DLA WAIT TIMES THREAD 57

[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 in July for decisions! xx

Do you think I’m probably best calling Tom and asking them to note my account to say school are going to send a letter and the asd/adhd acceptance letter is being posted to me so they don’t decline Me whilst I wait for the evidence x

Evening all.
Any updated UC recently for disabled child element and/or carers element? Mines been verified. Just wanted to know how long people had wauted before they got their back payment for it. My son was awarded DLA 30/9 and I updated it straight away but it only went to a decision maker 2 weeks ago. Just feel like I've got another long wait ahead of me

Me too, haven’t heard of anyone else with my childs disease being accepted for dla even though he already has had one surgery and there are more in the pipeline 😢 the forms were awful to fill in and i only put in minimal info which im really starting to regret 😔

Me too, haven’t heard of anyone else with my childs disease being accepted for dla even though he already has had one surgery and there are more in the pipeline 😢 the forms were awful to fill in and i only put in minimal info which im really starting to regret 😔

Me too, haven’t heard of anyone else with my childs disease being accepted for dla even though he already has had one surgery and there are more in the pipeline 😢 the forms were awful to fill in and i only put in minimal info which im really starting to regret 😔

My sd was 8/8, still nothing yet but expecting to be rejected 😢

How long does it usally take them to scan on evidence, I sent first class sign for, do they scan it on immediately ? or they do it when they can be bothered lol

It super hard when you haven’t applied before, my daughter has also had a severe stroke and is under alot of professionals so really hoping it helps our application. She’s under 2 if that gives context too! I’ll update you all once we hear. And again as always, thank you for the love and support ❤️

It’s mad like I am so happy she’s finally getting the surgery but absolutely terrified at the same time. Thank you so so much ❤️

Back payment was processed today how long does it take before hitting your bank account

Bless her 😢 my son turned 3 just a few days ago and the disease he has is lifelong and is also likely to develop into another extremely rare disease with less than 300 cases worldwide. We have a box file full of medical notes, referrals and appointments etc but the forms were a bit confusing regarding what to send. Even if they just declined his claim then at least i could apply for an mr and id literally just send everything. Apparently because his case is so rare it never gets accepted for dla, i wish these things were easier, as if we don’t have enough stress already 😭

It took roughly about two weeks for my little boys to be scanned

Oh god this used to be my boy! The older he’s got he’s more self conscious so he will low level meltdown now unless he’s very dyregulated then he won’t care who sees or hears what. We got to a point unless it was essential to take him out we didn’t just didn’t seem worth it. I took him out on the summer along with one of my older kids, he was hard work, he said he was never going again and I said the same 😂

I know it must be confusing, happy on one hand and scared on the other. She will be in very good hands I’m sure and then back over to yours 😊 honestly if my now 8 year old taught me anything it’s just how tough they are! Stay strong, positive and focused, we are pretty good at that when we have to be ❤️

Morning all. Hoping to see some awards today🎉🎉

Fingers crossed for everyone! Im
phoning today to tell them more evidence is on the way as soon as I get it from school x

Morning! Seeing a lot of awards on the Facebook group now for dates like 15/07, 19/07, 25:07. I'm SD 29/07. Expecting a decline despite doing my best with the forms. Phoned yday but just given usual script that it will be done anytime from now until 20 weeks, which is mid dec (18+1 today).
Good luck all, especially those MRs that are taking an age. Thinking of us all!

Any one no how long coc are actually taking they did tell me 20 weeks and that was on Friday 29th but so far nothing not even with a decision maker

Hope today brings good news 🤞

I’m going to call cab office again! Woke up to the rudest message by a UC team leader, she’s received a reply back 😅

They’ve quoted 20 weeks for new claims and 25 for MRs but some random dates have slipped through

Honestly it’s shocking isn’t it… fingers crossed they pull there finger out for you I’m gunna give my sons school untill next Monday and chase again a week is surely an ample amount of time or am I been harsh? X

A week is more than enough time for them to provide feedback. Just stress that you don’t have time on your side to gather the evidence and would appreciate it being done quickly x

I will ring Friday and say I’ve had dla on the phone and say they can only hold the claim for a further week before decline and ask they get it to me asap x

I would call then today personally just to let them know