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’ve had two nice ones and I’ve called a lot🤦🏽‍♀️ I’m doing the same, call on Thursday when I’m at 21 weeks and see what they’re saying. I just can’t be bothered anymore. Like so many dates after my date is getting a decision before mine. It’s just really draining now, making me mentally ill.
im usually a positive person and can make a joke out of everything but this isn’t fun at all

Just seen a 2nd august decision on fb x

@Kc1999x I know, you're before me so can't imagine how disheartening it is for you. It's hard seeing all these August dates pop up.

That's amazing, congratulations to you and your little boy! 🎉 What a year for you 🤕

Congratulations to you! 🎉

I think we’re all feeling it especially the closer it gets to the end. I just feel like my sons has been forgotten about and pushed aside. I’ve fought for everything for my boy. I’ve got DLA hanging over my head, and we are about to start the process of tribunal for school placement on his ehcp soon😭 it’s just all mentally draining

@Kc1999x
I hope you hear this week, it's long overdue

That’s 10 days before our date 🤞🏼 we hear something before Xmas

Just be careful if you put your national insurance number. When I did that they scanned the extra evidence I sent onto my file. I didn’t know I had a file! It’s only because I rang to see if it had been scanned on 4 weeks later and it hadn’t and the lovely lady on the phone realised what they’d done. The guy I spoke to before that had fobbed me off and said it could take weeks to scan it on.

Yeah it’s advised to put child name, DOB and DLA reference number if you have one.

Me again.
I put a message on here last Thursday to say UC had sent me a letter on my journal saying they will backdate the carers element and disabled child element, it said my statements will be adjusted accordingly.

5 days on and there's still nothing.
Why is it just constantly waiting all the time x

Unfortunately I didn't have that at the time as I hadn’t received my letter with it in. It took about 4 weeks to arrive 😂.

I hope so🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

Is yours a NC x

Yes NC SD 12/8 x

I think I’m going to phone tomorrow (first time calling after 19 weeks and 3 days). Can I please ask what to expect? What information will I need to provide? Thank you

Expect? Probably get told to call back at 20-25 weeks or maybe you will get someone nice who will give you more information about where ur claims at might of even reached a decision 🤞🏼
normally ask you for claim ref number and go through some security questions NI number bank you put for payment child’s dob address etc

Oh no 😟 I already sent it this afternoon 🥲… special delivery will call Monday to make sure it’s on my son’s case.

Hey peeps been following for a while now my start date is 09/08 new claim called at 15 weeks to ask if anything was happening but he just said it will take up to 20 weeks - the same old story that's being fed to most of you here - I can't remember if he said it's with a decision maker yet am unsure if I heard that correctly or not but I'm almost at week 18 now and just can't think of anything else other than sorting this all out preferably before Christmas as it would relieve so much stress once it's completed. Hope you wake up with good news tmrw all x

Hi, I’m currently waiting on a response for a coc I’m just wondering do you get back payed or does it just swap over if the rate changes?

I'm 2 days after you and @Stillwaiting2 I was told on one call I'd here by mid December then the following week was told end of Jan. Hoping we hear something soon!!

You will receive difference in back pay in you usual bank account from original scan date.

my sd was 08/07 so I’m over the 22 week mark now but it is a coc, being told different things off multiple people is the most confusing part but hopefully it’s not much longer :)

I’m 07/08 called last week and he wasn’t v helpful really. Said 20 weeks and that was it. 18 weeks today so fingers crossed we hear something soon x

Another day...19 and 2 today for me I think...