DLA WAIT TIMES THREAD 54

[zoeybrooks45]

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.

I'm on hold now hoping mines been uploaded. When did you send off again? X

That gives me hope! I already have two boys who get dla one is wheelchair user and severe physical disability and my other son who already gets it is diagnosed asd no sleep etc I have every evidence with them two as all professionals involved you can possibly think of ehcps aswell so with my 12 year old expect a decline but we will see thankyou for letting me know and congratulations on your award xxx

I've sent it over on the 7th as next day delivery and he confirmed it's been added to the claim on the 8th.

Hello, yes your daughter would still receive LRC payments while your MR was being considered. We are currently awaiting a decision on MR and are receiving payments as normal. Good luck, I hope your little girl gets the award the deserves.

Just out of pure interest what's the longest people have been on hold when calling. I think my longest stand is 30mins 🤣 I have gotten straight through a few times though

1 hour and 10 mins 🫣

Wow, do you remember what time of day it was? I'm 11 mins in at the moment and thinking have I made the right choice at this time of the morning 🤣

When calling for an update do you press the number for getting an update on a claim which has been 20 weeks plus? I’m not 20 weeks until Monday xx

Yes x I press 1512

It was yesterday .. I rang at 3.40 and they answered at 4.50 🤣

I'd of been biting the skin off my self from 4.45 incase the just closed the lines 🤣

I really was lmfaro 😂!

I shouldn’t be shocked, finally got through and still not with decision maker 😒!

Well....I got through to an absolutely wonderful lady. She was really helpful and understood my concerns with the evidence not arriving. She put me through to the service center when I was put through to a not so happy chappy. I explained to him my concerns about it having my NINO on and he said well it shouldn't matter they should of put it on the child's anyway but I'll look if it makes you happy to which I said yes please......low and behold there it was on my file not my child's!!!! So he's now indexed it to my son's application. He said the decision makers aren't getting cases until 20 weeks which we know is poo hockey BUT I can relax slightly now knowing my further statement has arrived and I have done all I can at this moment for my son 🩵 just shows the calls I've been stressed making and explaining I think it could be on the wrong file have been for something!!

My son was just awarded Hrc lrm with little evidence they used the application his assessment refferal letter and a meeting letter I had from school that was all, I got a relative to fill it in aswell but expected a fight myself, my son does have a lot more support in place now but I haven’t got it in writing and wasn’t in place when applied, wishing you good luck x

This hangry opal eagle when I called today I was told they can only mark new claims as urgent not mandatory reconsiderations so it seems they all have different things to say about it. Definitely worth a call back I think

SD 3/7. I've rang twice this morning (so far) and each time the line has been so bad that they've hung up on me after going through security. Going to try again later because there's normally no issue with my signal from home.

I would definitely try again. I got through straight away. No new info but feels like I’m doing something when I call 😂

I asked if they can mark as urgent (MR) she said no sorry.

That sounds so stressful! Good luck hope you get some answers :)

40 minutes, more often than not I’ve got straight through

So I caved and rang and won’t tell me anything without the reference number no idea where I put my letter with it on 🙈🙈 so that’s me deflated and absolutely not phoning again lol xx

Just rang a third time and they cut me off again and a fourth time where they would deal with me without the reference number 😢

Wouldn't deal with me, I mean. I can't bear to ring again

Seen on a Facebook group a September scan date awarded today. Just doesn't make sense.
I am phoning so often at the moment and they're probably sick of me, but different staff keep telling me different things. They keep telling me the previous person I spoke to hasn't marked it as urgent on the system despite telling me they would. So it gets marked as urgent again and then happens again where they've not actually done it. I am expecting a decline as I've seen a few around our scan date (12/07) been awarded but just nothing here. Is it possible to receive the letter before any back pay goes on, or do you always know through back pay first?