DLA WAIT TIME THREAD 42

[Tracy37x]

DLA wait time thread 42

I know! A few weeks ago I got a woman who I know wasn’t even looking at anything. She just said it won’t be looked at till the 15th week so you don’t need to call again (yes I do and I will love!) Other times I get quite helpful people who I can tell are genuinely looking at it and providing much more helpful information

if you are awarded, it will be awarded from the date your son turned 5.

I'm just wondering they mentioning on letters : you don't have to call... we still look on your claim..it can take up to 15 weeks. But what's happening if there's nothing after 15... after even 20 weeks. I had a feeling when I called them after 22 weeks for the first time, it was just 'lost in the system'. Still being asked to wait for another 2 weeks or even 6 if nothing, call them back. I'm anxious to call them this week as I don't want to get disappointed to hear a different update and another 2 weeks.

It's so hard no 1 understands unless they living it and then to have to fight for everything for them is disgraceful what we have to go throu

Parking again 26/01 🚗

It depends if you are gonna get awarded HRM will be from when you got your forms as you already have Hrc and he's older then 3, if it's LRM then it will be from his 5th birthday so it just depends on what they award him, do you know what you want?

Not sure how school returned it but I will try ring Friday hopefully it be back by then

That's terrible to be waiting that long I'm 19/01 scan date and I'm near pulling my hair out hope you hear soon

What does scan date mean?

That's the date they scanned form onto the system.

Morning, I'm gonna be ringing dead on 9 and see if they have scanned my extra evidence I sent off nearly 2 weeks ago and have an update scan date 5/02 I'm currently just over 13 weeks

He meets all the tests for high rate but he doesn't have a diagnosis yet, I provided reports from the pediatrician, his school sen plan and the report from the Ed psych all of them say he has to be supervised at all times and set out his problems but I know it's hard to be awarded high rate for asd kids

Yeah I have sent mine of as he will be 3 in August for them to consider it from then aswell as he meets all the SMI rule, fingers crossed your little one gets it, did you write a letter going into detail aswell and have you gone through the check list for the SMI rule x

I filled the form in in detail with lots of extra information and the Ed psych report is explicit on how he refuses to follow anyone's agenda and he is very impulsive and will lash out or run away if you try to make him so 🤞🤞

That's good then, what's your scan date, and was is just COC just adding the mobility part? X

They send a form to fill in so I did it, inwas told 13 weeks when I rang which was yesterday so I'm hoping for some news this week, scan date was 7/2 I think or 2/2

Fingers crossed for you, you get the news you want 🤞

Good morning all,

I hope you all hear some wonderful news this week on your claims 👌

Good luck to all waiting to hear - I have tossed and turned all night after speaking to them yesterday and them kindly marking it financial hardship given our current situation - I've seen people receive texts when awarded - I have not received any texts throughout this whole process so far - Is it common to receive an SMS. I'm trying everything in myself not to call again this afternoon for an update >.<

Not everyone gets a text message for some reason. Give them a call and they will be able to tell you if you have been awarded. Good luck x

I’ll be 15 weeks Friday (scan date 26/1) I haven’t received any texts so far, only 2 letters.

please keep us informed 🙏

Update:

Scan dat 16/01. Called this morning and my daughter has been awarded MRC & LRM from 13th December 2023 - 27th July 2027. Backpayment was issued a few days ago, but somehow they've sent it to a Halifax account (I've never been with Halifax, I'm with Santander), so they're recalling the payment and reissuing it. Que a different kind of anxiety..

Congratulations! 🥂 x

I've caved - I'm ringing now and stuck in the long hold que to see if any movement has happened. It was still awaiting to be signed to a case manager yesterday when they marked it. It is so hard to concentrate at work when this is at the forefront of my mind. I'm not expecting it to of been looked at as was only marked up yesterday morning but even knowing that it is in with someone will massively help my head for today at least. Really nervous at getting an awful person as I am aware they will be able to see I just called yesterday. We shouldn't have to feel like this when calling DLA. I will update when I eventually get through :)

I rang dead on nine and got straight through to Ali and the evidence I sent end of April still hasn't been scanned on and said to phone back Friday to ask again, he said we are 1-2 weeks away from going to a decision maker scan date 5/02 really hope it gets added in time