DLA Waiting times 2025

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Good morning, I am new to this.
I applied for Dla for my daughter in October 2024. Scan date 16th October 2024.
I caved in and called yesterday, told that someone has been assigned to her case now. Does anyone have a rough idea or similar situation as to how long a decision takes after being told this?

My child’s renewal date was middle of May and I received the renewal forms in January. So around 4 months before.

Due to awaiting some evidence and waiting for someone to fill in the section of the form that someone who knows him well could fill in, I didn’t send it off until early March.

I got confirmation about a week before the renewal date that it had been accepted and the award would carry on - he was actually awarded a higher rate for the care component .
Hope that helps :)

thankyou it does did you send much evidence in x

I sent about 4 doctors/paediatricians letters in.

I honestly thought it wouldn’t be enough. I think the award was based on what I’d written in the form and what the other person (a teacher at his school) had written.

Good luck.

Hi all my sons DLA is due to run on 16/06/25 I’ve just sent the form off they will received it Wednesday by 1pm is this enough time ?

It should be I sent my sons off 2/3 weeks before it ran out and it was renewed five days before it ran out.

@mumtumok I think there should still be enough time. They don't tend to look at forms until shortly before a claim is due to expire. They received my DS's completed renewal paperwork at the beginning of February. His claim is due to expire on 31st May and I am still awaiting a decision.

@Iwanttobreakfree2 ah thank you so much , it all confuses me and now I’ve found a letter that says it’s until the 29/07/25 so I may have got it muddled , but just in case thought I should check. So renewals gets scanned pretty much straight away I’m guessing ? And as long as they receive it before end date payments carry on till decision is made am I correct ?

Thank you lovely , so the renewals get scanned pretty much straight away ?

I would assume so.

@mumtumok I think they will prioritise the processing of your son's claim if they see it expires soon. I don't think payments will continue after a claim has just expired though, if it is still awaiting a decision from the DWP. I would be pleased to be proven wrong about this, but it's probably safer to assume that payments won't continue until the claim is renewed.

Hello as anyone had renewal forms for October yet my renewal date is 20 weeks this week before it ends

my daughters is due october not had anything as of yet x

Ok I am really confused and I am getting stressed out I called today for my forms as still not had them the man on the phone told me to treat it as a new claim and to send the evidence I sent in before if it's still relevant even tho it it more than two years old I didn't think they except more than two years old evidence please can someone who as done renewals help me with this as I don't want to send information that they want read as it's over two years even tho it's relevant

Hi have you had your renewal forms yet

hiya yes a recieved them friday have you? x

No nothing yet I will wait till Monday then call how many weeks do you have to send them back

there doesnt seem to be a date on the renewals that it needs to be sent in by it just says send back as soon as you can

I heard back in 16 weeks about 2 months ago.

Thank you my child's runs out October 13 how big is the form

my daughters is october the 5th so you should get yours soon. the renewal forms didnt seem as thick as the first set of forms ive made a start filling it out im jist worried about lack of evidence this time but she has now got an ehcp which she didnt have ehen i first filled out the forms x

That's like my child does have an echp but now I have a diagnosis but I know it's not about that I do have about sleep issues but my school senco says they don't help fill forms in anymore

Anyone got a renewal coming up ?

Just for anyone reading who's in northern ireland. MRs are currently taking 15 weeks here. Considerable shorter than England but my God still so long

mines in october whens yours x

hiya did u recieve your renewal forms x