DLA WAIT TIMES THREAD 58

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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

Hello fellow waiting mums!

Been following since thread 52.
SD 31/07 NC
Looks like 19 weeks is the theme for decisions to be made atm.
I imagine you all have similar experiences; the last two years have just been waiting, chasing, complaining, from healthcare to school to LA. We have a great specialist now and my daughter finally has a home tutor as of this week! Such a long hard slog to get to the lovely people.

Best of luck to you all 🙏🏼

Congratulations! 👏🏼🎉

Hi has anyone done a renewal recently how long are claims taking and how long do they need to be sent back with in. Thanks

Congratulationssssss so happy for you and your lil oneee. @Chloe132

Did you speak to a DM? If they are saying they are now working on 09/07 dates, yours should’ve been done!

Dare I say next week 🫣

i called this morning and they’ve told told me it’s still with a decision maker! Getting annoyed now lol can we speak directly to a decision maker? Is it worth me calling again?

Yes when the call handler answers you can ask to speak to a DM and tell them why. They should then put your through

😂 they must be on second to third week really then. They’ve no clue, part of the problem!

Hi everyone I have been watching all the comments for a while you are all amazing. I have seen a lot of July scan dates at the moment. My scan date is 22/08 anyone here with the same scan date. Thanks

I’m 23.08 ☺️

I think they tell us they are 2/3 weeks behind that way it makes them look good when they get them done "early" 🤣

Could be but with quoting 25 weeks then looking good went out the window. My letter literally says 11 weeks, heading to 18 weeks 😂

They really annoy me. When I phoned in September to check they recieved my forms they told me decision would be made within 15 weeks. Sent extra evidence in beginning of October, was told an update when rang to see if they recieved it then was told 18 weeks. Rang last week to add some additional information as son struggling with school ad they just gave an update, then to be told it won’t be don’t done before the 15th Jan. I’m 15 weeks next week I really thought I would be getting a decision next week up until end of October. It’s so annoying! They should just give realistic wait times at the beginning. X

I just don’t get how the wait times go up. So we was told 15 weeks back in July, so surely it would stay at 15 weeks because more claims weren’t going in before the date. If you get what i mean, so surely the dates after we was told 15 weeks would then be 25 weeks

If anyone gets what I’m saying😂

Been told 11, 15, 20 and 25 on letters and texts 🤦🏼‍♀️ really gets on my nerves, I wish they would just give honest truthful information

I was also told looking at how many are before you in your holding queue it could
well be done before 15 weeks that was at the 18 week call. I’m just fed up with the yarn they spin xx

Hey guys my school have just informed me they are sending of application ehpc on Monday giving me the weekend do so my parent part?
do I notify dla? As all he has at the moment icp’s for last 2 school years? And extra help, guitar lessons once a week and well being interventions. Like Elsa I think it’s called

SD 14/08 NC

hi just got off the phone sd 29/7 decision made this morning been declined gutted long wait for nothing good luck to all who is waiting hope use get the outcome use r hoping for x

did they give you a reason? Put in a mr xx

Hi guys SD: 06/08 for a COC. Judging by the COC dates I've seen I'm probably around a month away

No reason hun just said wait for the letter x

Ask to speak to dm and ask the reason, then you can try to fix what they needed and do a mr. Don’t give up hun if you really believe your child is entitled x