DLA WAIT TIMES THREAD 54

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

Renewal scan date 6/8.
A decision was made 7/11 but no one will tell me what it is! She was on HRC before and we’ve just had some back pay which is equal to 12 weeks of LRM so I’m pleased we’ve been awarded that! Just waiting to find out her care award now!

I was thinking the exact same thing 🤣 x

Lovely news. So pleased for you x

I agree! Would make it easier for adding extra information too rather than having to post it in every time and pay extra to make sure it gets there. Not sure if this is a thing everywhere or just near me but we have an EHCP hub for everyone to add their input to and upload evidence aswell as submitting photos and videos to support, this would be so much better for DLA.

17 weeks today for me, really struggling with the wait now, it’s taking over my life. My son is having a lot of difficult days and nights at the moment too so when I’ve called and has rudeness from staff I just sit and cry 😢

It really is so hard isn't it.
I'm at work today and tomorrow so can't phone. I told myself I'll call on Friday but I know I'll call first thing Thursday, no doubt only to be told the same to wait until its 20 weeks. Really really hoping they finish the June dates and start smashing out more July dates this week.

18 weeks today! Hopefully it’s this week for news 🤞scan date 9/7

scan date 1/7 still not heard anything. Anyone this date still not heard anything?

I’m this date and nothing yet!

Just caught up from yesterday congrats on all the awards.. here's hoping lots more awards today 🙏🙌🫶 onto week 21 for me and @MrsW12 our day will come 🥴🤣 xx

Don’t know how you guys are coping. The wait is excruciating now. I was ok up until 15 weeks because I was just following what the letters said but now I’ve realised the goalposts have moved it’s slowly destroying me 😬

If anyone rings today please kindly update the thread it saves me torture of rining up! Thanks guys xxx good luck to everyone today

@Chels2020 whats your SD I’m ringing up soon as it hits 9 😂

Unbearable and unnecessary for us to be waiting this long. Especially when things have been classed as 'urgent' and everytime you call up its a different story, so still no clarity... so just have no choice but to wait it out. Will be nice to actually sleep better when this is all done with it takes over your life!!! 🥴😩 x

🤣🤣 I can’t cope with phoning them drives me round the bend and I’m expecting decline so not bothering relying on your lovely people to update this thread instead lol and I’m 19/07 new claim xx

It’s awful isn’t it. The teacher is only sending the form off today and I’m pretty sure in the freepost envelope 😫. I’m expecting to look at 22 weeks. Good luck to the rest of you x

Morning. I was on the thread in the summer and got a decline. Currently 16 weeks into MR wait. Despite asking three times I never received the statement of reasons so had to go off memory. Last week I received a letter asking me if I still wanted a MR and if so could I sign a form?

background:

daughter had PoTS and what we thought was ME but has since been diagnosed with long Covid. DM said she didn’t need extra care as she attended school two mornings a week despite me having sent additional evidence to say she was no longer in school. Also mentioned that her dizziness in controlled with medication and she doesn’t faint (I never said she did…).

Additional evidence sent:

referral letter from physio to long Covid clinic stating she needs support with all activities of daily living.
proof of her online education for medical provision from the LA.
that’s all I have 😔 I also copied and pasted their own DM guidance on long covid which mirrors the diary I sent in the original application. Still waiting for the written diagnosis from the long Covid clinic which I have requested again but it’s been six weeks now. I’m expecting a decline again tbh.

@Chels2020 im 26/6 they said I would have a decision yesterday now saying Wednesday but believe you me I’m ringing lmfao! I’m expecting a decline also as mine is a COC but I didn’t sent no evidence 😣

Just wanted to say by the way all you lovely people on here are what’s keeping me going at the moment, struggling so much with it mentally but this thread is giving me some support x

I feel very grateful I haven’t had the torture of waiting, I sent of COC nearly 20 weeks ago but I thought i missed the deadline for sending it back so I just left it as I new renewal was coming up in November only to find out that have received it .. but in the bad side - I have so much evidence and I didn’t send it in thinking they didn’t receive it so expecting a decline :(

Hi, just called now and spoke to a lovely gentleman who confirmed all the 26 pages have been added to our claim and a decision should be made in the next 16 days

Oh goodness well hopefully we both get good news! I didn’t sent any evidence either just confirmation of awaiting dual diagnosis and was accepted and schools details so expecting a decline based on no evidence I’ve heard they are really cracking down so we’ll see let me know how you get on xxxx

Best of luck chick! I got accepted for MRC nearly 2 years ago with only one letter so it’s possible 🥰xxx

Brilliant news, congratulations!

Exactly this. Although they have criteria to follow, you could have one person more sympathetic and understanding of needs over the other. Thank god there is the option to appeal but then it’s starting over and no guarantee of a different result.

I had no evidence at all, just a statement off his old form tutor, nothing else. Awarded hrc lrm yesterday so fingers crossed