Dla wait time part 29

[Emma2345]

New thread as the other one is getting full

I'll be phoning in the morning, nervous as it was with a decision maker last week! X

Tired mum- Thankyou

would night time care apply if the child doesn’t sleep until early hours of the morning and they require care during that time?

Hi folks, just had a question for those who have recently completed a change of circumstances form for DLA.

Did you guys include previously sent in evidence from past forms or not? I know they said not to somewhere (unless i've got it wrong...) but I just wanted to know what everyone else did to make sure I get it right before I submit mine !

Many Thanks

@anxiousartsy hi i have recently done a renewal due to my claim ending in march this year (we’ve been awarded again) I sent previous sent in evidence and new evidence so that they could see from previous things hadn’t changed for the better as he had got worse and needed more medications and frequent care I send in previous medication lists and new medication lists previous reports and new reports excetra as long as the health conditions or disabilities have remained the same / gotten worse I don’t see the issue with sending in old evidence it however would be wrong to send in old
evidence where that same child now wouldn’t require that same level or care or medications excetra which is why I think their is some confusion on sending in old evidence if that evidence still remains the same no matter how old i would definitely send it in along with any new hope this helps x

Any November dates been awarded yet ?? The wait is making me so anxious now 😂? Phone date 13/11 and scan date 22/11

Ah great, this is so helpful. Thank you for taking the time out to reply ! I was wondering, do you think the converse would also be okay? - so sending in only new evidence and just making a note on the form that says to refer to previously sent in evidence in addition to the new ones being sent ?

Many thanks again for your reply 🤗

@Emma2345 im the 10/11 and its sending me stir crazy this wait 🙈🙈 rang Thursday again to see if my extra evidence had been scanned ( rang the Tuesday and had a horrible lady so thought id try again) still hasnt been put on 3 weeks later , so i asked her about timing as she was really nice she said they around 18 weeks at the moment and then she said ill have a look where your at and i havent been assigned to a dm yet so not even in the dms waiting pile 🙈🙈x

Any November dates been awarded yet ??

I'm November and waiting...

@anxiousartsy your welcome ,,, I am unsure weather they would take the previous evidence into consideration if wasn’t in the renewal form ,, but their is no harm in asking ,, I would just assume that they wouldn’t because this would be a renewal and this would be decision maker to read and acknowledge them to be looking at the new evidence and information to decide weather that entitlement still remained the same for example if you only had old evidence they could write we do not think your child still qualifies for DLA as the evidence provided was from 2020 and their has been no new evidence submitted to support your new claim entitlement ,,, where as if you have the old and the new evidence then they would see that the child still requires the same level of care or even more care and then still qualifies if that makes sense ,, which is why I printed all my old evidence out again we get HRC so award stayed the same but I did this because with so many declines I thought with old and with new fresh evidence too as if they was to decline / drop the rate then I could fight that my child’s level of care and needs hasn’t changed from the previous award and their for still should be entitled to the same level of care and the same award amount , this new evidence supports that my child still requires said care and supervision excetra I hope This information that I have given you helps hun x

@Sunflower1808 oh no theirs nothing worse then horrible call handlers,, I haven’t even bothered ringing yet with this one I had a snotty horrible rude lady last year when I applied for my other son and that put me off ringing again for a while was probably the same woman you got aha and with me only being around 13 weeks now Since scan date I thought I’d wait a little while longer I’m getting so impatient now tho😂😂 it feels like a life time to wait hipefully by end of this month November dates start getting decisions x

@Emma2345 it really does put you off ringing i generally wanted to cheak my extra evidence didnt even want a update 🙈 but the nice one i spoke to said to call back emd of next week to see if its on as they have loads of back post. Thr first 10 weeks i didnt really think about it but now its become a bad habit, cheak this feed , cheak my bank every day 🙈🙈x

Is anyone still waiting from early October? My scan date is 5/10

@Sunflower1808 aha me too I’m glad I’m not the only one checking this feed and bank all the time 😂😂😂 makes me think I’m crazy as I no they’ll be no money in or decisions made yet for me as their still on October dates and I’m a month behind that but I check just incase 😩😂😂 can’t wait for November dates to start being awarded x

@27Rosie16 I would ring tomorrow hun to find out I’ve seen loads of awards from 10th October onwards seems like you’ve been waiting a long time from 5/10 have you rang for any updates yet x

@Emma2345 I phoned up Wednesday and a man said a decision has been made but couldn't tell me as it wasn't available yet, then I had a woman on Thursday tell me no decision has been made and its with a decision maker? I'm so nervous to phone again x

@Emma2345 ive got my fingers tightly crossed as they seem to be getting through Octobers pretty quick and people seem to be being awarded at weekends too so hopefully they catching up a bit x i scroll through this feed more than Facebook now 🤣🤣x

Yes I would say so. Night time care is when you would normally be in bed, from what I read on the booklet they send with the application form.

I'm still waiting 10/10. I'm plucking up the courage to call again tomorrow. Rang last week and said it was in holding pile and would be another couple of weeks but I'm getting so impatient 🤣

@anxiousartsy hi I sent off for a change of circumstance form scan date 18/10

I haven’t attached any of the old evidence only new as to show her care needs have increased since the original application and award

Hi I received help from citizens advice to fill out my forms, I rang and requested them in July, due to them not having any appointments and then the man going off sick for a few weeks the forms weren’t completed and sent back until mid October. Citizens advice wrote a covering letter explaining that it wasn’t my fault the forms were late. Do you think, if awarded they will back pay from July or will it be when they received the forms in October. Thanks

Iav seen one November date on thread 27 Iam 3/11 had 2 letters so far xx

Does anyone know if they phone from an 0800 number.
I forgot my phone today when I went visiting family ( it's usually on me 24/7 ) and I had a missed call.
Scan date 4/11 so hopefully not long now 🤞

@27Rosie16 aw no their is nothing worse then being told different information from different people I’ve got my fingers crossed for you for when you ring and hope you get what your lo is entitled too hun x

@ASDMumma85 I'll phone tomorrow too, I'll let you know what I get told 🤞🏻 hope you get answers too!

I updated my UC on 1st Feb, still no backpay, does anyone have any info on how long this takes x