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

Im hoping we will get our decision next week and not have to wait the full 20 weeks🤞 wishful thinking though 😂🥲

Did you call? Been thinking about you and have everything crossed for you x

I felt as if my daughter was targeted when she was put on the SEN register. Things that were never an issue before became an issue.. like a brown hair bobble in her brown hair 🙄 uniform list doesn’t state hair bobble colours, and my non Sen child was fine with her blonde bobble in blonde hair! It got to the point she would have a huge meltdown and pull clumps of her own hair out. I then took it to safeguarding and got the issue sorted. It gave her a fear though, she will not go to school on a non-uniform day not in uniform as she’s scared of being in trouble. Some people don’t have the compassion to work with our babies xx

Oh no i hope not we are 19 next week so
fingers crossed they seem to have really pushed on this week

Quick question, can the DM tell me on the phone what their decision is or do I have to wait? She is calling me back in 15 minutes and my stomach is in bits! Xx

Oh no. Hopefully they call back soon so you're not worrying all day!

They can do, but some decide not to and just tell you to wait for the letter which can take 10 days. But you can call back and ask to speak to someone who can tell you though.

No apology needed don’t be silly. Think there is a lot of confusion with it which I myself did not long ago, until some lady was questioning about her own child that physically couldn’t walk at all, it’s amazing what you learn off of Facebook groups😂

@SKB12 just seen a 7th of July MR done👀👀

Rang again this morning to be told still in holding que, but other day got told an email would be sent to a designated case worker as I’ve waited over 20 weeks. So told something different yet again. If they’re all looking at same screen then why do they all tell something different. I’m tired of ringing now. What will be will be.

Is this a new claim? What's your scan date? I think we'd all understand if the waiting time went up and was standard for everyone. But when some people have a decision prior to 18 weeks and then some are waiting over 20 it's hard not to get annoyed at the whole flawed system

Does anyone know how long a decision maker takes to make the decision? I was told it was with a DM yesterday, so I am unsure whether to start pestering them 😂

Hi new here
I just wanted to say I’ve been watching this thread for a while I think you bunch are incredible and offer a massive amount of support to each other
just a quick question when I send additional information does it change the scan date or is it just added on and my claim stays at the original scan date

Same as me 20 weeks is up told iv have a decisuon today just called and passed through to anothet department for them to push it as a 1st , witch is bizare as all of last week told was with a dm ? Nope ! Now put down to be looked at and pushed to top . I dont belive anything they say anymore !

Stays at the original date and just added to the claim x

Can be a day, can be a couple of weeks, you could be number one in the decision makers pile or number 100. Every time I’ve been told my sons is with the decision maker I’ve had a decision the following day always worth a check! Good luck x

It really is ridiculous and unfair. Hope you get an answer today

My scan date is 08/08
do you think I’m right in guessing I should hear mid January as I’m taking Xmas and new year in to consideration as obviously they will be closed

Also take it with a pinch of salt. Often they say what they think you want to hear. Many times people have been told its with a dm only to get told next time they call they either it isn't, or that they can't actually see that information

I caved and called 😂 but was on hold for ages so ended up putting the phone down😅

would be amazing to wake up to back pay tomorrow morning lol. Haven’t seen many awarded at 18 weeks though sadly

I’m at 18weeks for MR. I know I have another couple of weeks to go but I am so impatient

🤣🤣 I am gunna hold off untill thinking payment Thursday next week see what they say to me then unless we miraculously hear before then 🤞🤞 x

Voice your concerns and ask for a meeting and stand your ground. My son has suspected autism and is on the waiting list. There’s 2 new head teachers in his school, a women who’s there all the time and a man who is headteacher for a different school also so shares time. First time I met him was me picking my son up as he threw up (there was a sickness bug going around, his older brother had been off sick a couple days before and half of his class was currently off sick) but cause my son urges when he feels uncomfortable, (which all his teachers know about) he accused my son right in front of him that ‘he’s purposely made himself sick so now look what he’s done, he’s managed to get himself a day off tomorrow too. If he’s not actually sick, I will be calling you in for a meeting to discuss this further’ - baring in mind, he had 100% attendance and has never actually made himself sick even with the urging. I just said okay and left. Then thought actually no it’s not okay. Stopped the women head teacher when picking my older child up (man head teacher was no where to be found) and told her in absolutely no circumstances am I having my child labelled ‘the naughty child’ and to tell him to get to know my child before judging him and if he still wants a meeting with me, I am free whenever he wants and will be down like a shot but the meeting will be on my terms and not his. This was in September and surprisingly, he hasn’t asked me for a meeting, doesn’t speak to me and turns the other way when I see him in playground. My son needs someone to stick up for him and unfortunately for them, that is me

Thanks for that 😃Well, I decided to ring them. Still on hold 20 minutes later. I very much doubt they will have any good news, but it keeps my mind at ease

Positive thinking! I’m gonna call aswell😂