DLA WAITING TIME THREAD 67

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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.

Don’t let it put you off definitely keep doing u I had some proper snotty ones but then some really helpful ones I was told 3 times there was no change but almost a month my claim had been accidentally closed by them

@Strawberrymoose89 hi I will look out for your update my son coc sd 31/10

Let me know what they say hope it's good news for you x

@Babylipswifey thanx you definitely put my mind at ease 😩 x

I called at 2pm and still nothing, the guy said they still have time and he has seen decisions happen on the day so if I call tomorrow morning to find out and if no decision they'll be able to raise the issue. Feel like I'm in limbo waiting.

Does anyone know roughly how long before getting the letter

I'm complaining if it's not done by 25 weeks they haven't got a clue how stressfull it is x

@PositivityRipples thankyou so much for your reply yes my son went from hrc to lrc I’ve put in a mr they said 25 weeks it’s really put me under a lot more stress I’m just gathering more evidence to send I have till 2nd may. I hope they over turn the decision it’s really a lot to loose for my boy and will struggle xxx

Hi does anyone know how long it takes to receive the letter with a decision. My son has been awarded but just wanted to double check dates before I informed universal credit of his higher rate x

Renewal here!! Renew date 17.04. Scanned 17 December..... Still waiting!

Have you tried calling them yet?

I really hope I get a positive decision. My ds 4yrs old just ran out of my front garden gate after given 2 choices (come and talk to me or time out step) all he did was hit his brother ... so i didn't wanna put time out as an option ...he refused pulled the gate open and ran down the street. (I have never ran so fast and what makes me so sad is that not only was he in danger but he put his 3yr old brother come following out with us)
I have a feeling he has AU-DHD and PDA unable to get diagnosis for another year and dla is our only hope to getting some help. 😢 sad and still catching my breath.

@Mamto3boysX hi I got me letter five days after decision was done xx

When was the last time you called? My renewal scan date was 17/12 due to end 28/04 and my decision was made 1 day after I was told off for ringing twice in a week! 3 weeks exactly before the renewal was due to end

Did your renewal decision be made after the last payment was made on the old award?

Is this 5 working days

Can you kindly share the link for that When yiu have the time, please

When is your 25 weeks up? Mine almost towards end of Sept

Decisions happen on the day? I.e Decisions happen the same day the Dm gets the form and evidence? Blimey, wouldn't that be grand by the grace of God!

No I'm MR today is deadline day so been 25weeks today and they have until 5pm the day to decide.

Wishing you good luck for tomorrow
I am 23 weeks but I am not holding my breathe for it to be before then x

3 weeks for me tomorrow, gonna give them a call first thing to see if it's with a DM, if not I'll wait till next Thursday before calling I think

Im over 26 weeks now mr

Just been thinking of your post and wanted to ask are you also claiming carers element of UC because If not this is something you should also be entitled to ontop of the disabled element to and should also be backdated xx

No it wasn’t. I was told by the call handler it would after the last payment and before my end date but my last payment is the 15th and decision was made on the 7th