DLA WAIT TIMES THREAD 55

[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 times. 💐

New claims (NC) are taking ‘around’ 20 weeks.
Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) & Change Of Circumstances (COC) between 20-25 weeks approx.
Renewals between 15-20 weeks approx
tribunals: when you disagree with MR and are considered by a court

scan date (SD) date form was scanned on the system and counting weeks for decision

original claim date: date you called up for the forms and you will be backdated

UC : universal credit
DWP: department of work and pensions
DM: decision maker; the person who assesses each claim and awards/decline a case

number for an update (0800) 121-4600

currently we are beginning of July and some last June dates! xx

S/D 06/08 MR

SD 1/07. Rang yesterday and no decision, was told that if I don’t hear by Monday then to call 😩

Apologies if I’m missed it. Did you get an outcome on your MR? A decision maker told me yesterday they were working on 19th June dates for MRs.

No not yet, they never sent me a statement of reasons though despite me phoning and asking three times. Idiots.

scan date 09/07 new claim 🤞for everyone waiting ✨️

Scan date 09/08 new claim x

Oh ok thanks. Is it not the reasons listed on decision letter? Hopefully it is in the post, no reason as to why they can’t send it.

Hope tomorrow brings some more good news regarding awards. Helps to see when peoples waits have paid off. Even when we feel like throwing in the towel with it I remind myself we are our kids voices and if not us then who else would fight for them.

Coc 26/06
last update yesterday not with DM yet. 🙄

No they didn’t provide a statement of reasons and it was back in July so def not in the post! I saw on the fb group a MR from mid June awarded so that gives me another five weeks until I’m at that point. I wish I could just forget about it as I’m sure it’ll be a decline. I don’t understand how things can be so different ie some people saying they sent no evidence yet some sending loads and still getting a no 🥴

I had to call to ask for a renewal form and only received it with about 10 weeks before claim was up. I have sent back, they should have received by Monday but the claim is up on the 9th January, which is only 8 weeks away. I haven't heard anything though. First post states renewals take 15-20 weeks. Why do they send the forms out so late if that's the case> What will happen? Do they just stop all her money etc. I am absolutely terrified now :( I have all new IDP, SALT report, camhs letter, One Page Profile, OT report etc so will be a lot to go through.

SD 10/07 new claim.

S/D is 15/07 new claim. I really hope I hear soon as it's my last day at work tomorrow as finding it too hard juggling work, medical needs tutoring etc.

Scan date 3/7 called Monday and was told it was with a decision maker, called today and no update as of yet 🤞🏻

Scan darec3/7 new clam. In a question to decision maker

SD 12/8 new claim

SD 31/07 New Claim 🙏

Been lurking for a while, but it seems like it might be time to get involved.

Scan dates 12/7 and 15/7 both new claims (and another form on my coffee table that for new claim number 3 which is just filling me with dread at the thought of starting all over again). Not yet with the decision maker if that ever means anything 🤷🏻‍♀️

Scan date 3/7
new claim

Scan date 23/07 New claim

SD: 23.08 - new claim

SD 20/07 new claim.

SD for DD14, suspected ASD,emetophobia,ADHD/Anxiety and EBSA. 13/9

SD for DD10 suspected ADHD, EBSA and anxiety 28/10

don’t expect to hear until Jan/Feb25 🥲

DD10 has been granted some tuition from our LA medical needs team so that’s something I guess! Waiting on a questionnaire from school then I can book her ADHD assessment. It is only a tick box form so hoping it won’t take them too long!

Wow, I would ask to speak to a manager and question why it hasn’t been sent. That sounds about right according to what the DM said yesterday. Disappointing that they are so behind and why this wasn’t tackled when the wait went up by 14 weeks. I think it’s to do with the info contains. Someone could send a stack of papers with nothing much relevant to their claim and others could send in much less that pretty much sums up the basis of their claim. I send in whatever I’ve got nothing to be lost if they don’t think it’s relevant 🥴

The tick box doesn’t take long but the wait for the assessment is huge, first they will look at the questionnaire to decide if they will accept the referral. My son is waiting for his. We received a lettwr to say our son had been accepted but that there was a long wait