DLA wait times 76

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Have you called recently xx

Just got the text

Public service announcement son was awarded :).thanks everyone x

MR scan date 12.02
27 weeks of waiting.
Called today, not allocated to a dm, lady on the phone told me not to call until a decision has been made.
Anyone else had any luck?

No I’ve decided just to wait for either back pay or the dreaded letter 🥴

Scan date 13.02. Called last week at week 26 to be told it’s still in holding pile. I think I will ring next week at week 28. I’m too impatient to wait for a letter as with previous experience can take a few weeks to come!

thats great :) was it a text for the MR? Was just wondering if they send them out as standard as it would be great to get a text as post here takes ages !!

No new claims march

I know they tell you not to call but when youve been waiting over 6 months it's a bit hard not to 🙄 the letters take ages to come, sending a text should be standard I reckon. Seen people for MR getting awarded for scan dates 2 or 3 weeks after ours too, the wait is so annoying 🤣

I know! I’ve seen quite a few MRs from end of Feb being awarded on Facebook groups. I guess it’s a bit of pot luck towards the end. On the other hand new claims seem to be so much quicker than when I originally applied last September! Back then it was approx 20 weeks wait !

Yeh I waited 25 weeks for my initial new claim, fingers crossed we hear soon and it's good news x

Oh amazing!!! So pleased for your son x

Thought i would put this out here:

Just received the PIP form as child now 16!

Anyone had any luck?

My son was 16 in February he was on HRC and LRM DLA he was awarded HRC and HRM on PIP for 6 years in June, very easy process your DLA payments will not stop until PIP has made a decision. I waited 8 weeks from sending forms back, sent forms back waiting 2 weeks got a call asked a few more questions I was on the phone no more than 10 minutes, then waited 6 weeks for the decision. Good luck.

Yes.i.did it last Yr im my sons appointee hes 17 now so.i.did the phone call.with capata over an hour on phone he used to get mrc and lrm but gets mrc.now.

@Mywold @itsonlyjoan thank you.

Pleased to know the appointee can do the telephone interview, I'll let my daughter know.
At the moment my grandson wants to do the interview to say "no comment" as they do on the tv🤣🤦‍♂️

Yes.i did my sons as he would just say yes im.fine lol

Just got off phone son been awarded lrm and hrc do i need to inform uc

Yay finally, congratulations! Yes let uc know if you know the date you have been awarded from

I just rang not with the DM and said its going to be a few weeks longer. 17 week's today, I thought being on northern ireland it would be alot quicker like the new claims are

Yes.she told.mw dates do i just leave a note on journal

I don’t have the screenshot anymore but from what i remember you go onto people living with you and do a change of circumstances for the child that has been awarded Dla and put the date they have been awarded from then go to your journal and put you have only just been notified that your child has been accepted for Dla and could this be backed to the date they’ve backdated Dla to, if you are claiming carers element aswell state you want the disability and carers elements to be backdated.

I screenshotted this a while back and it’s what I done X

I.claims.cares element not the carers allowance ill.do that now

I haven’t seen any, there is someone for COC that is going to be 28 weeks sometime this week I’m not sure if they have heard anything?