DLA WAITING TIMES THREAD 65

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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.

It's normally the reference number they use when paying it into your bank

NC SD 21/11/24

@emalea we are 19/11 so close dates x

Hello
Does anyone know once UC are notified of DLA award what back pay you receive from UC and how long it takes ?

Hopefully not too long for us 🤞🏻 good luck xx

We're just before on 8/11. I'm thinking the next 2-3 weeks for me so maybe 3-4 for you guys x

Hopefully! Good luck to you too x

@Jod3s87 thank you 😊 best of luck to you x

NC SD 5/11 - really hoping to hear in the next couple of weeks for the sake of my sanity 🙏🤣

Yes hun I did had to send more Friday to and it’s not cheap to send an sent these 3 times now at £9 a time

Off topic, but does anyone know how I can block other users?

Nc 12/11 the wait continues

Dla is definitely alot slower I suppose its a totally different thing to uc

how long did it take for people to receive the backdated money from the time they was awarded dla , how many days ?

I was told 3-5 working days. I was awarded Friday but still haven't had it yet.

Hiya I had two new claims awarded last week, one awarded Tuesday back pay received Friday and one awarded Wednesday no back pay as of yet but assume will be tomorrow x
I believe it can take between 3-5 days

I got awarded Thursday and havent had it yet

Ok thank you so I might receive it tomorrow

@Newnee What was your scan date? Was it a new claim ? :)

Has anyone had a decision on COC recently? 23 weeks now and still haven’t heard anything.

both claims scan dates were 21/10 but were awarded a day apart.. youngest 25/02 and oldest 26/02 x

@Newnee so happy for you ! I'm 28/10 I'm hoping to hear this week

Are you going to call? 😬

@candywoo tempted 😂

Fingers crossed for you! When I rang Thursday it was just to see if they received evidence from the week prior, I was totally shocked when she said a decision was made and on my other daughter too, 18w1d and 18w2d for total weeks from scan dates x