DLA wait times part 21… (2023)

[Mummyrach13]

Following on from part 19 as it will soon be full! 😊

DLA for children advice and support the group is called

My scan date was 09/07 and I’ve had my second text today on 21/11 at 10+5 weeks.

Guessing it will be another 7 weeks at least yet. But I’m glad I have my second text now!

Finally in the hold queue will update when I've spoken to them

07/09 scan date 🤦🏼‍♀️ not 09/07!

@MammyAng84 let us know how our get on. The women I've just had was so rude, she said I'll receive a tex but the man this morning said they don't normally send texts. It's so confusing why don't they all stick to the same script xx good luck xx

Apparently some dm’s don’t have the txt facility it all depends, keeps cutting me off 🫠

@Anonymousks1984 @Ilovemychildren123 im still waiting on a coc I’m 9th June not heard anything yet as soon as I hear I’ll be letting you know. I’m 23 weeks and 4 days xxx

@Luevzamum thank you for the update have you called them x

@Clairexdx just found out my boy had been awarded. I had to ring. Am keeping everything crossed for you x

@Ilovemychildren123 no I can’t do with the wait on hold just to be told 6 months again.. I’m sure they log every single call u make as the lady said exactly the same as the guy did to me the first time I rang!! With someone hearing from the 5th of June recently what I’ve read in this chat on here from the Facebook group I’m hoping maybe next week I could hear something . I’ll
give it till Monday then if not heard I’ll try and call them xx😵‍💫

@Luevzamum fingers crossed you hear soon xx

@Mummyof5kiddos ahhh I'm absolutely over the moon for you hun I was hoping you would get an update! I have just sobbed coming off the phone, text this morning and rang for rates my daughter been awarded HRC and LRM for 2 years I'm so over the moon for my daughter. Scan date 20/07.

Hope you all get awarded soon!

Mine has now went with decision maker with UC how much longer did it take them to sort your backdated with UC anyone? Xxxxx

I haven't tried calling as thought no point and they take so long to answer but gonna try and get through now

42 mins on hold & feels like I’m wasting my time

Congrats @Alybird77 ! I’m currently on hold. I can’t take the not knowing!! 14/7 and there’s been loads of 17/7 awarded and august too! X

@MammyAng84 50 mins here almost, I will wait it out though as it's the first time I've ever got in the hold queue.

18 weeks tomorrow for us so I have a feeling it's a decline

@Kelseeyx yes I did I’m so over the moon I could cry 😭 good luck with your claim, hopefully it won’t be to much longer 🤞
@Mdavies2023 yay we both got awarded, I’m so happy for you, I feel like I can breathe now, I’ve just done UC but I think I messed it up, I put I wasn’t getting carers allowance and then decided to applied for it after and can’t see how to change it on UC now

Good luck to everyone still waiting

These wait times are crazy. My sons first dla claim three years ago took 2 weeks and my daughters claim made six years ago took 6 days! This is madness

@Rebeccanew I am still waiting, no messages have been responded to in the last week, no idea if mine is with a dm, hopefully u don't have to wait too long xx

I'm waiting for a decline also scan date 17/08 my son has Addison's which can be life threatening have to medicate and give emergency injections he has scoliosis(curvature of the spine) awaiting surgery and just been diagnosed diabete all stem from cancer treatment apparently his just turned 14 but I have a feeling it will be a decline

Is there anyone else around 18/7 that hasn't had a decision yet? Has anyone been successful but waited over 18 weeks for a award xx the more it's going on the longer I'm thinking decline. I'm inside my own head today!

@Hardingcl 19/07 here, currently over an hour on hold to find out. I think it'll be a decline

Hi just a quick question for anyone on UC. I had put a message informing them my son was awarded MRC. I got a letter back saying I am entitled to universal credit is this them advising that I'm entitled to the elements. In the letter they state they've paid me £1554 already but I haven't had the back pay @MinnieL @Jude82