DLA wait times 78

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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

You’re the only other April on here with me, the other April had their decision at 21 weeks. I’m 8/4 for coc when I call they just say they can’t give out information and it’s not been assigned to anyone yet. Is your coc for care and mobility? I’ve sent in loads of evidence so I wondered if that’s why it’s taking longer?

Oh no, I’m sorry to hear especially after such a long wait. Gather more evidence and take it to the tribunal. Wishing you the best of luck.

When i called she said if a coc gets sent with renewal soon after they treat as renewal x

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Look like mid March

M/r 25/03 days ago all manager told me it was with a case manager today I was told its in the holding queue second in line to go to one . They honestly make it up.

I will, thank you.

Oh really mines for both x

Also my renewals not until January

I wonder if that’s why some COC have been done sooner 🤔 I hope they change my daughter award and lengthen her award I’ve got renewal forms due at the end of November beginning of December time, I don’t want to be waiting all over again 🤦‍♀️

Have you called up about the renewal? My friend has just received her renewal forms for her child that runs out in January, it seems silly having to do the form again now when they already have all the information on the coc and you should hear soon

I dont think its organised, 30 weeks for us is around 12th dec :-/ and after emergency epilepsy appt today medication changing again, new care plan etc and now being referred to a London hospital :-/

God I hope this isn’t the case! I did COC SD 12/05. They then sent her renewal forms which they received on 12/08. Renewal is for 19th December! Surely they can’t make me wait until 19th December for the COC decision??

yes I have my forms. They even told me to hold off if I haven’t heard by end of October I’ll send them as normally they would extend this close to a renewal if they do award it

Im 11.03 and still waiting on coc outcome

So much can change in 30 weeks all we can do is keep sending in the evidence as and when we get it, i think the dm should call to make sure there is nothing else that needs to be added when they are about to make the decision because it’s so long, i hope everything is ok with your child 😞 it doesn’t sound like your having a good time at the moment

That’s reassuring that we should receive a decision by the end of the month. Hopefully you won’t have to fill in the renewal forms this wait is hard enough.

I don’t think you will be waiting to much longer, coc scan dates 4/3, 5/3 and 6/3 all received a decision on Monday so your date should be soon 🤞

Hope so been a long wait, just hoping get the right decision after all this

It’s such a long wait I just hope none of us have to do a MR after we get a decision 😞 that will be another long wait! Good luck when you get your decision, I hope your given the right award 🤞

Thank you and you too, yes will be same again for MR so praying we dont need to go down that road, Goodluck to you 😊

You would think with them having us wait 6/7 months for a decision just now that they would extend awards and that would save up space on the back logs with the renewals. I don’t have a renewal until March 2027 but hopefully my little boy gets awarded higher and I don’t have do an MR before renewal and it be a constant wait. Fingers crossed for good outcomes🤞🏽X

I did think NC and MRs were prioritised but its been nearly 6 months from my MR and still nothing 😫 so I cant imagine what cocs are then?

I think NC is prioritised whilst COC and MR was around the same but recently they’ve pushed more MR’s than COC. Although seeing others say they’ve started May COC it seems it could be the other way round now?😂

Im assuming yours isnt with DM yet either? Its driving me mad waiting, can you tell im an impatient person? 😂