DLA WAIT TIMES THREAD 46

[Matilde08]

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Just wondering if anyone else has had a letter stating you are appointed on your child's dla case (as they are under 16) but no letter to confirm the award?

I presumed I would get a letter stating what award he has etc

We were awarded 6/6

Hiya with my first son's claim it was literally done in one day where as my sister in law took two weeks I think generally depends on Ur job centre

Does anyone know know what this means I called in and was told that my claim has been assigned to a department but not a decision maker ??

Might mean new claim team or renewal or change of care.. not sure though but it's a new excuse they must be using.. 🫣

@Jobeanz
My claim for UC also changed over mid way through waiting for a decision. UC will backdate the Disabled element and Carers element from when your claim for UC started. For tax credit you will be able to call them if they haven't already done a final decision on the award upto when it stopped. If they have done a final decision then you will have to write in an explain to get them to change the award from the date your DLA is backdated to when your tax credit claim ended. Don't know how long tax credits will take as I only found out myself yesterday and have yet to write to them. Hope this helps

SD 26/02
Just called to find out where we are at with my daughters claim. The call handler was lovely he has marked our claim as a 1st (is that priority?) as it hadn't even made it's way to a DM yet. Hopefully I'll hear something soon. Does anyone else have experience of this?

I updated uc on Friday and then Monday got a message back saying it’s now been referred to a specialist decision maker to review the backpay, so we should probably hear about the same time

Hi everyone, i've seen alot of questions regarding UC, should i have told them i have made a claim to DLA? our scan date is 05/03 and still awaiting a decision but i haven't informed anyone that i've applied x

You inform them if awarded as they can't do anything till you have an award

Sorry to hear that hun. I'm hoping things will get better for you soon ❤️ it is so hard.
I was thinking about calling dla today but what's the point, I'll probably just be fobbed off again lol

Great. Thank you!

anyone with a scan date around the 26/27th feb been awarded havent seen anyone with this scan date awarded yet?

27th Feb - I called Tuesday they said should be going to DM end of week but hey they tell you something different everytime X

Hi..anyone with renewal date due around 9th July?

I rang up yesterday they said they put my son done as priority for financial hardship. And he will be 1st also. He said can still take 28 days 😭

I was told to call in two weeks if I still haven't heard anything, this waiting game is horrible isn't it. My daughter is almost 16 so even if we are lucky enough to be awarded I'll have to do it all again with pip very soon 🤦🏼‍♀️

Oh no that’s absolutely awful, I hope you get the answers soon it’s horrible waiting xx

I think they have done a final decision cos when I called them before we owed them money and it was in the process of being transferred to universal credit so I guess I have to write. Thanks though. Do you know if I can email or if it is a snail mail address? Thanks!

I was told to send a letter to the address on the awards letters
No email address I'm afraid. I have an overpayment too with them so it should reduce what I owe them

Hey, same award date and received the same letter as you today, I’m guessing the award letter will follow this week

Hi all. Has anyone had ever got through calling now? (4.10pm) I know it says it shuts at 5 but given the length of time I’m normally on hold I don’t know if it’s worth it??

@Mummyof6love I rang at 4.45pm last week and got straight through

ahh thanks so much! I’ll have to see if I have an award letter I can dig out I think I threw most away!

@SB1994 im on hold so here’s hoping. Feel like I’m ringing everyday lol only to be declined I’m sure.

If they don’t answer by 5pm-do I just hang up?