SDP- extra money esa

mazzery

my friend has recently received a letter, stating she could have received SDP a while back, and says she might be backdated, can you help, how long would it take for her to be backdated after filling in the relevant forms, thanks

DomRavioli

Depends on the benefit office you are sending it to. Where in the UK are you, and when is she able to send off the forms?

mazzery

she sent them yesterday i think, says she's hoping they will reply, but doesn't know, how long it usually takes.she's not good at finding out information, so i thought I'd take it into my own hands, by asking here, seemed the best place, in NI... and any other information about this case would be greatly appreciated

thanks

lld01

All depends on the backlog in whatever processing centre is has been sent to. It could be days, weeks or months.

Best thing to do it wait until the middle of next week, call them up to check if they'd received the form and ask them how long it could take.

epitome

lld01 wrote: »

All depends on the backlog in whatever processing centre is has been sent to. It could be days, weeks or months.

Best thing to do it wait until the middle of next week,

I agree wait until the middle of next week to confirm it was received.... but

call them up to check if they'd received the form and ask them how long it could take.

Their guess will be as good yours as to how long it will take. Generally speaking they are done within 2 weeks.