DLA Wait Times 81

[Princessmom222]

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

It's when you called for the forms. If you printed them out at home then it'll be the date they recieved them

I called up on the 12th of jan and requested the forms, but i wasnt sure if the scan date started from the date they received the forms x

Another quick MR on fb

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Mandatory reconsideration put in first week of January - received letter today HRC and HRM. Very quick turn around.

The scan date is the day they scanned them in (10th when they text you) but you would be backdated to the day you called for the forms. I called them today & he confirmed my scan date was 05/01 but I rang for forms in November

Thankyou, hopefully not much longer of a wait for you, ive seen so many new claims scan date being in jan and already being awarded👏x

What sort of Jan NC dates have you seen already decided with Jan scan dates? I’m not on Facebook so don’t see updates from there 😊

I’ve seen 5th, 7th & 21st awarded so far. Are you Jan too?

I’m 20th eee I’m so nervous x

Ive seen a few on the 7th and 9th of jan. Fingers crossed not to long for you. They seem to be much faster with new claims since last year x

We’re the 12th of Jan. Applied in December NC, completely rejected. Decided not to do MR, did NC, SD 12th 😊

Hiya if you dont mind me asking How long did it take for them to get back to you that it had been rejected xx

Hey, it was 5 weeks to the day from scan date to decision :)

Thankyou, they seem to be doing new claims quite quick👏 ive only just sent off both my twins new claims, hoping they dont take to long. I hope your child is rewarded the claim. Defo makes sense to do a new claim rather then MR as they seem to be taking forever x

Thank you!! 🙏 I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you too. Do you have a scan date? I’ve seen recent MR’s flying through but didn’t realise that at the time so that’ll be our next step if this application is rejected but I sent in more evidence this time whereas our claim in December was purely my account as mum. Such a tough process emotionally, when we’re already going through the grinder every day, it’s a difficult process for sure!

Thankyou, i am praying my boys are awarded, i only sent off the forms and what their nursery teacher had wrote, their doctor has started the process in referring them both for autism and adhd assessments. Im praying its enough evidence. I think their scan date is the 10 of feb, i only sent them of this monday on the 9th and sent them travked ans signed for. I received a text on the 10th to say they had the claim form so im that is the scan date🤞. Praying you get good news soon x

Coc for mobilty scan date 13 November 2025. Called yesterday was told it was in a hlding pile for a while will be picked up by a DM next couple weeks. Anyone else?

Hi all,

renewal last July they changed my daughters award from LRC and LRM to just LRC.

my daughter has cerebral palsy and her care needs are higher than a child of her age.

MR date 31st July, just received a letter to say they aren’t changing their decision.

I don’t know if I have any fight left in me for a tribunal.

feel so deflated
x

@0800reverse I would definitely go to tribunal that's ridiculous that they've lowered the award considering the condition. Get a doctors letter to back your claim or any other professionals involved

Morning everyone and Happy Valentines Day 🥰
xan anyone shed any light on waiting times for renewals currently? SD 29/01 so very new in the game, have put it to the back of my mind but wondered when I should start thinking about it again haha!
thanks in advance x

I’ve decided to go to tribunal!

she’s always received LRC and then LRM when she turned 5, she’s now nearly 13!

ive just never had it in me to fight for an MR until her renewal last year when they took away the LRM!

it really baffles me how they come up with their decisions especially with all the evidence I sent in too!

@0800reverse I really can't understand why your daughter would be on low rate surely it should be a lot higher than that. A child with cerebral palsy has very high care needs. Ask the school senco to write a supporting letter too. I've seen a lot go for tribunal and getting the award they deserve. My sons got severe global development delay aged 6 but mentally like a 12 month old and is non verbal but still on middle.rate care. He has 1-1 support for the whole time he's in school. So surely yours should be higher.
If you get middle or high u can even get carers as u are very much owed it. Keep going don't give up

@0800reverse I really can't understand why your daughter would be on low rate surely it should be a lot higher than that. A child with cerebral palsy has very high care needs. Ask the school senco to write a supporting letter too. I've seen a lot go for tribunal and getting the award they deserve. My sons got severe global development delay aged 6 but mentally like a 12 month old and is non verbal but still on middle.rate care. He has 1-1 support for the whole time he's in school. So surely yours should be higher.
If you get middle or high u can even get carers as u are very much owed it. Keep going don't give up

This is awful, im the same as you my daughter has cerebral palsy and has just turned 3 and still can't walk or stand, I done a mr on July 15th 2025 and it wasn't with a dm last week, she was awarded low care but I believe and know this should be higher with her other diagnosis, I did a coc in December for the mobility as physiotherapy insisted and gave loads of evidence. Please take this further 🙏

When does your current award end? I think they go by the end date rather than when they received forms. Mine took nearly 3 weeks for a decision so not long at all, my award was til March, but I've seen others who put their renewals in before me but their award doesn't end til may and they've not had a decision so that's why I'm assuming they go by the end date of the current award rather than the order the renewals came in, hope that helps. It was my first renewal too so was clueless but this thread helped a lot, good luck.

thanks for replying- my sons award doesn’t end till beginning of June so probs a long wait but I’m not too bothered about waiting I was just interested in how long they were taking x