Oh my gosh, I'm in shock - DLA

[FreshWest]

Just got the letter to say we got it!!!!! Didn't think we would, only applied at HV suggestion as DD has no dx yet.
Thank heavens for the cerebra guide and to all those in the middle of applying -DON'T GIVE UP!!

Great! It isn't always difficult. Got mine for Ds without too many problems. di

Well done I am pleased for you :)

OH thank you for posting this !! I am in the middle of filling in my first one and did consider ripping it all up last night and admit defeat before i haa even applied !!!!

But now i feel a bit better and will continue ...I hate forms and just struggle to word thing how i want !!

Thank you again

BTW is the cerebra guide to download or buy ??

You can download it here

Very very good.

You can download it from their website - good luck.

Thank you both I will try later when i am syked up for it !!!(ie with a !) Too early yet !

Still awaiting my decision on my renewal....nervously

Definitely worth perservering bizzey! The number of times I yelled out loud at the stupid bloomin' form, I lost count.
Really recommend the cerebra guide. It really spells out the best wording to use etc. Good Luck.

That's good news . We also got it at first attempt with no dx.

how long did it take? i have sent dd1 renwal and panicing about how long it will take.

It's one of my jobs for next week. Ds fell down the stairs at school again today. They turned him down last time, it didn't matter that he needs supervising when outside as he falls into the road. 'At least he can walk!'

Congratulations!

Freshwest - sent my first one on Monday - how long did they take to respond> Th form is pretty daunting - took me forever to fill it in. Thanks

if you dont mind me asking, where do you get the forms from, i dont have a printer so can't print anything off, also do i need to let other proffesionals know who see him... considering applying but just nervous

Ring dwp and ask for a form. You don't need to tell anyone but they will likely write to the proffessional you put on form.

And if you ring up, your claim is backdated from the date your rang, so you have a few weeks to do it all.

thanks, dont mind people being contacted just weren't sure if i had to tell them thanks i keep backing out of applying

Hi T3009,
Sent ours on 11th may and they backdated it to the 16th which was the Monday after.

If you ring up to ask for the form, they will put a date on the form to send it back by to get it backdated. I rang them in January and got the form with a date to send it back so you would get money fom date of phone call. We had other things going on so the form went on the back burner so missed a few payments but the 'return by this date' bit is just so you don't lose money. Don't worry if you miss that date, I put a covering letter in to explain delay you just get paid from the date they got it instead.