DLA Payment?

chirpychick

Hi
I got awarded DLA today.
I was told i would get a back payment also.

Ive never claimed any benefits before so i dont really know how it works.

I know ive given my bank details so it will be paid into my bank but when will i get payment?

It doesnt say anywhere on the letter.

TIA

Owain_Moneysaver

You'll probably get another letter telling you the payment is going in. Probably within two weeks (but don't spend it until it arrives!)

chirpychick

No don't worry i wont be spending anything (i havent got anything to spend lol) i just wondered so i knew what to expect.
thank you

kidcat

When my son was awarded dla the money was in the bank before we received the letter.

sunnyone

You wont get it for a while yet, you will get a form asking about hospitalsations in the period covered by the back payment, it will also ask you to give the bank details agin andso it can take a good six weeks till you get the money after the appeal is granted (and the tribunal service take at least a week if not two before the DWP recieve the appeal paperwork but you can ring them and they will give you a fax no. to send your copy of the appeal notice too but nothing will happen till they get the offical paperwork anyway)

Em586

kidcat wrote: »

When my son was awarded dla the money was in the bank before we received the letter.

this is what has just happened to us today! Haven't had a letter yet, but the money was there when I logged on tonight. I am assuming that is the back payment going on amount and possible rate he was awarded, but hope the letter doesn't take too long to follow so I know for sure! I was so shocked to see it there as I just had a letter Saturday saying 'sorry you haven't had a decision yet, etc.'

sunnyone

kidcat wrote: »

When my son was awarded dla the money was in the bank before we received the letter.

Em586 wrote: »

this is what has just happened to us today! Haven't had a letter yet, but the money was there when I logged on tonight. I am assuming that is the back payment going on amount and possible rate he was awarded, but hope the letter doesn't take too long to follow so I know for sure! I was so shocked to see it there as I just had a letter Saturday saying 'sorry you haven't had a decision yet, etc.'

Thats a very diffrent senario, the OP was awarded it today which means at an appeal hearing which takes much longer than a paper claim so more paperwork is needed.

it takes up to 15 months at present for an appeal to be heard and a maximum of 12 weeks for a paper claim, thats why they need to double check things like hospital admissions etc. before the back money is paid.

I went to appeal with a friend recently, my own awards are a totally diffrent things as mine are" a open and shut case", my friend was the current "bad back" of anxiety and depression so she had to go to appeal and it was my first experiance of a disputed claim.

Careful_with_that_Axe

I was paid my backdated claim within 2 weeks of the appeal hearing with no other queries raised by DWP.

sunnyone

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

I was paid my backdated claim within 2 weeks of the appeal hearing with no other queries raised by DWP.

What was the timeframe from your initial application and were you claiming means tested benefits at the time?