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Kirstylou91 · 30/05/2025 12:36

NC - NEW CLAIM
COC - CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES
MR - MANDATORY RECONSIDERATION
SD - SCAN DATE

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s39 · 05/06/2025 08:17

ProudZebra · 05/06/2025 08:03

I know, the wait is terrible! I can’t believe how long it’s being dragged out x

Hoping they get a move on I think @Liya1xx mentioned a case worker said they will be starting Dec towards end of next week

Liya1xx · 05/06/2025 08:59

s39 · 05/06/2025 08:17

Hoping they get a move on I think @Liya1xx mentioned a case worker said they will be starting Dec towards end of next week

Yeah I raised my concerns with her and the wait time being ridiculous and she assured me December dates will definitely be starting from the end of next week hopefully we all get some good news soon 🤞🏼🤍

Liya1xx · 05/06/2025 09:01

Mummyjustmummy · 05/06/2025 07:09

Hi ladies
hope today is a good day for us all
does anyone know if any MR dates after the 21/11 have been awarded?
thanks

When I spoke to case manager yesterday they were starting to work on 23rd, has there been any MR awards on Facebook?x

Mummyjustmummy · 05/06/2025 09:02

Liya1xx · 05/06/2025 09:01

When I spoke to case manager yesterday they were starting to work on 23rd, has there been any MR awards on Facebook?x

I don’t have Facebook so wouldn’t know if anyone has been awarded on there. Honestly don’t know how they work yet they alway say on the phone it’s strict date order

s39 · 05/06/2025 09:03

Mummyjustmummy · 05/06/2025 09:02

I don’t have Facebook so wouldn’t know if anyone has been awarded on there. Honestly don’t know how they work yet they alway say on the phone it’s strict date order

I think with MRs it has been in date order
NCs are all over the place

megan345 · 05/06/2025 09:04

still no decision yet, says they’re working on 25th November for coc’s x

Mummyjustmummy · 05/06/2025 09:07

megan345 · 05/06/2025 09:04

still no decision yet, says they’re working on 25th November for coc’s x

What scan date are you? Sorry I have read in the past but my mind is all over the place

Liya1xx · 05/06/2025 09:08

Mummyjustmummy · 05/06/2025 09:02

I don’t have Facebook so wouldn’t know if anyone has been awarded on there. Honestly don’t know how they work yet they alway say on the phone it’s strict date order

Same here, I got told date order to strictly but I think there’s someone on a previous thread that has been awarded from January x

megan345 · 05/06/2025 09:08

Mummyjustmummy · 05/06/2025 09:07

What scan date are you? Sorry I have read in the past but my mind is all over the place

i’m 29/11/24 for a coc xx

Mummyjustmummy · 05/06/2025 09:09

I will give them a call later on and see if there’s any good news

ProudZebra · 05/06/2025 09:12

s39 · 05/06/2025 09:03

I think with MRs it has been in date order
NCs are all over the place

I’m sure there’s someone on this thread with MR mid December said she had a call from DM a couple of days ago 🤔 I may have got it wrong, I’m very sleep deprived atm 🥱😴😴

Mummyjustmummy · 05/06/2025 09:16

ProudZebra · 05/06/2025 09:12

I’m sure there’s someone on this thread with MR mid December said she had a call from DM a couple of days ago 🤔 I may have got it wrong, I’m very sleep deprived atm 🥱😴😴

i think your right. I did read something too

ProudZebra · 05/06/2025 09:28

Mummyjustmummy · 05/06/2025 09:16

i think your right. I did read something too

So not all strictly date order although I haven’t seen many MRs slip through, they’ve all been very quiet

Liya1xx · 05/06/2025 09:33

ProudZebra · 05/06/2025 09:12

I’m sure there’s someone on this thread with MR mid December said she had a call from DM a couple of days ago 🤔 I may have got it wrong, I’m very sleep deprived atm 🥱😴😴

I think it was December then not January, I saw the same and I did say to them I don’t think it’s being done in date order but there adamant it is so I just left it 😩 x

LilacCrow · 05/06/2025 10:00

how do i send in new evidence? Thanks

ProudZebra · 05/06/2025 10:06

LilacCrow · 05/06/2025 10:00

how do i send in new evidence? Thanks

I need to send some too, sure the address is on the letter but I’d send it recorded delivery rather than freepost

Lmtab · 05/06/2025 10:08

NC SD 22/01

stilll hereeeee

Good luck today everyone

I’ve given up on telling myself not to check forums or ring because I clearly can’t help myself. I’ve given up on giving up haha!

ProudZebra · 05/06/2025 10:09

LilacCrow · 05/06/2025 10:00

how do i send in new evidence? Thanks

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AsaG7 · 05/06/2025 10:11

Lmtab · 05/06/2025 10:08

NC SD 22/01

stilll hereeeee

Good luck today everyone

I’ve given up on telling myself not to check forums or ring because I clearly can’t help myself. I’ve given up on giving up haha!

NC SD 22/1 staying strong with you. Good luck to us 🙂

LilacCrow · 05/06/2025 10:12

ProudZebra · 05/06/2025 10:09

DLA Child,
Post handling site B,
wolverhampton,
WV99 1BY

what do i need to write on the forms? dont i need to put some info on each page? i thought id seen somewhere that I need to write name dob ect?

Sausagedogtoddles · 05/06/2025 10:13

@AsaG7 @Lmtab I'm the 23/1 still waiting, it's such a worry. Let's hope we all get some good news soon xx

Lmtab · 05/06/2025 10:26

Sausagedogtoddles · 05/06/2025 10:13

@AsaG7 @Lmtab I'm the 23/1 still waiting, it's such a worry. Let's hope we all get some good news soon xx

It’s got to be soon for us right?…. Right?!!!

good luck to you both today will keep my fingers crossed for all of us that we hear some thing this week!

ProudZebra · 05/06/2025 10:29

I’ve just called for an update on my sons MR, barely waited at all, the lady on the phone was really lovely but she said my case was raised on 31/12 and not 27/12 as I thought but hey ho, waited this long so what’s a few more days 🤷🏻‍♀️ She did say there’s a massive backlog of MRs, said my case wasn’t with a case manager yet but said it was ready to go and I’ve still got plenty of time to send extra evidence. She did also say that I would receive a letter in the post when a decision has been made and that they would send me a text if they needed anymore evidence

ProudZebra · 05/06/2025 10:30

LilacCrow · 05/06/2025 10:12

what do i need to write on the forms? dont i need to put some info on each page? i thought id seen somewhere that I need to write name dob ect?

Yes, the lady I just spoke to said put the child’s name, dob and reference number on each page that you send

Mummyjustmummy · 05/06/2025 10:38

Hi all,

just got off the phone. I called to see if decision had been made on my MR 21/11. Still no decision but they have said they will make it as urgent.
does anyone know how long it usually takes after it’s been marked as urgent?

thanks

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