DLA WAIT TIME THREAD 60

[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

That what I’m thinking seen loads of August now surely not much July left and I’m sure someone on here who knows a dm said they have to finish July by the 22nd well that’s Sunday 🙈🙈 x

So by that logic you will have a decision by then. I have a good feeling! And even if you do manage to ring at 9 and they say that no decision is made, it doesn’t mean that a decision won’t be made today. Things can change by the hour x

Congratulations to you and your child

Any other MR's from July waiting? We're the 25th.

I didn't ask for the statement of reasons when I did mine. I didn't know about it and I was so up in arms about the whole nighttime section being missed on the award that I just wrote my response from that.

If I need to take it to tribunal ask for the statement after the MR result will it be the original one and the MR or would I need to specifically ask for the one from originally claiming?

I hope that makes sense.

Mine is from 06/08. I didn’t ask for a statement of reasons. I’m assuming you could request both, the original one and MR one. I sent my claim in late so it could be declined just on those grounds but still gives the right to take it to tribunal

Thank you. Hopefully it won't come to that but I don't hold much hope!

18 July MR here still waiting.

Passed to DM on Monday allegedly however no update when I called late yesterday afternoon.

after you have a decision from your MR, you’ll receive a mandatory reconsideration notice. So it’s a letter basically saying why they’ve made their decision. So not a statement of reasons as such but pretty much the same. If that’s what you mean x

You should be very soon🤞🏽x

Do you reckon I’m best not phoning at 9 then maybe mid day again? X

There was a 22nd of July MR done on Facebook the other day, think they had payment thou on Tuesday so decision made last week

If it was me. I’d ring at 9 and if no decision ring again around 4:30.🤷🏽‍♀️😂 but then again DMs work until 8pm. I rang on Tuesday at 4:30ish and decision still wasn’t made but the decision was in fact made on Tuesday

Oh I see I’ll try my chances at 9 then x

Same but it’s not over until tribunal! Good luck hopefully you’ll hear before Christmas

Good luck, hope they’ve got a decision for you. 🤞🤞🤞

Getting through them! Can’t believe how long it’s taken

I really hope so but not holding out much hope if I’m honest definitely expecting it to be in the new year now my dm may have started August and come back to me when she’s done them which is total understandable if she was waiting my evidence x

you can request MR statement of reasons at anytime. I requested it 2 months after I submitted MR as I didn’t receive first time. The lady did explain on the phone but it is better if you can physically see the reasons and based your MR off that. Good luck hopefully you’re not waiting too long xx

It’s been overly long hasn’t it🤦🏽‍♀️

Keep us updated🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽x

Congratulations! 🎆

I can’t see them doing all of August before relooking at yours when she knows what she was waiting on is there.

Ridiculously. When I got a letter stating 11 eeeks I was thinking that’s fine, little did I know. PIP are only taking 15 tops

I’m not calling until Christmas Eve but you’ve got very good reason to

@SKB12 @Kc1999x not rang yet im doing the barbers trip with the 3 boys definitely don’t have the energy to ring them after this 🤣