DLA WAIT TIMES THREAD 63

[zoeybrooks45]

Please feel free to add your scan date and whether it's a new claim/mandatory reconsideration/change of circumstances or renewal.
New claims (NC) - people are being told the wait time has increased to 25 weeks! I would say most are done before this though around the 20 week mark?
Mandatory reconsideration (MC) and Change of circumstances (COC) is around 20-25 weeks.
Renewals tend to be between 15-20 weeks.
If you disagree with the outcome of an MR you can appeal and go to court (tribunal)
Scan date is the date DLA scan your application forms on to their system, if you downloaded your application forms then this will be from when your award will be backdated from. If you called up for forms then the date on those is the date yours will be backdated from.
If successful and claiming universal credit (UC) please update them as this will entitle you to disabled child element adding extra to your award.

NC SD 10th October

NC SD 6th September (no update yet)

NC - SD 21/10 … fingers crossed everyone 🤞

SD 17/12 for renewal, due to end 28/04

its my first one so just waiting it out until a couple weeks before

NC SD 10/09. Hoping this is my last thread! 🤞

NC S/D 17/09

Nc sd 17/9. Hoping this is my last thread

NC SD 26/09

NC scan date 12/11

NC 09/10 hopefully we are get some good news this week or month fingers crossed for you all ❤️❤️

NC SD 24/9,still waiting patiently for now.Was tempted to ring for an update today though.

NC scan date 4/10

NC SD 15/10

Nc sd 9/9

Mr sd 8/8 congratulations to all who have been awarded hopefully not long for us know xxx

NC SD 1/11

Posted earlier but it might have got lost in the previous thread. I'm wondering about speaking to senco prior to dla phoning school, just to let her know she might expect a call. Has anyone else done this and do they always phone school even if there is plenty of info in iep and ehcp?

Thanks and good luck to everyone x

27/09 hopefully be soon x

Nc SD 19/09. Am I too late to send additional evidence? Nothing substantial but I think I downplayed the care needs on the original form.

New Claim
sd 29/10
This wait is killing me 😫

Also..does anyone know where I would send additional evidence? Thanks

Last thread hopefully.

MR SD 5/9.

I think there is a possibility they still can just go clarify what have you written on the forms. I don’t think I have seen someone with an ECHP as evidence be contacted by the school from DLA. I sent my child ECHP and nobody contacted the school. There is a bit on the form which you gave your consent to them to contact any professionals for information as long as you signed that they can contact anyone from GP to schools. You can always let your SENCO know you have applied for DLA if you want to avoid the delay you can always ask SENCo to write a statment and get re send it then probably DLA will not contact them. I mentioned a lot of ifs and buts as I am not DM or case manager. Every claim is reviewed on a case by case basis but from experience ECHP are very extensive so. They would be no reason for DM to contact school.

NC SD 17/09

Holding my breath daily! Going to try and leave it up to the universe best I can! It's so hard seeing dates past my own but we can do this! Prying for you all and congratulations to all awarded kiddos so far ❤️

Hi All
NC SD 30/10
Been following since thread 60 lol each time a new thread is made im like this ones the last one 🤣 Why i think that i do not know because it has been slooow before christmas, But lovely to see so many awards this month 🎉
& the wait battle continues for the rest of us🙄, 🤞🏼 lots more positive outcomes in the coming weeks x

Can't believe how fast the threads fill up!

NC's
13/9
28/10