DLA WAIT TIME THREAD 59

[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 121-4600 0800 121-4600
currently we are in July/August for decisions! xx

Another day another wait 🫠seeing a fair few August dates after mine so a bit hopeful. Or is that just wishful thinking??

Hey all, been following all your progress and lurking here for the last 8 weeks... Now my date is approaching soon hopefully I am joining the chat!
NC SD 20/8
I reckon it will be mid Jan for me but excited to see a few august claims being handled, not gonna ring until I pass 20 weeks though. Mega good luck KC1999 & Chels2020 and any other July dates. Rooting for you! 🙌

I have just called. Got through rather quick. The man on the phone said a decision was made on the 4th December. I asked what the award was and he’s told me to wait for a letter. Would this still be HRC and HRM do you all think? I am surprised the claim has been done so fast x

Ring again and ask to be put through to someone who is able to tell you. It’s not normally a problem. When was your SD?

My scan date was 20/11 x

Hi, where are you located? We are sout West, scan date 7/8. Thank you x

Wow that is quick! Are you in England? I know other places are dealing with them much quicker? I would call back and ask.

I am on hold currently trying to see if my extra evidence has been scanned on, I hate when the music stops and it sounds like someone is going to answer but no it just cuts the hold voice off and goes straight back to music.

I’m based in North East Lincolnshire. I posted my forms on the 5th of November in the free post envelope. Got the letter dated 3/12/24 saying they received them on the 20/11. Even the letter said up to 15 weeks. So I was really mentally prepared for a long wait x

Wow good job you checked. Now it’s where it should be hopefully it’ll be sorted today

If it wasn’t for the lady on here who it happened to aswell I would have been sending it again yesterday so yeah very grateful hoping it’s sorted this week but we’ll see 🤞🤞

Call back and ask to be put through to someone who can tell you

Just called and got straight through, NC SD 30/7 so 20 weeks today. Still no update and nothing on the system to say it’s been looked at or with anyone yet. The wait is just soul destroying!

Are you talking about a renewal or new claim? x

No decision yet

Hopefully by end of today you will have. I’ve not called can’t be bothered gave the fridge a clean ahead of food shopping this week 😂

Renewal for this lady

My daughters renewal is coming up haven’t received paperwork yet but at least that will be dealt with quickly.

I’m going to ring after the school run later😂 I might do the same, keep myself busy😂

Both EP reports have gone on to the claims so least that’s sorted. Just a waiting game!

This is me doing anything to prevent phoning them up 🤣🤣

Is anyone waiting on renewal or been rewarded

Mine is a renewal x

I know realistically I still have a wait as my scan date is 22/08. I thought well why not just ask the question so I made the old text message excuse even though the last time I rang the lady told me I was down for a text. The guy I spoke to said it’s not with a decision maker it’s in the queue. They are working on beginning of August claims now so he said I have about 2 weeks to wait. I take all this with a pinch of salt though. He said he has now put a note on for text. I thought I was already down, but just played along 😂

Ahhh this is amazing!! 😍 🙌🏼 So so happy for you! Congratulations! 🎉

itll come 12 and I’ll probably phone😂 maybe I need a nap