DLA WAIT TIME THREAD 40

[Fee89]

DLA WAITING TIME 2024

Hi you lovely lot. This isn’t dla related but does anyone get child benefit weekly from monthly ? What’s the process to go down to change from monthly to weekly and do they allow it ? Thank you 🥰

@Fee89 after around 10 weeks, and them asking me to complete the forms again (stupidly I'd sent in some original letters) my MP got involved and somehow the paperwork was found! Hmmm x

@mummyto3littlebeautys you can do it over the phone. I called in January and told them I wanted to be paid weekly and it started the week after. I think you have to be a single parent to be paid weekly though.

End of the week I expect

@bingoringo4 thank you for the information and yes im a single parent unfortunately. I will give them a call thanks for your help x

Thanks everyone for the good vibrations throughout! Yes, mine was a CoC because his teacher suggested he was entitled to the higher rates, I would have been none the wiser otherwise… it’s always worth challenging things.

Hi everyone - been a silent watcher of this thread for a while but hopefully it’s nearly our turn as we’re at 15 weeks today (scan date 8th Jan). I’ve been quite understanding of the wait time but for some reason today I feel a bit irritated - 15 weeks+ seems like such a long time to wait for something that we need for our children doesn’t it? Feeling impatient now and starting to worry it’s a decline! Hoping everyone hears back soon

I know its hard but with diagnosis he might be awarded for longer so you won't have to renew for a while also in terms of masking at school and behaviour at home it might be worth keeping diary for a while and send this as supporting evidence too

@Fee89 @Matilde08 so i just got told the same thing. Waiting for NI and there is nothing they can do about it it’s out of their hands. Requested manager to call me back. He was quite reluctant claiming manager will just say the same thing. Will see if I get a call xx

It wouldnt be so bad if they told you it was awarded but its just that holding it up x

Its such horrible wait when it used to be 8 weeks. Hopefully your wait is over soon x

I have just had a text message to say my son qualifies for dla I'm so happy I have finally been listend to and secondary school have back me up as just put the name and email address of his senco teaches didn't mention anything to them but they know how hard he is good luck everyone waiting I only phoned up this morning and got told 10/14 days scan date 29/12

Hopefully someone calls you back with more information 🤞🏻

Congratulations 💝. Glad its over for you x

Really pleased for you:-)

19/03 will probably still be here next year 🫣👋

Congratulations 🎉 🎊

Omg really?! I hope so! I hope it's the same for me as we got same scan date 🤞🏼❤️

Well Dla def dont work in date order!!! Someone with 25th Jan has been awarded this morning 😬

Yes @Persianpoppy but well see anything is possible with dla xx

Congratulations on your award x

Is anyone having a nightmare with uc verifying the disabled child element Iv been waiting 3 weeks nearly and it’s still not verified

Scan date 4/1. I've just got off the phone and all that the lady said was that no decision has been made, and it will probably take 20 weeks. I'm getting so frustrated that every time I call they say something completely different. It really feels like each person is just making it up as they go along. I feel like I could call back again right now and be told something else entirely.

Last week I was told it was with a DM and I should know within a week, and later in the week I was told that it wasn't with a DM yet but it would be on Monday. Are the call handlers even looking up the claim? Why is there no consistency in what they are saying? I'd rather not be told anything than being constantly told different things.

Thank you for ringing in! So so busy today! ❤️

Omg!
I'm so stressed with waiting, one confirmation letter and then one saying looking, almost 14 weeks and the thought of another 6 weeks stresses me out