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

The wait is awful isn’t it?! And the more the weeks go on the more I’m getting impatient 😂 I just want to know if it’s yes or no so if no I can move onto the next steps, mines a new claim which they originally said 15 weeks but now it’s 20😣 wish they just gave us accurate waiting times

Just off the phone to the DM, she said she had everything she needed to make a decision and submit it once we were off the phone 😬😬 The extra evidence I sent hasn’t been received but she took all the details on the phone instead. I’m sooo nervous I am sweating profusely 🤣 also asked if my bank details were correct, told me to wait for the letter but when can I ring to ask? No way can I wait for that letter to arrive to know lol x

This is what I’ve been saying. If the MR is declined I wanna know now as I’m ready for tribunal. The original wait time for the MR when I put it in was 15 weeks🤦🏽‍♀️ now from my original coc date it’s been almost 34 weeks. I’ve had enough. They need more staff and they need more training because half the people that was declined originally have had it over turned at MR stage so clearly someone is not doing their job properly to be declining those that qualify🤦🏽‍♀️

id give it at least an hour just for the system to update with the decision👀👀 fingers crossedddd

I’ve had a missed call from Wendy at DWP! And a text message. But I’m about to go into a meeting so will miss the next call too. Nightmare. MR SD 23/7

@SKB12 MR DATE 23/7

Called this morning after the DM phone call yesterday saying she had enough evidence to make her decision yesterday but case is still open on the system so no update as of yet, will call tomorrow morning!

Is there no way you can call before hand to say that you’re in a meeting and unable to answer till later?

I’m really hoping and praying it’s in our favour! My daughter is 8 now we have been fighting since she was 3 to be heard, and it’s like something has happened because we finally got accepted for paed assessment for ADHD in October after everyone shutting us down. My daughter is a brilliant masker but seems since starting year 4 she is more prominent at school and they are finally recognising my concerns! I have BPD myself so my girl is such a struggle for me x

I spoke to her and she has a few questions. She asked if she was back at school and then asked me to describe a typical day. I started but had to ask her to call back. I said 12 but should have said 1… I’m shaking now.

Ooooo fingers are crossed for you! Mines still not with a decision maker 18/7🙄

They are working on 28th June dates. They’ve incorrectly got mine down as 14th August. Case manager said she will get it changed to correct date of 06/08. I’ll call back next week to speak to case manager to check that’s been done.

MR date they are working on is 28th June. It was 24th June Monday.

Where’s that from? Case manager said 24th June for MRs x

I’m just gonna sit back relax and hope for the best, sick of hearing the script they say😂

Scroll up, someone above had a call with decision maker. Scan date of 23/7

Love this xxx

Just off the phone!
SD 12/07
Awarded today she got MRC & LRM until 2026, packbay beginning of next week! 😭🥳 I honestly thought we was going to get declined, I had nothing other than myself to back what I said until she got referred after I sent the DLA Forms off which I sent at a later date. I am over the moon and have cried like a baby for the last 10 minutes 🤣 Xx

Congratulations to you and your child! Amazing news

I am 20+1 day today still not make decisions. 3/7 is a scan date. So stressful 😭

I asked to be put through to case manager when she said my claim was 14/08. That’s quite a difference in terms of when I would get a decision

Amazing congratulations.

Feeling increasingly anxious now that I know they’re up to our scan date!

Congratulations!

Yes a massive difference given how long they are taking with each dates. Hopefully they sort it out

Well that’s a big difference to the date the manager quoted on the phone. I think different managers are on different dates and you get given the date that particular manager is working on 🤷‍♀️