DLA WAIT TIMES THREAD 55

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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 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

Oh god I hope that’s not the case on Wednesday and I hope you get your decision asap! I was told it was with a DM last Monday then I called towards the end of the week and they said I could still send evidence so I did next day and that has arrived and scanned on

I’m 18weeks on Thursday so only a week behind you. I’m gonna wait out now till the 20weeks mark and hope for the best🤞🏽🤞🏽

It changed by the hour honestly! X

I’m asking on behalf in my SIL. If doing an MR for a new claim and it gets accepted, do you get back pay from the original application date? X

From what I've seen I think you do

Thank you so much 🥰 x

I’m not sure on this, sorry. I’m doing an MR after a renewal decision. Hopefully someone else can help. Have you had that well deserved bubbly?!

@MrsW12 by the looks of this post and the comments it looks like she got it backdated to her original NC scan date so yes I'd say you do!

Awww thank you so much lovely 🥰 x

I’m waiting til little one is in bed and I 100% will 🥂. You’re all so wonderful 🥰 x

Yes it’ll be the original date. So if I was successful with my MR I’m doing for my son, it would be back dated to march x

That’s lovely news. My poor SIL has really been through it love her like the rest of you. I can’t wait to hear all of your lovely news x

Aww enjoy. So pleased today was your day 🥹

Evening, so I've got myself a bit confused.
I added my child's dla to my uc. It the disability element was added to my claim very quickly. Am I right in thinking this will be backdated to my scan date? Also I didn't realise til earlier that the carers element is a completely different thing. I work full time, am I able to claim that too? If so would that also be backdated?

Im not sure on carers as I’ve never claimed but you need to ask them to backdate the disabled element as they don’t automatically do it. It can take about 4 weeks and you need to nudge them x

Hi, I asked similar today. A member said she believes you are allowed to earn up to £1200 before they start to reduce the carers element which is around £200 a month.

After making the change you need to ask on your journal for it to go to a decision maker for back dating. Yes you can claim carers element regardless of if you work or not as long as your child is getting middle/high rate. You can’t get carers for LRC. After making that change you will have to ask for that one to be backdated also in the journal x

It's been a bit if a joke if I'm honest. I notified them on 30/9 that my son had been awarded and it was only sent to and decision maker today

Around £1200 if you’re in a couple, and I think it’s around £600 if single. Not exact numbers but roughly estimate without googling😂 and not just carers element so say all in all you’re claiming around 1800 in UC, and say you earn 2200 in wages for a month as a couple, the first 1200 of your wages aren’t taken into consideration which then leaves 1000. So 1000 is taken off of your 1800 UC, which means your UC entitlement for that month is 800.

Carers element and carers allowance are different things aren't they? I thought carers allowance was taken £ to £, but didn't think the carers element was.
I just don't get any answers from them. It can take weeks before I get any response

@Kimh95 it wont let me reply on the other post you tagged me in for some reason so I’ve not rang since last week and they told me to wait untill 13th December before I phone again x

Make a complaint online, they had mine sorted the next day and as a faster payment😂

Carers element is an element on UC, so isn’t taken £ for £ as it’s part of the uc entitlement

Haha, I'll see what happens in a week or so but it had annoyed me. It's been 7 weeks and now need to wait for the DM x

Obviously this isn’t exact and the amounts differ if you’re getting the housing element. Have a look online it tells all the exact amounts for everything but hope that slightly helps🤦🏽‍♀️😂