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

Our re award was 20 days before the end, and until 18th birthday. No reports sent this time. I’d advise anyone to just apply regards of other deadlines

I always say this that once children get to a certain age they get brushed aside it’s a joke and out of order🤦🏽‍♀️ the ehcp would more than likely help getting awarded DLA. Not sure if DLA has an effect on ehcp. My little one is quite young but him having DLA when in nursery helped with extra funding to support his needs before getting his ehcp, I’m not sure if that’s the case with secondary school🤷🏽‍♀️

SD 2/08 I’ve just called to update about a letter I have received. I got a very rude robot on the phone. He said it’s taking 25 weeks the claim will get passed to a decision maker at 20 weeks and from then could take an extra 5 weeks. I said I called last week and was told to call back on the 20th December.
Can they give me my child’s ref number on the phone? As he said he can’t due to data protection even though I had past the security. Before I ended the call I said could you please change your attitude today lovely as your dealing with people who have disabled children and they don’t need to be spoken to abruptly or Rudely. I hope you have a very good day. (Kill them with kindness) wanted to rip his head off 🤬, Running off 0 sleep as I have 2 children both on the spectrum one diagnosed with autism and global developmental delay (he’s 4 but sitting at 18 months) and the other on the pathway ( 6 yrs old) who are allergic to sleep.

just rung to try and get DD ref number but he said I didn’t need it as long as I put my name and DOB and DDs

wish id known that before spending forever on hold 🤣

Hi did they give you the reference number?

You can add evidence without reference number if you received an acknowledgement letter should be on there if not put
childs full name and date of birth
Your name n NI i added our address just to be sure all details were available til i got reference number usually on any letter from them just to cover every aspect on each piece of evidence I then still added my dds name dob with reference number covering all angles

When you do receive reference on letter take a picture of it on phone in case need to make call when not home etc
Also best to send all copied evidence special guaranteed delivery 1pm with tracking as sometimes evidence gets...lost...🤔x

I agree if they had been clear from the offset we wouldn’t be expecting decisions by now. I want December over with which I usually love Christmas

Thank you lovely I shall put all that on the letters.

Exactly this they created the problem by giving false dates even as things have changed if haven't called they wouldnt let us know x

😘

I think they will stop from around 20th Dec til new year but hopefully not but that puts us back again😭

No cause same! This has taken over my life! Not ringing till Thursday when I’m 21 weeks

Have you by any chance got the address to send it too please. Thank you 😊

Certainly feels like that. Another day written off before another week is written off. I don’t think they care tbh it’s not people it’s just paper to them

No he said I could just put on the child’s details like name and DOB

Congratulations 🎉

Lady told me yesterday.. there closed 25th 26th 31st & the 1st. So dunno why people are being told 2 weeks off for Christmas. They talk some real crap lol x

Ohh no! 😫 That's crazy... I'm one day behind you 31st July. Was really hoping all us July NC and MR would be decided by Christmas 😏

SD 29/7 --- in north west lol

How long does it usually take once with decision maker? I was told yesterday mine went over to a case manager on 5th Dec so not sure how long the wait could be 🤔

Wahhoooo I’m letter has come! Off to the post office I go 🤣🤣 x

what address is people sending their documents to? I’ve only ever used the original one and don’t have that information now x

Hi been following for what seems a life time.
SD 7/08 nc
I know there is a lot waiting longer than this too.
Just rang after no updates for the last two weeks it's now with a DM.
What is the average wait when allocated
Thanks 🤞 for everyone to hear something it's is absolutely ridiculous what we all have to go through for our kids to get what they deserve.

I use the one sent on the MR notice

What is that? X