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sh*t sh*t sh*t DLA, I am going to cry!!!

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sparklygothkat · 13/06/2007 14:37

I thought DS' dla was due to run out at the end of july, I posted his form off 3 weeks ago. They have only just recieved it.. and it apparently runs out on the 7th july.. I have a car on motabilty, and can;t be without it. I know its my fault for not sending it back before.. I have spoken to motabilty and they said that they might be able to swop over the car into Dd1's name as she get high rate mobility too, until DS's dla is sorted..

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sparklygothkat · 13/06/2007 14:44

I just hope that they give it again

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berolina · 13/06/2007 14:47

that sucks, are their processing times always so long? 3 weeks ago was the end of May, you would have thought they could have managed it.

Why would they not give it again?

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sparklygothkat · 13/06/2007 14:49

I panic every time. She said that it is a 15 week processing time atm

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sparklygothkat · 13/06/2007 16:14

I feel sick, If it not sorted soon, I will lose his care allowence, plus his motabily, plus dd1's mobility allowence to pay for the car until its sorted I am so stupid...

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ThomCat · 13/06/2007 16:37

oh darling
I'm sure it's all going to be fine. Have you rung motorbility and had a chat with them about this?

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sparklygothkat · 13/06/2007 16:38

spoke to them earlier, they are sending the info. over the the customer care dept. to see what they can do. I have to wait for them to phone me

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ThomCat · 13/06/2007 16:42

It'll all be OK, it will, honest, xxxx

2shoes · 13/06/2007 17:31

fingers.toes and eyes crossed for you. I am sure they will sort it

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sparklygothkat · 13/06/2007 20:15

but they have only just recieved it, and it runs out in 3 weeks, even though I posted it to them on the 23rd may

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sparklygothkat · 14/06/2007 00:09

I hope so Fio, i phoned them last week and they hadnt recieved the form then. The man said that they would process it fast as possible as it is due to run out soon, but the lady I spoke to today said that they had to process them in date order to be fair to everyone..

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sparklygothkat · 15/06/2007 22:16

mobility phoned me today, I don;t have to hand my car back when it runs out in july [phew] they will just restart the payments when the DLA is reviewed and renewed. They spoke to DLA and I guess they gave some idea as to weather it will be renewed again.

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2shoes · 15/06/2007 22:27

thank goodness

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sparklygothkat · 15/06/2007 22:29

i nearly cried with relief..

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sparklygothkat · 19/06/2007 10:34

they have requested a report from the consultant they are going to drag this out, aint they??

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2shoes · 19/06/2007 12:04

ffs thay do like to make us suffer

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sparklygothkat · 19/06/2007 12:05

have spoken to the consultant's sect, to see if she can do a report and send it off ASAP

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2shoes · 19/06/2007 12:08

i have my fingers crossed for you.

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sparklygothkat · 19/06/2007 12:13

I feel so stupid, I am set to lose the DLA, CA and tax credits..

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Peachy · 19/06/2007 22:04

They're not that slow atm, put in for ds3 last week and they have already done the imprtant and esential act of contacting a person DS3 has never seen (GP_ I have apointment booked there next week, earliest i could get, day after he sees Paed who they havent contacted!)

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sparklygothkat · 19/06/2007 23:18

I put on the form that DS has never seen the GP for his CP

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Peachy · 19/06/2007 23:35

So did I (for his ASD)!

woman on helpline said 'well be grateful you can appeal' so I wrote to them instead LOL to bypass her.

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sparklygothkat · 20/06/2007 00:04

I didn't even know which consultant they had written to, I had to phone up and ask as he is under the local hospital and GOSH. Stupid thing is that whenever I do dd1's DLA form, they always get back to me with a decision within a month, without the need for a report, yet every time I have done DS they want a report, and he is the one that has the worse CP

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Woooozle100 · 20/06/2007 08:31

hullo Sparkly. Hope this all works out and you get yr money on time ok. I think yr doing all the right things in contacting them, the consultant etc. ALl the best