

I have still not called yet as my scan date is tye 14/8 but im holding off as I'm waiting for a supporting letter from the Dr and the school I also have her latest dyslexia test test here.She has alot of intervention at the moment at school

@Rebeccanew lll be singing on waiting for your message. I have everything crossed for you hun 🥰 we all got to stick together right, you guys have been so much support for me and now I want to do the same for you guys 🩷

Aww @Billie1993 thats lovely of you 🥰 as you’ll of seen in threads I’m hounding now 🤣 I’ll be on that bloody phone 9am! I’ll keep yous all updated good luck all on your calls/decisions tomorrow ❤️ xxx

Hi I have a quick question so if my son was to be awarded what extra would I be awarded on my uc if I claim lcwwra?

They tried ringing me twice yesterday but I couldn't answer at work I thought oh no but 5 mins later a text came through saying I'd been awarded. So there's a chance you might of been and just not had a text. They never phoned again either I assume it was the DM phoning maybe to query something but must of changed there mind.

Hi what’s the facebook group called please? X

@Mummyrach13 I can’t receive the carers element part as I have recently been awarded pip for myself. I have only just asked for them to back date it to the 14th June as I didn’t think I was even entitled to the disability element either until I spoke to a friend today

@Billie1993 that is really lovely of you! praying for good news for all. Its got to the hardest stage now of the unknown. This whole thing is just horrific! Medical professionals advise you to do it and we almost become ill from the affects of the application urgh xxxx

@Keddie /@Sskanf /@Rebeccanew I am praying you lovely people get your answers you want tomorrow, I am sticking around for support 🩷

@Mummyrach13 hey hun so I updated UC today for the disability child element do you know the time frame on that hun since I have been reading it’s roughly around a month?

So if they message you back after informing them your now getting dla dods that mean it will be straight on there system once they've replied!? And how long roughly have people waited for the back pay? Is it mad different for everyone or roughly the same amount of time xxx