DLA WAIT TIMES THREAD 63

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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.

Your day will come believe it , everyday it has been on my mind like every single not a day off to be fair I think even now it will stay on there 🤣

@HM1111 they seem to be doing well hopefully us next week knowing my luck I’m in the 25 week que though

COC 19/08 still not been looked at - I really didn’t ever think it would take this long. When I first put her claim in it only took 6 weeks to be awarded. We’re in NI and the claims seem to go bit quicker but not for COC :(

Scan date 11/9 been with a DM since Tuesday. The wait is killing me now lol

SD16/09
I received a text saying that my child qualifies for DLA .
I will call after work to find out what award he had.
🙏🏻💕

He was awarded HRC,LRM till 2026 x

I'm 13/08, coc and haven't been looked at either, I called today. I'm currently 23+3 and still havent been alloctaed. Hopefully, we hear something soon 🤞 the wait is just so long

@Starboymummy @Justawaitingmum contats on the awards 💖🎉
Hopefully you can relax for a while now x
Good luck to everyone still waiting, Hoping they get through the claims quicker now 🤞🏼

*Congrats 🤦🏽‍♀️

Just had a missed call they are going to call back at 2.20pm do they normally call if they need more stuff. Worried it's going to get declined

Congrats on the award!! Same scan date as me, hopefully we’ll hear soon. Rang yesterday and she said it’s near the top of the list, think we’ll have another week or 2 to wait 😩

Called again, still not been looked at. Then he started counting on the phone to tell me how many weeks and days I am. Does he not realise I know this information as it’s all I can think about 🙃

Omg I can’t believe it’s not even with a decision maker yet 🙈I know they think you stupid it’s 23 weeks on Tuesday for ours

Hello lovely people, im just enquiring if anyone have ever made a claim for DCD/dyspraxia. My son has been referred to OT and has had a paediatric assessment and they mentioned adhd (but won't test because he's 5) and definitely think it's DCD, he is the clumsiest child you will ever meet actually had horns because of the numerous forehead bumps 🫣😂 and has to be supervised constantly even in schoo l- any advice welcome

My application was declined because my child doesn’t need help with personal care for an hour. They have completely ignored all of his other needs.
he is awaiting an ADHD assessment and has had CAHMS involvement and intervention at school due to his other needs.
not really sure where I go from here!

The reason they give us very generic over the phone once you recieve the letter it will explain exactly why.

This is me! Exactly just sent off more evidence I got this morning aswell!

It's the longest wait but for sure this last week has felt intence!!

NC SD 6th September

Called Monday to confirm docs from early Dec were scanned. was told, no update until end of February. So sent more evidence on Tuesday

On Thursday we had 19 weeks of middle rate land in the bank

Today, DLA letter arrived, confirmed for middle rate until Sept 2026.

Will take it to MR, as they should have given at the very least low rate mobility as he needs equipment and has no danger awareness. With consideration for high rate care given the night care required.

That was the letter 🥴

Hi everyone, I have a update! i woke up this morning to a payment!
I sent extra evidence in Monday and it was recieved and scanned on Tuesday and that was the same day my daughter was awarded! I spoke to a lovely lady through option 4 who explained everything and has said she will check that the DM has seen that evidence but she thinks she has as we have been awarded HRC! Absolutely so happy for my daughter and relieved! Oh and also all this time i though my SD was the 12th it was actually the 10th so was awarded bang on 19 weeks (the 12th was the date they sent the letter out🙄) good luck to everyone still waiting! The only thing I did wonder was about appealing for HRM as I feel my daughter may be entitled but was just wondering if anyone knew how to go about that and wether I’d loose the current award?

focus on the extra care needs given. They’ve probably overlooked it because no personal care🤦🏽‍♀️ they can be terrible, ask for a statement of reasons and start an MR! X

I called HRC and LRM
awarded till 2031💙
Thank you to all of you for the support and I pray for the best outcome for all waiting parents 🙏🏻💙

Just read on another forum that some one with a scan date of 2/10 as been awarded so they seem to be getting through them more quickly fingers crossed my scan date is 22/10

Has any one been awarded for a diagnosis of adhd ??