DLA WAITING TIMES THREAD 66

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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.

@Seafish1985 How old is your child please?

He's 11.

@Seafish1985
Aside from the autism diagnosis and sleep clinic / program evidence did you send evidence of the behaviour issues from the school and also if you add up the minutes on the " day care" part of the questions on the claim form do they add up to more than an hour?

Just got the letter and it says help with getting around is that the mobility part £29.20?

Just brought him his new reins and senseory chew toys as atm hes chewing everything

How strange. I just phoned and got through instantly the guy said a decision was made on my sons renewal yesterday but he isn’t able to advise wether his renewal has been accepted.. said I will be getting a letter in the next 7-10 working days 🤨

That's LRM... Has your child been awarded LRM? Is that what your decision notice says..

HRC and LRM awarded from 6.11.24 till 31.10.26
NC SD 1.11

How do renewals work if they have changed their rate? My son has gone from being MC to HC?

Is says from the time he turns 5 the help for getting around is £29.20

I wasnt sure as thought id need to apply x

So that means from the child's 5th birthday the child has been awarded LRM upto the award end date, they've pre awarded it taking into account the child is due to turn 5 very soon 💫

Hopefully u will get soon .good luck . 🥰

Fingerscrossed for you! What was your renewal date?

Great news! Congratulations! 🥳 Would you mind sharing when your award was due to run out? My scan date for renewal is 17/12/2024 but not due to run out until 28/04/2025.

Seems to be a tricky age for getting DLA, from what I've seen (and experienced). I reckon you had the same DM as me with the reasoning given!

I think it’s the 7th or 11th April, only phoned on the off chance after reading some renewals got a decline… do you know how renewals work? As he’s gone from MC to HC do you get backdated the difference

Can anyone help please?
I just tried to update uc and think I've messed it up because I put the change in children who live with you so now it looks like my daughter came to live with me on 1/11/24 instead of when she was born in 2017, been claiming uc since 2021 so worried they'll I say ive been overpaid if she wasnt living with me, which she obviously was. I can't see a way to change it back with out doing another change of circumstance which I'll probably mess up too. Should I put a note on journal? The only ones that seems to let me write something is under 'payments' which I already did asking for rhe uc element to be added on for disabled child and the other one is under 'work coach' which i don't think I've got a work coach because I work already i just have low earnings which is why I claim uc as well. Anyone else done something like this and how did you sort it out. I shouldn't have done it today far too tired to function 🤦‍♀️

thanks so much My child claim was due to end on 7.4.2025 . One day Before his birthday. He got award on .18.3.2025 . So u r after me . U will hear soon give 2 week more . Hopefully u r next . My son got high rate care same like before and lower rate mobility's . He got award till next 10 years now . So happy 😀 .

Thank you hun x

I would probably phone them and explain. I’m sure they can amend it there end. ( don’t know much about UC)

U should ask u ways to find out. They did same with me today . Once I said no i wnat to find out his been award or declined.then they transfer me different department who informed me my child get award . High care rate and lower rate mobility. Hope this help. 🥰

Thanks yeah I'll try and phone them tomorrow 🤦‍♀️ Just when I thought the headache was over 😅 It's my own fault though not thinking straight today at all 😴

Yeah I did in the end, I typed that message whilst I was still on the phone to them and asked at the end of the call. Happily transferred me. Ah congratulations we had the same, was it the same award you had before?

Congratulations. Yes only care part . No mobility's before his going to turn 5 next month . So he got award this time lower mobility now . Don’t know how is going to work out for backdate payment. For just mobility . Or his mobility start with new award. ? Have u got any idea. Please let me know if u got any information to share 🥰

Sorry to hear this. It’s very soul destroying.

I agree with the other lovely parents. Children with autism require much more than 1 hour of additional care, promoting, encouragement and supervision than their neurotypical peers.

Request the MR, have a breather and then go for it. Maybe ask local CAB or carers centre to help you complete this. Good luck x

Yes this is so true.

sending you big hugs and also to the other mums and dads that continue to struggle against this unfair system.