DLA WAITING TIMES THREAD 66

[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.

I could cry 😫

Yes, me too 😞

COC
SD 16.09.2024
25weeks today, called this morning been told itll take another couple of weeks 🤯

MR 20/11

MR SC 15/10
called last week Friday told it was with a case manager

COC - 17/10

nothing yet

NC SD 21/10
Received a phone call on Friday to confirm they had the right bank details for the money to go into.
I phoned this morning to see if a decision was made and was told to wait for a letter so hopefully hear something this week, if it's been awarded I'll probably get the money in bank before I receive the letter.
Fingers crossed for everyone🤞🏽

Mr sd 26th September so 23 weeks and 4 day been with dm 3 weeks hoping to hear soon 🙏

Nc sd 10th feb
will be hanging around until august by the looks of it 🤯 25 weeks is soooooooo long

COC 27/09/24

rang Thursday, was told it could take longer than 25 weeks.

NC SD 8/11

NC SD 29/10. Just called for an update. Not yet with a decision maker. Wait 25 weeks. Lovely lady on the phone though and I got through after a 10 minute wait.

NC SC 21/11

I’m 23 jan we’re in for a long wait lol x

It definitely seems that way doesn’t it? lol I didn’t know it was long

NC SD 29/10
Called last Wednesday at 18+1 and was told not yet with a DM. Hopefully those of us still hanging around from October won't be waiting too much longer!

Same date 🤞

Same as you. Looks like it'll be April/May before we hear anything.

Posted 15th Oct. Don't have a scan date sorry. New Claim.

Just spotted a payment pending into my account! No letter yet. Can't work out the rate though

Me neither until I came across this thread because the letter I received said 15 weeks then when I rang other day to make sure rhey recieved extra evidence the woman on the phone told me not to expect to hear anything anytime soon as it was 15 weeks then went to 18 and is now at 25 the back log must be crazy lol x

They should update the letters saying 15 weeks to 25 them maybe they wouldn’t get som many phone calls it’s all just false information

I'd say we're very close for a decision...here's to hoping it's the one our children deserve!
Literally in a day it changes from being in a que to a DM sometimes even a decision being made!x
NC SD 30/10 been told today it's been allocated but can still take up to the 25weeks mark x

MR sd 09/08!

N/c scan date 5/11 thanks x

@Sswakers Have you called up? Yours should have been dealt with by now. That seems like an awfully long wait I'm MR 15/10 and it's now with a case manager as of last week.