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.

My nearly 3 year old started at 2 hrs and was not in on Thursdays to begin with as they spend the whole sessions out of the setting and they couldn't manage him. He's now in everyday 2.5/3hrs all week. I don't mind as I know he can't cope for the whole session. Diagnosed ASD and GDD

Guys how long is it with a DM before they make a decision as mines with a dm now?

Mine been with a dm for over 4 weeks phone call this morning off them haven’t rang Elaine e going to ring soon mr 18/09

@MistandFog2024 also do they have a SEN plan in place for him and applied for inclusion funding?

I submitted a new claim for my autistic and dyspraxic DS (5 years old) this morning. I think I made a mistake by sending it to the freepost address. The lady at the post office said that I couldn’t send it recorded delivery with that address :( so I just hope they receive it.

Im week 24 waiting for COC
SD 16.09.24

feels like the forever lol i called again this morning and they said ill get a decision by next friday x

Positive Post!
NC SD 29/10 - I woke up this morning to a payment in my account. Looks like Mid rate care & low mobility. So very grateful, keep going everyone, I wish all of you & your little ones the best of luck <3

Congratulations lovely! xx

same scan date as mine!! hoping to hear soon! 🤞🏻

We are also 29/10 and rung today and still in the queue and not yet with decision maker.

Have you heard anything hun?

I am fuming mr 18/09 been declined again after speaking to me this morning an telling her everythikk
sekt in 19 letters an still said no wot a joke can’t believe it it’s disgusting how do I go about the court thing do I have to wait for a letter or can I start it now

I just rang and I got the 25 week comment, she was really nice on the phone though x

Mines with a dm but dunno how to to wait yo see if ive been awarded 😫

Thank you for your reply. Yes we initially enrolled him for 3 hours per day but it became obvious quickly that he wouldn’t manage that. I feel the same I wouldn’t want my son to be there for the full session and be overwhelmed, we were hoping we might have got to 2.5 hours per day with my son having done 2 hours for almost 4 months now but nursery say he isn’t quite ready at the moment.
They do have an sen plan and we have just applied for an EHCNA. He has had the early years inclusion senco in to observe him and they have secured tier 3 funding for him until July this year xx

Can I anyone help pleEe how do I start he appeal in the courts over this I can’t believe it really can’t

My NC SD was 12/11. Was awarded on 27/02. So hopefully yours will be looked at soon. Hoping for a positive outcome for you x

Been lurking here for a while and not posting but we are the same! So draining now to be honest. I wish they just went through it in date order. Our son’s diagnosis has had a huge financial impact and we could really do with some help with it all!

i rang also and they said no update yet 🤷🏻‍♀️ x

Guys ive just had a call of a case manager i was told this morning it was with a DM what does case manager do again ?

Got through after 15 mins on phone, she barely said hello and lime went dead 🫠 how annoying haha!

We are the same 🙁 My application is for my daughter and despite extensive searching I can’t find any people who have applied for similar medical conditions and the wait has felt never ending and I can’t even find reassurance that anything similar has been approved.
If approved the would make such a difference to her and our family life. We are so stretched financially by multiple hospital appointments up in London and all the travel and missed work. We are hoping if approved we could pay privately for some of the therapy she has closer to home and at times that fit around school and work. This would make such a difference to her life. She’s absolutely amazing and gets on with everything, I just wish we could do certain little things to make her life a little easier.

I hope you hear soon too x

My scan date is 7/11 rang this morning & he said it’s in a queue not with a decision maker yet, these months have felt so long, hopefully not going to be long now

Oh that's great....yes hopefully not much longer 😬

Hi I have been watching this site for last few days as I'm waiting on a MR scan date 16/10. I think from what I have heard that you will need to wait until you get your refusal letter and have all reasons etc then it tells you the link to go online to appeal to the tribunal service if you still disagree. Good luck 🤞