DLA WAIT TIMES 2026 - AUG/SEPT/OCT

[shejokes11]

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

The wait is awful lol I’m 24/08 and she said yesterday it’s with a DM

I agree, told all sorts of things. All along they have advised no more evidence required and now with dm it has gone to the school for confirmation , so I agree things change all the time!

If you’re child is under 5 and over 3. Do they not get any mobility?

It’s defeats the object of being told not to ring doesn’t it, you have to to make sure they have everything sorted and scanned on the claim you get told yes and same breath it’s oh no actually you don’t so you have to wait longer, I get how busy they are I couldn’t fathom but you need to know where your standing at the same time it’s your child your waiting for

Okay that gives me some hope that mine is soon. SD 02/09

Fingers crossed won’t be much longer hun.

I ended up calling today for an update, lady wasn't rude but she literally just said no decision yet, didn't give any other info. I'm 1st sept

Goodness me! It puts me off calling because I just find them so unhelpful. I think they are not allowed to give you a lot of information. Hopefully a couple more weeks and we should hear something positive!

I'm really hoping that they do actually take into account extra evidence you send in be ause my daughter's needs got sommuch worse since filling the form out and I found the form so overwhelming and I didn't take any pictures of what I'd even written but I know the new evidence I've sent in clearly outlines all her needs.

Hopefully. I hope you get the decision you’ve been waiting for soon x

Remember you can always ask for MR if you are not happy with their decision. I took pictures but didn’t send anything apart from her EHCP. She doesn’t even have a diagnosis yet 😭 but her needs are VERY obvious.

I’ve just had a lengthy report from slt as they’ve stopped our sessions due to my son not being willing to cooperate at all after waiting 3 years for them :( but the report is very detailed and helpful in terms of supporting evidence of how he is and how much care he requires. As I said earlier scan date is 22/08 and I’ve been told it’s still on the queue for a decision maker I’m worried about sending more evidence now incase it delays things for me anymore. What would you guys do? Send or wait incase they ask. They already have a huge amount of evidence from me x

It's hard to expect anything other than the worst isn't it! I've sent diagnosis for ADHD, copies of accepted referrals, consultant letters. Hope I've done enough for her!

People get awarded for far less. I think you’ve done a lot and I hope you guys hear soon with really good news !!!

SD 25/08
like you all, the wait is killing me
I Should have done it a long time ago, I applied once and the forms were lost and as you will all understand, redoing them was so draining. I called today for an update and was told there was no update and I asked if it was with a decision maker and he said he couldn’t see or tell me until a decision had been made 😢😫 I really hope it’s not much longer, for all of us!

Thank you, I hope you do too!! In the meantime we can keep ourselves semi sane by checking on here lol

Hi.
SD for me was 3rd sep. I sent additonal paperwork on 20th Oct and rung 28th to see if they received it. They had and it gets scanned onto the forms and first paperwork so it doesnt delay as long as its not with a case worker. On the 28th oct it was in the queue to go to a case worker. Rung today and was told it was still in queue.
Really hoping it won't be too much longer.
Fingers crossed for us all

SD 13/10 I got a letter on the 29th Oct asking for my ID and proof of

SD 13/10 I got a letter on the 29th Oct asking for my ID and proof of Address. Is this a standard procedure?

SD 24.08
rang yesterday and it was with DM, nothing heard as of yet!

how long would you guys wait to call again? Them people scare me lol

🤣🤣🤣 at them people scare me lol

Honestly just call as and when you want a update, dont let them put you off calling! Its their job to answer your calls and assist even if they sound like your ruining their day 😂

If you get someone rude and dont get any info just say thanks and end the call and try again the next day.

Once with a dm it can be claim can be decided within a few hours or if they decide they need further into they will contact you or someone who's documented on the claim.... if they feel they can award but aren't sure on the award they are thinking to award it will get passed onto someone senior to review and sign off. So it could be a few hours, it could be a few days.... it could be a few weeks 😫

Defo worth keep checking because if they write to someone for further info and you call and are told you could give the person a heads up like if its the gp or School ect to try and push it along.

I hope they can just make a decision and your next call they tell you a decisions been made x

What questions do they ask SEN at school?

I agree you need to know where your at your advocating for your child and take me for example, was told Monday it’s with a decision maker just to ring today for an update too see if something was wrong then to be told it actually wasn’t with one and all the dates was wrong on the computer so he had to do all the dates then push my claim forward to a case worker, I know your told not to ring but sometimes you need to especially when you know it’s with a decision maker, if you can help with what is holding the claim back there’s no harm in making a call and seeing if there’s anything you can do to help, go for it and I hope you get the answer you need for your child ❤️

No honestly they have a wild attitude lol!
I might actually pluck up the courage to call tomorrow because I’m curious as to what’s happened with it since yesterday lol.
Im currently doing my sons renewal and it’s also pickling my brain so could do with some news on my daughters claim haha x

Ah dont ive just finished my sons COC forms I need to post tomorrow 😫 i cant wait to see the back of forms 😭 thank god when he turns 16 next year I can do his pip online 😂 dla defo need to role out online dla forms!

Goodluck tomorrow x