DLA WAIT TIMES 2026 - AUG/SEPT/OCT

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I made a new thread as the other one consisted mainly of July/August claims. Feel free to insert scan date for the above months and whether it’s a new claim or MR and update when you have been awarded ! Good Luck 🤞🏽
NC - new claims
MR - mandatory reconsideration
SD - scan date se

So update this morning, I called to check they had received the report. I was informed they had and was just awaiting to be assigned to a decision maker. How long from now was people waiting on average?

No advice sorry but just wanted to say well done for standing up for your child and being prepared to push to get what your child should be entitled to.x

What evidence did you guys send to dla if you have a child over 5 ? Xx

My eldest gets dla has for years im just getting ready to send his C.O.C from im including his nocturnal enuresis upto date paper work ( he gets mrc for this specifically) now his coc is for his mental health so CAHMS letters/emails, counselling letters, gp records and school emails regarding adapted times table to accommodate ect.

My claim with SD 20/10 is for my daughter who's had to be home schooled due to her MH I sent, school letters/emails leading upto her being took out of school, gp records, CAHMS correspondence, Emails from local educational regarding EHC assessment for her home schooling. She has a home appointment booked with CAHMS for 7/12 due to her agoraphobia x

I have been silently following this thread for a while now. Currently on hold to DLA awaiting an update and hoping for a kind, helpful person on the end of the phone. Nc scan date 22/08 and the anxiety is overwhelming. I sent so much evidence including slt, gp appointment notes from the last 4 years, school reports, sleep clinic, audiology so I’m wondering if the amount of evidence has slowed things down. Just have a really negative feeling about it. It’s crazy how different everyone’s time waiting seems to be

Hopefully you get someone who is willing to give you the information thats available, hopefully its been processed and its positive award x

Just got off the phone after 40 mins of holding, they said no new updates for me, it’s in the queue awaiting a case worker and that I should get a text with a decision, said it shouldn’t be much longer to wait but the fact it’s not even with a decision maker worries me in terms of how much longer we have to go. They requested my sons birth certificate and sent it back to me by the 5th of Oct, I called on the 2nd of Nov to check in and they told me they didn’t need anything else from me and had all their evidence and that it was in a queue and then today’s update was obviously not too informative and basically the same I guess it’s just a case of wait and see now but I feel like it could potentially be another month.

I think yours should be soon though. I’ve been seeing 21st-24th last couple days on different threads. My SD is 02/09 and they said they haven’t really started with the September dates yet so I guess I still have a bit of a wait 😭

I really hope so 🤞🏼 I’ve seen some early sept people already receive decisions so you never know. I hope it goes well for you and your little one x

Do you know how long it took from ‘waiting to be assigned to a DM’ to ‘it’s with a DM’ ?

So after the long wait, my sons been awarded yesterday middle rate care and low rate mobility.. scan date is 20th August and when I rang Monday it wasn’t even with the decision maker so ring every day for updates is my advice to everyone still waiting for August claims ☺️

Congratulations 🎉 my scan date is 16th September, I called today to make sure they received his diagnosis report ( he was diagnosed after I initially put the claim in) and they told me it was waiting to be assigned to a DM x

i called 2 weeks ago and she said it’s in queue then phone yesterday to be told with a DM so I’d say it took about 11 weeks from SD X

Hi All

have been seeing everyones messages which really helps SD 25/08 the wait is horrendous!!
I called for an update first time took around 30 minutes the lady was nice but not very helpful she said nothing been decided yet i asked if had been handed over to a decision maker she said no and lots of back log. She told me that a letter will be posted once a decision been made. Wonder how long wait will be😏

SD 17/08 - I called on Monday for an update and the lady wqs reluctant to give me any info on where my claim is. I kept asking questions and she finally told me the claim is with the school and has been since the October half term. I called school and they said they haven't recieved anything at all. I'm on hold now to speak to someone, the wait is agonising! I just want to know where the claim is. Every time I call I get a different answer

Hi - yes I’ve been told mine has been sent through to school on an electronic portal/ not via post. I’ve emailed SENCO and waiting to hear back. I sent so much information too - 3 plus years of IEPs, educational psychologists reports, SALT, SEN support at school - not sure what other info they can provide / asking for but really hope we hear soon. Good luck 🤞

Hi there
NC here
SD 09/09

Just wondering how long about im looking at waiting do people think?

All paperwork and evidence sent.
Called Monday, in que for decision maker.
When I called the beginning of October to check they had recieved it the man I spoke to was lovely and said I should hear really between end of October and middle of November.

Exactly 9 weeks today since scan date.
West Midlands area
Thank you

Sd 7th September still awaiting decisions

SC 27th Aug - heard nothing called last week and it’s in the queue. The wait is horrible.

My scan date is 26/8 just rang because this wait is horrendous, it’s with decision maker 😬

That’s great news! Fingers crossed you get a response soon x

I feel physically sick but fingers crossed and gd luck for your little one too x

Do you know how long it took from waiting to go to a decision maker to being with the decision maker? X

I wouldn’t rely on what they tell you I rang today because apparently it was with a decision maker the past two days and found it wasn’t today all the dates was wrong on the computer so he had to go through everything and change the dates and then pushed it forward for a case manager, sd 21/08 he said himself it should of been assessed at this stage and to wait 48hrs for a decision so don’t feel bad for ringing especially when your told it’s with a decision maker and then it’s not, there could be things that need sorting before it’s allocated anyway so make sure to say can you check the file please although I didn’t have to I was lucky to get a kind man who took the effort to look through my child’s claim properly sometimes it’s worth the call..

I rang Monday and was told it had been sent over to decision makers and awaiting to be assigned designated worker. It now has been assigning, I did ask was it assigned yesterday or today she said she couldn’t tell me that but shouldn’t be long now.