New DLA wait times 2022

[Momof2soonmomto3]

Iv made this new one as the thread I was following along with others has now been closed mine was scanned on the 18th Feb and still awaiting decision, I'm currently been waiting 40 mins on phone to DLA trying to get a update

I'm phoning daily. Forms received 17th February. Man I spoke to today said it's still with decision maker but hasn't been looked at yet. Can't give a time scale as depends on the individual decision maker.
I'm told something different every time I phone up.
Will call again tomorrow in the hope that it may have been looked at.
Good luck to everyone still waiting for decisions x

@Momof4boyos I had the same today, the person I did speak to said that its not because they have asked for additional information, so I have no idea why we don't have a decision yet... 🤞That you get your decision.

Hiya,

I rang this afternoon and spoke to a very helpful lady!!

My little boy has been granted MRC. He has just turned 2. Scan date 24th Feb. So would have been 10 weeks tomorrow.

Just updated my UC so lets see what happens that end now, but totally relieved to finally have an outcome!

Hope this helps xx

Great news you must be happy now long wait over @Ljjb

@Ljjb thats fab news!! Glad your wait is over...did you get a text message? Il give another call tomorrow hopefully get ours too being same date xx

Hiya, I didn't get a text. Just a very helpful lady on the phone. Glad i rang now, it was late on when i rang as i had phone issues earlier and nearly left it until tomorrow.

Honestly, this process is so stressful!!

Hi everyone thought I'd jump on the thread.
My was signed for on the 31st of March so looks like I'm quite a long way away from getting a decision!
2 questions.. has everybody received backpay from the date they rang for forms?
Also has anybody schools been contacted that they are aware of?
Wondering how it all works in regards to making a decision, I have support from childs school anyway and a teacher did my statement from somebody who knows the child part.

@Ilovetea13 from what I've read it's back dated to when dla have the form back. So I think for you it would be 8 weeks from 31st March.

And I don't think they ask for more information by routine. I'm not too sure though.

If you call for the form and get it back within 6 weeks it is backdated to when you called. If you complete the downloaded form it is only from when DWP receive the form.

Sometimes schools and other professionals involved are contacted, but don’t rely on that because they aren’t always especially at the minute with the backlog.

Just an update, our application was scanned March 11th so phoned just to check in as 8 weeks today.

Nice gentleman told me that ours is not with a decision maker yet, the wait has been extended to 9-10weeks at the moment. Looking at another week or two for ours.

Called this morning, he advised me that claims up to the 1st march are to be completed this week so that we should have a decision within a day or so x

Hi to all those waiting on a coc dated 13th dec are now with a dm as of yesterday so hopefully not to much longer to wait just rang them and the lady said mine went to dm yesterday! X

@mummyto3littlebeautys I'm the day after you I rang today as I was told should be this week I hear and I was told it won't be till middle of June as it on a 20 week wait 🙄 I swear sometime they don't know half the time so I'm hoping that means I'll hear soon

I’ve just received the ‘sorry we haven’t processed your claim’ letter. (or however it is worded, I am severely sleep deprived right now!) I’m just wondering how long after that did people get a decision.

@ Mummy2boys1520 isn’t yours with the dm yet then they tell you all sorts don’t they x

@mummyto3littlebeautys she was quite rude and said it wasn't with the dm and that it's taking 20 weeks and will be middle of June and not to call until I receive notification or have a change of circumstances

So did you say it has been 20 weeks, if you're 13th December it's been that hasn't it?

@Mummy2boys1520 well I rang one day last week and the lady was not very nice she said it wouldn’t be till another 4-6 weeks as they were still working on claims from sep last year lol then I rang on tue and the lady said it will be sometime this week it goes to dm so rang today to be told it got sent to dm yesterday! I’m gonna leave it now till Monday if I hear anything before hand I will let u know! You do get some very rude ones but then you get really nice ones as well I will keep you posted x

@mummyto3littlebeautys it 20 weeks this week, and that's what I said and she didn't like that. Yeah that's what I was gonna do, I'm gonna call Monday probably. I'm hoping to hear soon

@Mummy2boys1520 I'm 16th December, I was told first week of may but I haven't bothered calling because I can't be bothered getting told different things all the time, think I'll give it 2 weeks and see what happens. I've only called once since I put it in but seeing what people say on here I just can't be bothered lol it seems like everyone is told something different

@Ltb17 honestly every time I call I get something different. It was the same when I was actually waiting for dla to be awarded I didn't think it would be this long for a change of circumstances especially when if your a new claim it's taking a shorter amount of time.

Thanks for the answers! Hope u all receive some news soon, some of you have waited so long!
I'm only at 5 weeks and I'm stressed I'll be hysterical by week 10 😂

I’m on week 9 and still waiting they said they working on claims from 1st week of march mine was scanned 4th march they did say mines is in a holding que not sure what that means so don’t know if I will get any update as every time I ring it’s a different story 😩

I've got 2 at the moment, change of circumstances date 16th December and a new claim 23rd march starting to think I'll hear from new claim before the change haha

28th Feb and still not heard anything