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.

The option 4 when I’ve rang is about PIP claims. Is this right?

No
so - 1 if you are English etc
then 5
then 1
then 4

Thank you very much

I only know that as just rang it myself otherwise I wouldn’t of been able to help lol

Was you waiting long to get through?

@GladMintPoster congratulations on your award.. What rates was your child awarded?

Ive currently been on hold 35 minutes, still waiting to be put through to someone x

Thank you, I'm not sure yet been on hold for 1 hour 6 mins trying to find out

Just called. Not yet with a case manager “owner”. Will be assigned shortly. Still advising 25 weeks wait.

Omg, such a long wait. I will more then likely be cut off for when they close 🙈

Lol probably but im gonna stay on the line till that happens 🤣

They said same thing to me yesterday and I get a text today to say daughter was entitled

Not been around for a while a not much point but received a call from the Senco at my boys school yesterday to say they’d had a call from DWP re our MR (SD 30/12). This feels incredibly early. Has anyone else had this?

Ive been waiting of 37 minutes now x

This is great news! Congratulations! Fingers crossed then. I wonder if they hurry the ones along who have called 😂

Sd 22/11 a decision was made yesterday, however i called and pressed option 2 for an update as i know you get through rather quick this way.
i will call tomorrow morning and update everyone as lines will be closed by the time i get through.
gonna have a sleepless night tonight now 🤣.
however monday it was not with a Dm, yet yesterday a decision was made, but i spoke to someone around the same time as now and was told no decision made, none of it makes any sense!x

Just got off phone, she was awarded HRC and LRM until Feb 2028

Congratulations. Kinder wished i had stayed on option 4 now 🤣x

Did you mange get through? I don’t think there going answer now but I’ll say on the line in hope lol x

No hun, i hung up and called option 2 instead as they answer within minutes. Was told a decision was made yesterday but cant tell me what. I will have to call option 4 tomorrow to find out, i hope its good news x

Thank you, I'm so pleased the wait is over, this thread has truly kept me sane these past 17 weeks xx

MR 04/10

Just called for the 2nd time today and she said a decision was made today but wouldn't tell me what it was... I asked if she could put me through to someone to tell me and she said no, we're not telling outcomes over the phone and to wait for the letter, called back for option 4 but got cut off as they closed 😭😭😭 I'll be ringing at 9am!

I got through after almost a hour waiting. She said it’s still in a waiting que and are taking 25 weeks, I’ve still got weeks to wait but just thought I’d ring on chance there’d be an update.
Fingers crossed for you x

Is yours a NC you was waiting on?

Yeah nc sd 25/11