DLA WAIT TIMES THREAD 49

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Another thread, post your scan date and good luck to all those awaiting outcomes. ❤️

Payment into bank account. It’s either Tuesday/wednesday

I was wondering this as I like to plan ahead, how can it be a tuesday or Wednesday if the payment in the bank goes in on a Friday or other day? Or is it because as I was told Tuesday the payment had been issued then.

My backpack is clearing tomorrow, I'm just counting 4 weeks from my award date for the next one

I was awarded Tuesday but forgot to ask when to expect backpay as I was so overwhelmed at the award I just said thank you so much and call was ended i didnt want to cry on the phone 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

I cried the poor lady was like are you ok? 🤣🤣 I only know it's coming tomorrow because it's pending on my account

Thank you soo much for your lovely reply 🥰 i am absolutely over the moon for my son and happy that its all sorted now so we can just enjoy our holiday next week

Aww thank you soo much hun! I honestly cant even describe how happy i am for my son. I think ive cried a few times today just from how happy i am for my boy to be getting what he deservesxx

I received backpay on a Friday last time and I recieve payments every Tuesday.

Ahh okay thanks for that, suppose I'll just wait and see when it's in and then I can account for it every 4 weeks from then

@CyanFawn when i phoned up this morning to find out what rate my son was awarded the lady on phone said i should have my back payment by Tues 06/08 and then to count 4weeks from the wednesday (07/08) so im presuming because my son was awarded on wed 31/07 that his dla payment will be paid on a wednesday every 4weeks.

hopefully this helps x

The award letter tells you when your next payment is due.

@Brittany95 I'm so so happy for you so pleased! I've been chatting to my friend this evening and she knew how invested we've both been from previous conversations and even she was thrilled for you too! really hoping and praying mine is not far behind now! You and your child deserve this! Well done for staying strong! 💖

Oh my thank you for such a lovely message 🥰 i love how supportive and lovely people on this thread are we truly are all rooting for each other which is lovely to see.
honestly its been hard trying to stay strong but thanks to you and everyone else on this thread its helped me stay strong .
im sure you will hear soon lovely i have everything crossed for you and your child 🤞🏻🥰🩷 keep me updated and i will continue to check thread to see you and everyone else awarded xx

Upto 20 weeks im currently 8 weeks in

SD 10/4 still waiting. Due to how inaccurate the phone operator seem to be I’m trying to hold out on ringing and forget about it for a couple of weeks (easier said than done!)

Hi I’m scan date 3/04 - 17 weeks & 2 days
I have phoned and they told me it’s taking up to 20 weeks

are many people around my scan date still waiting please? The waiting is so hard :0(

SD- 05/04 17weeks today.
I rang yday to see if i had time to send a peads report...she said it was waiting to be sent to a case manager. And that its taking upto 20 weeks.
Seen alot get awarded between 17-18 weeks.
The waiting never bothered me till around 14-15weeks.

I called and asked for the outcome today unfortunately it was declined, the lady on the phone was really lovely and spent a long time reading out the reasons as to why she was declined and said herself it would be worth doing a mandatory consideration request. If you have been declined you can always ask them to read the statement of reasons why instead of waiting for them to come through the post. Good luck to everyone still waiting x

@Ellie75su sorry to hear that , what type of reasons did they give you and did you send supporting evidence?
good luck with you MR x

@Sarah19811
So, she is on the ADHD and ASD waiting list for assessment, she was referred by the GP to wellbeing service and to the school nursing team (both sent supporting letters) she had a speech and language referral and report that showed she can communicate to me and I can make her needs know. (Her teacher asked for speech therapy as she couldn't understand my daughter when she would speak to her) I sent an IEP which is in place for her dyslexia, she's 9 and cannot read or write. I had a supporting letter from my grandma (she stays over night sometimes so I can get some sleep) because my daughter literally runs off of around 3/4 hours of broken sleep a night. She will wake in the night and just let herself out into the garden I do lock the doors but she has a wide opening door like window I have asked our landlord if I could put some security measures in place and they refused as was worried it would damage the window. She has absolutely no road safety. She cannot socialise with other children I feel terrible saying it but she is just completely aggressive and after years of the deathly stares from angry parents I just don't take her to play places or parks anymore, the constant confrontation just becomes a bit overwhelming. They have stated that a child if her age (9) is not expected to have any road safety. They are not expected to sleep through the night or settle themselves at night. I can and should be making appropriate adaptations to ensure her safety in the night. They have said she does not have an EHCP and the school have made adequate measures to support her with her dyslexia. That dyslexia is a learning difficulty and does not affect her in any other way. She doesn't have any additional support needs. She isn't on night time medication to help her sleep. My argument is, she is part of the SEN department at her school she has weekly anger management sessions, she has daily "beat dyslexia" classes. She is seeing the school nurse also once a week for 90 minute sessions to help her understand why she "feels the way she feels"
They stated she doesn't need constant supervision but she does in my eyes, she has two siblings one of 12 years old and one 20 months old. Both of which are on the brunt end of her daily outbursts. Her younger brother has a serious dairy allergy, she feeds him food with dairy in if my back is turned for one minute! Her old sister has been in hospital 5 times with a broken tooth, broken wrist, broken elbow, tip of her finger cut off (shut in the door hinge) and once with a suspected broken nose(it wasn't) a poor child at school last year was taken to hospital with a cut to their eye which required stitches. I was just hoping to have some extra funding just for her to explore some activities that she could do and integrate with other parent and children that would have a bit more understanding and acceptance towards her. I know she sounds like a nightmare and at times I guess she is but I really do feel it isn't her fault. I have two other children who are completely different I blamed my own parenting for so long until I finally asked for help last year and I realised it wasn't my parenting. I'm a single parent household for the past 3 years I've fought this long I will definitely fight to the very end for her! X

@Ellie75su 😮I can't believe they have declined you!! Keep fighting. xx

@Ellie75su keep fighting hun. Just read your list and I have a daughter on the spectrum and waiting for assessment for ADHD and sounds just like mine.

Thank you, it's exhausting isn't it without having to "prove" your child struggles beyond those of their peers. The form itself is awful I just felt like I was completely putting her down and I probably didn't go into enough details on the form. If you're still waiting, good luck xx

After seeing others be declined I did kind of expect it. I have seen people who are parents of children with heart conditions, life long illness', parents of amputee children all been declined. Hopefully a MR will be successful xx

@Ellie75su I always feel with girls you have to fight much harder for everything. Don't think you putting her down they just want to know her on her worse day. So they know the care and attention she needs. It is hard when writing all the things they need help with still.