dla renewal

peediedj

sent forms away at end of sept,got a letter on 7th oct saying they were contacting gp for a report,that will have been 5 weeks on tuesday and heard nothing since,should i be worried????

Marsh_Samphire

I got the same letter dated 1 Oct and yesterday (9 Nov) received the letter saying they have renewed my claim (dated 1 Nov). It might depend on how quickly your GP responds? If you are concerned you could check with your GP to see if they have done the report yet.

peediedj

Marsh_Samphire wrote: »

I got the same letter dated 1 Oct and yesterday (9 Nov) received the letter saying they have renewed my claim (dated 1 Nov). It might depend on how quickly your GP responds? If you are concerned you could check with your GP to see if they have done the report yet.

ok cool thanks

healy

The average time that people have to wait is about 11/12 weeks.

peediedj

healy wrote: »

The average time that people have to wait is about 11/12 weeks.

just for a renewal? thats a long time for a renewal

jacnorm

My son has just had the result of his renewal claim yesterday and it has taken nine weeks for his.

Billobel

As others have already suggested try phoning your G.P and see if they have sent off the report, or try calling the DLA helpline, if you're lucky you should be told by them how your claim is going. If it is just a renewal then you have nothing to worry about as any outstanding monies will be backdated.

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peediedj wrote: »

just for a renewal? thats a long time for a renewal

renewal arent treated differently than new claims,its still the same process, and as others have said it can(and usually does)take upto 3 months,they do suggest that if you have heard nothing after about 9 weeks to contact them by phone to see how your claim is progressing

peediedj

just to let everyone know got a letter from dla today,they have renewed our claim ,after contacting our son,s gp we got high rate care+mobility again,thats a big weight of my mind:beer: was so stressed waiting for them to make a decision it was about 7 1/2 weeks since i sent in forms and 1 month after they contacted gp,dont have to renew again until 2015 when my son,s 18 so 6 1/2 years time thank goodness:cool: thanks to everyone who gave me advice:T