DLA WAIT TIMES THREAD 52

[zoeybrooks45]

Hello everybody, I have made a new thread please put in your scan date, hopefully we hear some good news this month 💐

we currently in the early weeks of June for decision, please be kind and feel free to share scan date, entitlement award and what child is diagnosed with as others in similar position can feel uplifted in these stressful time.

wait time are currently between 20-25 weeks. However most likely is between 18-22 weeks.

I think MRs must be in a different pile. I've seen some may ones recently having their decisions. I feel we are going to have to sit tight for even longer 😩

Thank you 😊

Anyone got texts this weekend to say they been awarded? X

This is me. I have adhd and I just couldn’t shake the 15 week thing off. I’m approaching 20 weeks now because they’ve written to the school. I’m glad I called the other day otherwise I’d have had no clue they did it.

I don’t think they realise the impact things like that have on us on top of everything else. I feel like everything is just constantly waiting but when there’s a timescale like 15 weeks it gives you an end point but then when they move the goalposts again you don’t know what to believe. I said to the man on Friday I think they really need to change that letter and he agreed!

You are absolutely right. It’s only the lack of communication and the massive wait after the 15 weeks that gives me anxiety

Hi, has anyone recently had a COC and how long does it take? Told me it can take upto 11 weeks but it’s 11 weeks on Monday and haven’t heard nothing? If the COC gets accepted do you get it back dated?

SD 23/07

15 weeks on Tuesday

I hate the constant waiting. The letters stating 15 weeks really do give false hope, as I've not heard of anyone who has been given a decision that early. I'm fixated on it too, it's taken over my life recently because it's going to change so many things in a positive way if my child was to be awarded. Scan date 12/07 and after 16 weeks of waiting I'm absolutely desperate to know and can't think of anything else.

Definitely feel the same way. Surely people must mention the 15 weeks part multiple times a day yet they still don’t change the letters I don’t get it at all. I think this whole thread totally sums up how rubbish it all is at the moment and how it is our children who are the ones missing out.

They really need to update their acknowledgement letters with the real time wait time.

I sent one form off recorded and that was scanned on to the system next day. I did my other daughters form using the free post and it took ages to get there and to get scanned on the system.

Gutted I didn’t send it recorded next day but couldn’t find the postcode and the guy said I couldn’t send it recorded without one. 🙄

I didn’t realise you could send the original form back recorded delivery I thought it just had to go to the address on the form. I sent it at the end of June and heard nothing more and assumed it was being processed then at the end of July I had a letter saying it had been received and scan date was 16/7. So already put me behind where I thought I was. It’s all so confusing, I’m glad I found this thread as I felt embarrassed asking for help

Yes gets back dated im still waiting and been 20 weeks 😫

Nope..wish I did 🙄🤣

Been reading this post for a while, put off phoning but think I’m going to contact them this week as I’m getting anxious now.

SD 26/06

good luck everyone waiting!

I'm literally losing sleep over it!! Its horrendous, I feel your pain 😩

I’m on week 12 of waiting for a renewal so they aren’t being done quickly 😂 Runs out at the end of the month so hoping it’s done around then.

Wow really my friend not long did her renewal her boy and hers was done and dusted 6 weeks.. so they're behind on them too it seems 🙄😩 x

@PhoenixB19 We have applied for mobility for the first time too so it’s probably that holding it up. Just hoping it’s done before her renewal date!

Yeah that's what I have applied for this time round.. just don't know why it needs to take this long. 5 months is a long time to be waiting!!

My new claim has been 16 weeks and now with DM so fingers crossed hear something next week...
But they do have untill 5th Dec untill they can get escalate it lady on phone said Wednesday when I called them

My sd was 1/7 and still not heard anything week 18 tomorrow called Friday when was your scan date

18th July when I rang Wednesday it was with descion maker. So not clue how long left to wait hoping not much longer.
Hope yours isn't too. It's just big waiting game isn't it then the worry will it be the news we are hoping for if not then have to go through it all again with MR.

Has anyone been awarded over the weekend? I've seen dates past mine being awarded so I'm going more and more towards a decline 😭 coming upto 19 weeks on Tuesday 😭

Same for me too 19 weeks, I'm thinking decline now too :( do you know if we can appeal their decision?