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.

@MistandFog2024 its sounds like they are doing as much as they can to support him for now, hopefully he will get his EHCP and it will secure more funding for him. I think it's all going in the right direction anyway. Also the reduced timetable will help evidence why he needs an EHCP.

When is your SD? Mine is 15.10.24. This wait is never ending and I’ve not seen anyone with a close date to mine now. Only been seeing 20th+ dates

What do case managers do getting told its with a dm then case manager calls me help 😫

nc Already scanned onto system a while ago however sent off new evidence does anyone know how long it takes for new evidence to be scanned onto claim?

What did the case manager say if you don’t mind me asking? Was it just to ask questions? I thought I’d seen an earlier post saying it goes to. Case manager before decision maker but just reading through it just seen a post saying they the same people I’m really confused sorry I’m no helping your question

Just about the needs of my son but confused as earlier they said DM so now im worried its a decline

I can imagine the confusion because reading through it’s confused me, fingers crossed for you and your little boy!hope you get a good outcome🤞

Thanks hun 😊😊

@Glitzxx id imagine it was a DM that rang you if they were asking care needs of your son and they had already told you the claim was with a DM.

Plus me and someone else have been awarded and we have the same date as you . So would make sense for it to be with DM and awaiting a decision really soon. I'd say .

Obviously I'm no expert but that's my take on it

Ok i hope so ill let you know soon as i kmpw x

24 weeks M/R still no decision

NC SD 28.10.24 my son been awarded MRC today I also had a text just wanna say congratulations on those been award led and for the rest still waiting hang in there hopefully you all have a good news and outcome for your little ones xxxxx

I was told my reasons for decline on the phone but still waited for the letter as when appealing it asks for the office that dealt with it, date etc. also so I could cross reference my evidence with their reasons for decline, sorry to hear yours was a decline x

My little one is 3 and a half, he started nursery in November and has struggled too, I was having to attend nursery with him for the first 3 months and he was only lasting 1 hour with me there before he became really overwhelmed. We had to arrange a child planning meeting to discuss how to move forward, in February we started to do 30 minutes with me in the nursery then 30 minutes out and build it up from there, he currently goes in 11 until 2 so he can try having lunch and snack to break the day up a bit but he won't eat anything but a bit fruit. I tend to keep him off 1 day during the week just to have a break as there always a morning where we can't even get out the door because of meltdown after meltdown as he is exhausted with not sleeping great. An educational physiologist came out to see him at nursery and gave the nursery ideas to help settle him better as he sobs as soon as I leave him and ask for me the whole time but I'm hoping with time he will settle a bit better. The nursery are referring him for additional support and possibly a 1-1 so hopefully you get offered some support once you have diagnosis, my little one has his follow up for diagnosis in April so I'm hoping to have some sort of things in place for his preschool year at nursery

Look out for DBD385 used in evidence when you receive your letter.. they had an “inside” health professional look at our claim and we were declined next day. I’ve used this in my appeal as this person has never met my child and no one from dla bothered to call me or the professionals working with my child. When I questioned this yesterday I was told naff all so I’m using it against them x

Am doing the same it’s bad really is my daughter is in a wheel chair had 5 ops as scollious an Perths plates for her hips to keep them togeather in pain constantly have to carry her in an out the bath she is 11 and they said no I sent in 19 letters 2 off both of he consultants an a hand written one off myself wot Ava goes thought every day and they declined her never heard nothink like it how long does it take for the court thing after applying do you know

It’s bad really is I spoke to the dm this morning to and she was asking questions about does she go full time school no she doesn’t she is in 2 much pain to go to school sometimes or they send her home she goes alderhey 3 times a week sometimes 2 appointments in one day her spine scollious degree angle is 88 plus 55 and her perthes to an they still said no I have to help her in an out the bath she sleeps downstairs with me most times as can’t get her up an down the stairs she seemed like she didn’t care when I spoke to her this morning its bad they way they treat you they don’t know are children an wot Althea go though

I think they're on the end of Oct/Early Nov now, hopefully not too long at all 🤞

I’d call back and see if they had made a decision yet, normally when they call you is when they are deciding. Fingers crossed for use

N/C scan date 01/11 called today not even with a decision maker. Should have been a renewal but I was poorly and late getting the forms back so being classed as a new claim

It’s awful, I’m so sorry to hear this. I’ve just finished my appeal so will be submitting later/tomorrow I’m not sure of the time frame but from what I’ve read and heard it can take a while, I will be posting a time frame here once I know as I know a few others are in the same boat x

Ill ring tomoz and ask thank you x

I'm so sorry for you and your daughter keep fighting were here to let off steam 2

We are also waiting for the educational psychologist to come in. So far he has only been seen by the early years inclusion team who have approved additional funding for him. They are saying that he will also get transition funding for September when he starts in reception and that he is very likely to get 1:1 support for the whole time that he is there so it seems like things are very slowly falling into place. Hope your little boy settles in well too xx

I’m worried now ahaha my COC SD is 4/11 but I’ve rang a few times as I had 2 different letters saying different amount of weeks. When I rang today they said 20 weeks, it’s so bad how long they’re taking!