DLA wait times 75

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MR- Mandatory Reconsideration
NC- New Claim
COC- Change of Circumstances
SD- Scan Date
LRC- Low Rate Care
MRC- Middle Rate Care
HRC- High Rate Care
LRM- Lower Rate Mobility
HRM- Higher Rate Mobility

Apparently pip are taking up to a year for renewals I’m going through mine atm and then my child’s claim for dla it’s a nightmare

It's a joke isn't it hope your not waiting to long x

Tbh I have already told myself there taking it off me as it was a 6 year fight to get it in the first place and I have told myself my little one will be declined like I did with my daughters so I’m prepared for the worst

It’s looking like new claims wait time is getting less the person below your message received back pay by week 14 so the decision would have been made at 13 weeks

Hi. When did you post your forms off? X

Im.21/3 nothing still.waiting

What’s everyone else’s send off form dates for COC both mobility and care? I never got a scan date so I can’t even go off that, I’m hoping to hear back end of September, mine was 14/2

MR 22/01. 27 weeks

Just called to see if they recieved the extra evidence sent in June, they can't find if so gave them the tracking number. Not even with a case manager yet

I sent mine off 7/4 and my scan date is 8/4, I sent mine signed for next day delivery, how did you send yours? It may be worth calling to check your scan date? I’ve received 2 letters since I sent mine off.

I sent it signed for, I’ve rang them and they have got it they just can’t tell me anything else apparently, they just said not to ring back and it will be done when it’s done and it should be about 28 weeks because they are still doing the forms from December😅 I was like okay, but I have seen other people have their COC done from march

how long does everyone wait until calling to see if extra evidence has been scanned? Received yesterday, claim runs out on Tuesday. Don’t know if I should call today or not

This is good!! Fingers crossed for you hun

il try call Friday and see if they can do the same x

My scan date for COC is 15/1. 28 weeks today!! I rang up last week and was told it could take 7/8 months.

I’m 14 weeks in to MR called today to confirm they had recieved extra evidence which they have when I queried wait times I got told they are no longer giving a time frame 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

I honestly don’t think they will tell us much until a decision has been made, they all say different things all the time just to get us off the phone. Your scan date would be the date they signed to say they received it. I bank with Monzo so if they make the decision and higher my daughters award it will show as pending the day after. I’m hoping I won’t have to call, its so hard to call for that length of time while trying to care for my daughter:

Will you be calling this week? Surely they must have a decision soon there doesn’t seem to be many coc that go much over 28 weeks. Is your coc for care and mobility or just mobility?

I did coc for care but also filled in for mobility as LO will be 5 in September so they have all the info. I might call in a bit

I’m on same MR SD as you has been escalated today so they saying and I should hear back by Monday 🤞🏼

Thank you x

Yes ring them x I hope something has been done as the wait time above 25 weeks is just awful

Does anybody think that area has something to do with wait times? Where is everyone based? I’m in Merseyside?

Good luck if you do call, 28 weeks is such a long wait 😣

Northern ireland is quicker than the rest of the UK as they have a separate benefits office who deals with all their benefit claims. I think the rest of the uk no matter where you are it wouldnt matter as it all goes to the same office

Oh does it? I didn’t know that the whole of the UK went to the same office 🤦🏼‍♀️ha. Feel daft now. But I was just trying to make light of the situation haha x

I’m Liverpool and was thinking the same thing because of the dates being so different x

That’s what I thought. When did you send your forms? Was they for a new claim? X