DLA WAIT TIMES THREAD 58

[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/August for decisions! xx

I'm checking this morning, they've said if it's tracked it goes in the really quick pile, so hopefully be on there now, supposedly they have 2 piles, I've had to report the other lost as it was over 2 weeks. Will let you all know if it's on later x

Perfect thankyou im Waiting for my evidence to be posted to me then hopefully I’ll get it to dla fastest way possible 🤣🤣 x

My SD is 07/08/2024 and I've been told still on waiting pile, not to call up til Christmas day (so after Christmas day) if I haven't been contacted yet 🤦‍♀️ the waiting is so stressful isn't it

@Kc1999x are you calling up? Ours still not been assigned, got straight through.

It’s terrible isn’t it?! I’m not too optimistic because I currently don’t have masses of evidence other than some referrals and sleep diary but as the referrals take so long I thought I may as well apply in the meantime.

Decision was made 30 mins ago! But they couldn’t tell me what! As it wasn’t up on the system yet @addies

@Tasham25 omg! Are you going to call back and do the option 4 thing? Best of luck to you. Wasn't going to call until Wednesday....maybe I need to rethink!

Yeah

@Tasham25 everything crossed for you!

Is that option 4 instead of 5

Good luck

On hold just to see if my evidence has been scanned on , sent last Monday so hope so 😶‍🌫️ SD 9/09/24, also what is classed as good evidence I'm racking my brain if I have sent enough like what else is there 😫

Thank you! On hold now! Nerves all over the place

only just got back from the school run. Was running so late😂

Good luckkkkk

I’m not going to call😂 gonna make myself some breakfast instead😂

Mrc and lrm

Congratulations x

Great news @Tasham25

@Tasham25 think I'm too scared to phone!

Long time lurker here, but just logged in to say I had a scan date of Fri 26 July and on Fri 6 Dec I noticed £1,935 into my bank account marked with a reference that included "DWP / DLA"

Totally shocked - claiming for care only and not mobility so can hardly believe that it might actually be higher rate. I was scared of total rejection, and barely hoped for lower rate. I am so relieved I almost stopped breathing.

The timing couldn't be better - I was starting to worry about the heating again. My ASD child feels freezing all the time anyway, so actual winter is a challenge (especially in a poorly insulated rented home, where all the heat flies out of the walls as soon as it's generated anyway).

However, no letter so far, so I don't feel I can relax until I see it. I also don't think I can add it to my UC claim without the letter and the date from which they've approved it? I hope this is an easy process - I wonder how long it takes for it to get added to the UC claim and I wonder if they backdate it also... and if so how long that takes?

My child is 14 so I guess we will just receive this help for 24 months but it's going to keep us afloat for a while.

For those with a SD in last week of July, I think it's our turn - that's 19 weeks from SD to payment date for us.

Congrats x

I'm 18 weeks today NC I want to call but if people are still waiting from July I see no point was told few week back not to call until the 30th Dec! Anyone close to 20 week should give them a ring it was quite with awards on weekend maybe decisions were made for this week 🤞🏼

That’s great news Congrats x

I phoned Friday and they just said it was still in the queue. No indication of it being soon etc so not sure it's worth me phoning today. Had a really rubbish call handler both times I've called and it's put me off.