DLA WAITING TIMES THREAD 65

[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.

Two new claims One 17th October decision made today one 16th October been with dm 5 days so hopefully not much longer 🤞

What does the decline txt look like ?

As far as I'm aware there is no such thing as a text to say your declined you just receive a letter . You only receive a text if awarded

This has made me more nervous . Hopefully I don’t have to wait to much longer

Nc scan date 22/11 so a little while still to go for us.

I never received a text the first time around and my daughter was awarded HRC and LRM. I think it varies or depends on the decision maker.

Someone posted it on a previous thread. It doesn’t say your declined but it reads something else.

Did the DWP respond to you within the first 4 weeks when you logged the appeal? The deadline is tomorrow and they haven’t responded. I was wondering if it is normal x

Have you heard anything yet mate x

@zoeybrooks45 must depend on the decision maker looking at the claim . They never used to send decline messages out . Just messages saying "your child is eligible for DLA" or you don't receive a message at all even if awarded . Think it's luck of the draw .

They used to send texts about receiving forms etc and they don't seem to do that much now either .

I didn't receive a text saying forms had been received but I did receive a letter at 15 weeks saying it was a 15 week wait even though it had been 15 weeks . Even though we all know it's 25 weeks 😂

@Glitzxx no I might ring now and see if they have any information for me. I'm feeling really overwhelmed with it all now !

Do it girl let me know i really hope you get rewarded ill ring again tomoz more the likely its stressing me now lol x

@Glitzxx on hold. Il update you in about 90 mins 😂

I hope its good news for you :) of yours gets a decision ill ring incase mine has 😂😂

@Glitzxx @Frankadoodle

whats your scan date ?

29/10 were both the same

Oh ok iM 23/10

Just after the deadline the tribunal emailed to say they’ve received a comment from DWP, shortly after I recieved a letter to say they’ve received haven’t changed their decision.
you should hear very soon, I also logged on to check via the emails, let us know the outcome 🤞 x

Hopefully you can get through to a helpful person, the one I connected too today refused to give any update at all.

Thats so bad honestly least they can do is have respect were fighting for our babies we are allowed an update :( hope you get more luck next time my lovely x

Got through within half an hour . Person I spoke to said a decision is likely to be made within 6 weeks .

He put me on hold for 10 mins to tell me that so I'm not entirely sure if he just made it up .

I rang yesterday I will probably wait until the end of March then ring back

Is there an email address for DLA does anyone know?

Seeing lots of 15/16/17th oct NC being awarded today. I’m 16th but too scared to call 😂