DLA WAIT TIMES THREAD 70

[Craftilyhopeful]

NC - new claim
COC - change of circumstances
MR - mandatory reconsideration
SD - scan date

Anyone awarded MR before 25 weeks?

I sent quite a bit,

Echp,
Lots of evidence and back up from senco when he was in school, I had to remove him in October wasn't right setting and his mental health dipped.
Autism diagnosis,
Probably about 6 pages from me
Evidence of melatonin tried not worked
Letter of gp
Refferals
Occupational health and speech and language

Anyone been awarded COC recently week 23 for me.
SD 18/12

That’s a gd bit , at least wait is over now ull get a nice bit backdated too garunteed that will be in ur bank before friday
congrats again

Thank you such a relief , the anxiety is horrible nothing worse ! I hope you get your decison this week, I can't see it being much longer. What pisses me off though they say wait for text and you don't get a text message 🙄, it just adds more anxiety when you know it's with decison maker thinking it could be a decline, nightmare. It's their fault people keep ringing because each person says something else . Good luck xxx

i rang today as week 25 and they said 28 weeks roughly xx

I did see someone from January had been awarded 😔😔 honestly cannot understand how it's done x

Yeahh it’s awfull I’m sure we was talking on here over the weekend aswell , yeah it is a piss take but uknow what gets me the fact she said they don’t need any evidence for my claim it just needs a decision then I ask if it’s with a DM she says no well someone’s obviously looked at it to state my claim don’t need any more evidence

I’ve got this feeling itl be around his birthday which is 3/6

xx

Oh yes definitely glad I've got a decision finally! Although the wait will start again with an Mr 🤣 and only awarded for 2 years which I find odd as he is only 10 years old but 2027 is a while off I guess. Also have to do coc on UC now so have to wait for that too 🤣 x

Have u heard anything from ur claim yet?

No nothing yet. I haven't rang them since I asked about sending extra evidence in as I'm only on 14 weeks today and said I'd hold off until 15 weeks but I don't feel like that's gonna happen 😅

Yeahh it’s hard not to I rang when I was 14 weeks then I rang again this morning

Hi, sorry to ask again. Im just so confused lol. Is it usual for them to call up and ask about the questions on the form? Im so worried i didn't fill it in right.

I’d be more worried if they sent a letter saying u ain’t filled it out properly

No, they just said that I didn't seem to put much for the mobility side on the forms, but they can see from reports and evidence he has dyspraxia, and hypermobility, and boots and insoles to support ect... I said the questions seemed very 'yes or no' and although he falls over lots he can get himself back up. He said he would make a note and the questions weren't very well suited for older children. My child is 11.
I did ask if he needed more info but he said no, it will be looked at today and we will get a letter saying yes or no within 10 days.
I just thought it was strange they called as no one else seems to mention them calling.

I would say that’s a good thing then at least there checking to make sure u have done it properly rather than sending u a letter to say no

Hey everyone my renewal date is today, I read my form wrong and only sent the forms off on the 13th of May! I rang today and they said they would mark it as urgent does anyone no how long this will take i got no time frame from them

MR 03/12 25 weeks today, was tempted to call them but I don’t think it’s even worth it as they seem so far behind will call next week.
hopefully not long left

on my ds online medical records it states that he has degenerative lumbar disc disease which is one of the parts of his condition, I’m not sure whether to print this off and send it as evidence? He has a rare bone disease which is why I am trying to claim for him but I’m not sure if this would help prove the severity of his needs

Congratulations hun you finally got a decision glad you got it changed to hrc shame bout the mobility part are you going to do MR straight away or wait? X

I would send in any evidence you have if you still have time x

It’s not fair keep moving goal posts when they have already dragged it out 25 weeks! I would call in the morning!

It’s awful isn’t it, almost a full year now since I rang for the forms, started mr process just after Christmas so 5months ago to be told now it could be another month or two! It’s ridiculous, our children are being failed by this silly outdated system

I’m not sure they realise (or care) the mental impact this ridiculous wait time has on people!
having to wait 20 plus weeks for decisions to be made and than an extra 25 weeks for MRs !

I waited 19 weeks for NC decision now 18 weeks tomorrow for MR by the time I hear back will it will be close to a year! 😴