DLA Wait times part 20… (2023)

@sweetdevil90 That's great!!! Really pleased your boy got what he deserves. I really hope my boy does. It's such an awful wait.

Update about uc.....
So I was awarded on Friday but I didn't find out until Monday as I didn't receive a text I had to phone on Monday, I updated uc by changing circumstances i also wrote 2 messages in my journal 1 under payment and 1 under work coach ( I don't have a personal work coach due to having a 2 year old) I got a message back on Tuesday saying that the carers element has been added to my claim but the disability element needed verifying by specialist team, on Wednesday I received 2 letters on my journal saying that I have given a good enough reason as to why my changes where made outside the assessment period I then got another letter yesterday saying that my backdated money has been released and will be in my account on Monday, so all in all its took 1 week from update to payment. I don't understand why there taking so long for people I've seen people waiting nearly a month! Obviously cos everyone's in different areas do you think maybe it's by the service centre depending how quickly it takes? Good luck all still waiting

I’m 14/7. I’m starting to think it’s a decline :(

19/07 Rang Wednesday said I will hopefully hear something at the end of this week, beginning of next week 🤞 I’m tempted to ring this morning xx

@crazytimes20 it's really bizarre! Really don't understand the strange inner workings of the DWP!
I keep checking my bank in case they've changed their minds and taken it back again 😂 first thing I'm gonna spend the back pay on is a new mattress, and a heavy duty mattress cover. His is gross as he still wets the bed at nearly 10 bless him. Then book him some rock climbing classes, it's the only activity he can really focus on and enjoy, but it's so expensive I haven't been able to take him much,but now I can, yay! So happy for my boy 😊

I’m starting to think they have forgot about the 15th-21st pile 🤣

Congrats @sweetdevil90. So strange how there are hardly any dates around the 27th being awarded. I'm 25/7. Nothing as of yet. Going to ring next week as I'll be around 17.5 wks.

@Myl1984 my situation sounds the same as yours, apart from night time accidents. His sleep (and mine) and anxiety are terrible at the moment. Also gets bad migraines and stomach migraines. He misses a lot of school through all of this. I don’t think I’ll find anything out about DLA until Feb 2024.

@Luevzamum we are still waiting from 15th June try give them a call I spoke to them Monday and they said I should hear before end of November x

Congratulations, that's fantastic news.

Fingers crossed for everyone else today.

@Mummyof5kiddos it's strange, there does seem a lot of 27/7, but not many others around that date 🤔
Last text was 23/10

@Mummyof5kiddos it's strange, there does seem a lot of 27/7, but not many others around that date 🤔
Last text was 23/10

Ah OK thanks, I may not even bother today then. The 18.5 I was told would take it till next week anyway. Hope everyone hears something soon.

@sweetdevil90 congratulations that’s amazing news, there seems to be so many 27/7 being awarded recently, what was your last text date?

Sending positive luck to all you guys today 🤞❤️

Omg just woke up to a backpayment from DLA, I'm in shock! Working it out I think he's been awarded MRC and LRM.
I really thought I was going to have to do a MR, as didn't think I'd sent enough evidence or filled in the forms correctly.
Scan date was 27/7. I called last Monday and was told it was taking around 19.5 weeks, and I should expect an answer in first week December.
Good luck to those still waiting, fingers crossed for lots of awards today 😀

@Mumzieof1 im same scan date and texts as you. I was told any time this week. I called today and still no news :/

Scan date- 14/07
1st text- 19/09
2nd text- 09/10
Also 2 letters
Rang 2nd Nov to be told 18 & half weeks
Will be 18 weeks today (Friday), debating another call to them

10 yo daughter on ADHD pathway, anxiety, sensory issues, chronic constipation, plantarfascitis in both feet and ongoing ankle issues. School not supportive, didn't send much evidence just GP list of ailments and showing her script for movicol, physio and rheumatology reports and letter saying accepted on pathway. I did put a good example of her days in but got a feeling I've not given enough evidence.

I've been relaxed past few weeks but now it's closer im so anxious hence why I'm awake at this time :->

@WhereDidTheTimeGo888 yes and my child was only diagnosed this summer due to her primary writing 3 incorrect facts ( fourth time lucky) so didn’t get the school to fill in. She recently got high rate care low mobility. She does not sleep and is under a urologist for night time accidents. To why she got high rate but confident she would have got middle on her other issues. My daughter has no learning difficulties but is being heavily supported with her anxiety in secondary and rerefferd to CAMHS. I didn’t really send a lot in from school but I sent a lot of medical reports.

Anyone waiting for a coc heard anything today at all?? I’m 9th June xx

@Rosylea123 I think going on what I’ve seen by text dates your scan date must be the week of 14/8 and you should hear something the week of 18/12

@Vikz37 fingers crossed. Unfortunately I don’t have time to ring, I work in a school, so impossible to wait the looong times on hold . I’ll just have to wait for a text or letter xx

It's on the letter you receive to say they have recieved your claim.

Thank you! I sent my forms at the end of July, had a text saying 'We are still looking at your DLA1 Child claim. When a decision is made we will confirm it in writing. There is no need to contact us about it.' On 23/10/2023 and 13/11/2023 but had no letter or anything

@Watso2408 There's been alot with our scan dates awarded definetly worth ringing if you can you never know you could have been awarded already. The DM phoned me Tuesday I missed the 2 calls as at work then 5 mins later I had a text to say my child had been awarded but I know not everyone gets a text. I was shocked it was so soon as I know others with dates a week or 2 before ours hadn't been awarded.