DLA Wait times part 20… (2023)

Hi, does anybody know if they can award on the weekend?

Has anyone had a yes today?

@Sskanf as long as the carer (which is you) earns less than £139 a week then they’ll qualify for carers allowance. Your husband’s wage won’t get taken into consideration as he isn’t the carer of your 4 year old.

As mentioned before, carers allowance gets deducted pound for pound from your UC claim so it isn’t additional money

@PinkMoscatoLover so I'm currently not working as I have a 1 year old and I'm the main carer for my 4 year old who's now in receipt of DLA. I've never been able to leave him with anyone as no one really knows how to manage him his on reduced hours at school also.
However my husband works full-time so will that be taken into consideration?
Thank you for responding to me xx

You need to earn less than £139 a week to qualify for carers allowance:)

Is there a new thread as we nearly full?? 😊

Sat up with my son doing physio to try and ease spasms in his legs. This is what's so annoying about the wait. If I knew what was happening I could have paid for a private physio to see him this week as a preventative measure so we didn't end up in this situation. It's really p-ing me off now. Can't believe his claim isn't with a decision maker and yet claims put in a few weeks later have got decisions.

Here endeth my "it's not fair" tantrum moment. I've already had to deal with child 2 having a night terror and sleep walking

@Sskanf nope they not acknowledged it yet 😅😅 another long wait lol….xxxxxxx

could anyone tell me how long the backpay was roughly? Xxxxx

My son was awarded on Thursday just gone. When I spoke to DLA on Friday they said back pay will be in bank Monday or Tuesday, hope this helps

Got my text Tuesday then got my payment today x

So sorry to hear of the declines, it's so so gutting to go through all the hard work of applying and waiting so long to be declined. Please do fight it whoever been declined don't be disheartened x

@Rebeccanew has a work coach acknowledged your change of circumstances on your journal yet? Also is carers allowance means tested

@Mumma3girls the guy on the phone tonight told me the payment is processed on the day of the text and it can take 3-5 days but should be 3 in most cases x

I was awarded 2 weeks ago now and informed UC straight away of my change in circumstances. They have updated this months payment with child disability element but nothing yet about backdate payment. Does anyone know how long this process takes. I've not even had a letter on my journal to say if they are going to backdate. Any help would be appreciated x

to those who have had awards- how long did it take for you to get your back payment after receiving the text?
thanks

Same scan date as me. I am still waiting

@Pumpkins3 please tell me yours was t declined! Heartily sorry if it was! But you get back at it and fight do a MR rack as much evidence as possible! And get what your little one deserves xxxxxx

@Jude82 aww I’m happy to hear this I really am ❤️ xxxxx

everyone in whatever decision I’d decline then get your MRs put straight in get what your little one deserves ❤️

@Pumpkins3 Im so sorry 😢 Let yourself be upset and then get that fight back and go for MR. You know what your child deserves. Sending love ❤️

@Rebeccanew I know right 😃 ❤️ sooo happy right now! I am opening a savings account online now ready for the back pay while I prioritise what to him get first. Relief and joy don’t come close to explaining this feeling. I am so invested in everyone’s journey on here so I do feel sick and anxious for everyone still waiting or declined though. I believe nobody would put themselves through this process unless they genuinely had to and their child deserved the help so to see any decline is awful.

I am not going to ring again and will wait for the letter

I tried today and kept getting cut off, I'm getting frustrated and upset by it. I know it's a decline.

Onwards and upwards, I'll increase my hours at work to get that extra money DD needs, I shouldn't have to and she will not cope with more time away from me - although the Childminder she goes to is lovely - but it is what it is

I’m expecting a decline too not even ringing coz I got a feeling that’s the reason no news. I agree tho, waiting anxiously for 17 plus weeks and filling in the form for the sake of it… obviously wouldn’t put all the effort in for nothing. Congrats on all the awards. Our babies should be getting what they all deserve x

Omg do I see awards @Jude82 @Sskanf ? Omg! Wait is over we’ll done and we’ll deserved ❤️💕 xxxxxxxx

@Keddie any news hun xxxxxxx

Thank you @Keddie Honestly feels like some sort of joke really. I mean as if any of us would be applying for the fun of it. Our lives are stressful enough as it is without having to fight for every single bit of support 😩

Just trying to piece together what he said but he rushed through it so fast and I’m worried I’ve missed some of it 😬 x

1hr 40 mins on hold and I got cut off at 17.36! 😩