Waiting times for DLA for new claim 2021

[Sengland01]

Hi the DLA received my claim on the 1st April 21. Does anyone know the current waiting times. Thanks

DLA received my claim on 28th July . I'm getting impatient now...

@Suzysusie30 why? It’s been four weeks, eight weeks is the minimum. Will most likely be mid October when it’s completed.

@TryingForOurSecondxx

I am sending my claim out tomorrow with no evidence either! My son is 2 and has been referred for an ASD assessment, speech and language therapy, audiology screening and for a paediatrician but I have no evidence to show any of this. I’m just hoping they can find this evidence?

I never sent of for it until I had these reports my health visitor said it would more than likely get rejected so young with no evidence but it's worth a go sounds like your at the very start of your journey I hope all goes well X

Thats fab hun i sent mine 7th july they got it the 8th and scanned it in on 9th so fingers crossed its not too much longer. Good luck everyone 🤞

Why are ur such a night mare when it comes to proving my son needs is own room and that he had a risk assessment from is social worker finely thay have accepted he needs own room had to prove it finely now exempt from bedroom tax does any one no if it’s back dated the bedroom tax and the child disability element of uc uc never tell you anything straight

@Lhmym
They weren't that bad with me they called me and went through it over the phone then 10 minutes later they sent a message on my journal acknowledging he needs his own room the basically was waiting for me to say it's for his safety and well being it can be backdated but need to provide why ect the child element and disability element I'm still waiting on that's been 2 weeks not heard anything x

@Alk19 ye I got the letter on my journal saying that thay agree to him needing is own room I did tell them this ages ago but it was bfore he was awarded the dla my case manager is not the brightest of people he kept saying don’t no if be back dated don’t no this don’t no what useless he is always read my messages wrong even tho there as clear as day lol I said will the child disability element be back dated Ermm don’t no what u mean can you say that again haha am like I don’t no any other way to ask you lol talk about hard work

@Lhmym
Oh god sounds like a right nightmare! They all are normally backdated should reflect in your next payment I'm told depending on when you told them it was them who asked me if I wanted the bedroom tax backdated I didn't even ask them about that haha

@Alk19 bloody hell that was good of them up in Manchester your lucky if thay even read notes lol ye my assessment period is 6 of aug to 6th or 7th September so told them in assessment period told them soon as got the dla desison last week so thay can not say oh u didn’t tell us in time I rang after geting of phone lol

@Lhmym
I'm in Manchester haha it's always Preston service centre who reply to me! And yeah that's good then I'm gonna call them this week see what's going on I think x

@Alk19 he must not understand my salfordon slang then lol

I'm having to pay £140 in taxi fares a month to get my son to school and back safely. As i don't drive . He was funded for a month by the LA but they have stopped helping me out. I've had to give up work so finicialy we are sinking. Hence my impatience. BEFORE you say it, Yes I know most of us are all I need of the extra money.

@MyDcAreMarvel . Above

Suzy you are entitled to transport, it isn't the LA "helping you out", it is their statutory duty. If the LA have refused you can appeal, SENTAS can help with transport appeals.

Lhmyn one of the criteria you have to satisfy to become exempt from the bedroom tax is being in receipt of DLA, so that will be why telling them ages ago didn't make a difference.

'@10brokengreenbottles,thanks hunni,ill check that out.

@Suzysusie30 I understand why you are upset but it’s not the dwp you should be annoyed at, it’s the LA. They are two separate issues, your ds should be getting transport provided to and from school if he can’t use public transport.

My 8 weeks is up in 2 days but I’m gunna try give a call this morning. Fingers crossed! Anyone else from beginning of July heard yet?

Im still waiting they recieved mine on the 5th of july got a letter on friday saying they were sorry they hadnt made a decision yet but i wouldnt lose any money .feels like it takes forever ha

@PeppaPigPocoyo

My 8 weeks is up in 2 days but I’m gunna try give a call this morning. Fingers crossed! Anyone else from beginning of July heard yet?

Mine was the 6th of july and they texted Saturday saying my son can have dla so differently give them a ring

Just got off the phone to them. They said it’s still waiting for a decision and I should call back at the end of NEXT week which would be make it 9 1/2 weeks...

@PeppaPigPocoyo

Just got off the phone to them. They said it’s still waiting for a decision and I should call back at the end of NEXT week which would be make it 9 1/2 weeks...

Hope they give you an decision soon, the waiting is hard.

I just called them mines registered but not been allocated to anyone yet 😔 its 8 weeks on Thursday. She said new claims are taking 8 to 10 weeks but my sons is still in a holding queue 🤦‍♀️. Not recieved anything text or letter to say they have it or how long since they've had it which is from 8th july yet they say they sent me something about 4 weeks ago

Did they tell you what rate was awarded in the text message you got saying your son qualified?

@PeppaPigPocoyo

Did they tell you what rate was awarded in the text message you got saying your son qualified?

Sorry meant to tag @Mumof1girland1boy

@PeppaPigPocoyo

Did they tell you what rate was awarded in the text message you got saying your son qualified?

No just say he's got dla and to wait for a letter