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

Do an MR like others have said don’t give up. Did you send in evidence to back up your claim? X

@Princess23 same scan date as me and @Tasham25 im too worried mine is a decline. What evidence did you have? Definitely put in an MR so many get awarded after but the wait is ludicrous so sorry x

This is what I don’t understand! I was told 15 weeks initially aswell. I’m just waiting for a call back from the DM - I’ve called and kicked off.

i sent in all paediatrician reports incontnents letters she has had bowel problems / urine problems since the age of 1 she’s now 7 getting wosrse is on continuous antibiotics has to wear nappies 2nd time have put in for in the first time I put in for it was 3 years ago and now so not sure it will be worth doing mr x

Hunni I’m so sorry.,, but this is what they like to do. They follow such a list of requirements and decline so easy, Hoping you just accept it. I was diagnosed bi polar 15 years ago, got pip for 3 years then got took away, did mr, declined again I took them to tribunal and got awarded for 5 years.
I didn’t claim it now as they declined me again after 5 years and I think I have wrong diagnosis now my children are getting diagnosed with adhd and austim. It a very stressful thing but what helped me was just forgetting about it until wait times were up, then waiting again for tribunal. I won for myself it can be done love. We have to fight this system and get what we are entitled for our children xx

I think it will be more than worth it this time for you to put in for MR, because your LO is now older. They can argue a 4 yr old needing nappies is normal for a child of that age, but now she's 7... they should recognise the significant difference and the extra care you're giving her.

Sorry to hear. Were you a new claim? What grounds did the decline on? You can always do MR if it was a new claim x

My 8 year old also has bowel problems. Given your daughter’s age, any extra toileting needs she has should count in your favour given it’s not normal for our kids ages.

I just called again. No update or decision made. Couldn't tell me if it was with a DM or caseworker, only that it was in a queue to be reviewed. Told me to wait until 16th December which is the 20 week mark. Call handler was rude from picking up the phone. Tried to kill with kindness but I could tell I would get no help from her whatsoever. I did get straight through though for those thinking about calling, now seems to be a good time.

I'm fed up. Trying to forget about it for another week. I think someone else said it down thread, but with pressure mounting to get these claims that I'm in a queue of decided before 20 weeks, I can see how it would be easier for them to decline everything to just clear numbers down for Christmas and deal with MR later on, knowing that some feel so beaten by the process that they won't bother. Terrible system

I know pip is different, but as stated above I went threw all that, even to the tribunal it took 19 months in total, they took it away after 5 years because I worked part time and got 0 points. My condition didn’t change just found a job supporting people with additional needs because i understood them and needed extra money for my family and you can work and claim pip. The whole process is such a stressful thing and you can be punished for the simple things. It so draining I know xxx

I'm the same scan date as you for my son new claim

Hi
quick question I just recived a letter stating my child has been accepted for S&L therapy is it worth sending in as addition evidence will it help the claim? TIA

@sjay1017 wishfull thinking ay!! But yeh hopefully they fly through the end of the this month!! When I rang 2 and half weeks ago they told me it was with a DM.. then I rang last week and they told me I was 2nd in the queue!! So god knows!! I’ve been away since Saturday on holiday, may try them Tuesday/Wednesday when home. To prob be told it’s no where near to a dm yet lol x

NC SD 29/7
Getting fed up of the waiting now too. Being told the usual 20weeks line, not long called but wouldn't say if it was with DM yet, just said no additional evidence needed so dar 😶

We still waiting

Same as @addies @Princess23 and me

Hi…they’ll usually follow up with another message on your journal stating the amount they owe you and that’s when you’ll see the change in your statements as well. My disabled element was all done in one day but carers element took about a week once I messaged them again. Have you asked them to backdate you disabled child element and carers element?

Are the Dms for DLA in a main centre or all over the place I wonder, would make sense for the different answers that are given

My scan date is 24/9,am hoping the same as you,that August may be a quieter month for claims.

Nope don’t think they want to speak to speak to me today! 35 mins waiting and they ended the call on me. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

@SKB12 no post for me today!! How did you get on?

Yeh this has been on going since end of September. They made the decision to back date it today but I haven't had anything about how much it will be

Nada! I called the cab company earlier and said is it actually going to be done? He asked what I wanted them to write? Yet yesterday he told me his colleague had done it. He said he’d get it to me by the end of the day which I don’t believe. I said to him I’ve waited quite a while now. DLA have their number but he don’t know my son, he just runs the cab company which provides my son with a cab!!

We got our letter 2 days later saying how much and when it’ll be paid along with statements adjusted.

Oh no! Fingers crossed I’m going to phone the school tomorrow and say dla have rang and given me a deadline of a week to get it to them see if that changes anything 🤣🤣