Strange DLA reply. Advice needed

Hi, after filling in change of circumstances forms for DLA informing them that my health has improved and therefore my care needs have changed, I have now received the following from them.

Dear........

ABOUT YOUR REQUEST TO LOOK AGAIN AT YOUR CLAIM.

We are sorry that we have not given you a decision on your claim for Disability Living Allowance yet.

What happens next

We will deal with your request as quickly as we can. We will write to you again as soon as we can with more information.


No signing off salutation or anything else is on the letter.

They don't even say that they will contact my doctor or anything of the sort, just the above very brief letter. Has anyone had letters like this, are they standard or not the usual type of letter?

Best Regards

linsky wrote:

Hi, after filling in change of circumstances forms for DLA informing them that my health has improved and therefore my care needs have changed, I have now received the following from them.

Dear........

ABOUT YOUR REQUEST TO LOOK AGAIN AT YOUR CLAIM.

We are sorry that we have not given you a decision on your claim for Disability Living Allowance yet.

What happens next

We will deal with your request as quickly as we can. We will write to you again as soon as we can with more information.


No signing off salutation or anything else is on the letter.

They don't even say that they will contact my doctor or anything of the sort, just the above very brief letter. Has anyone had letters like this, are they standard or not the usual type of letter?

Best Regards

Hi,

That is the standard computer generated letter, basically acknowledging receipt of your 'change of circs' form and meaning they will get around to dealing with it whenever they can.

It is nothing to worry about and is par for the course.

Pete

Thanks Pete but I had already received a letter early September telling me that they were looking at my claim again and not to contact them for 11 weeks.

As the 11 weeks is still not yet up, I wonder why they have decided to contact me before their own time limit has elapsed. I don't know if this the norm, or something, somewhere is amiss. I would appreciate any guidance given to me in this matter.

Best Regards

linsky wrote:

Thanks Pete but I had already received a letter early September telling me that they were looking at my claim again and not to contact them for 11 weeks.

As the 11 weeks is still not yet up, I wonder why they have decided to contact me before their own time limit has elapsed. I don't know if this the norm, or something, somewhere is amiss. I would appreciate any guidance given to me in this matter.

Best Regards

Hi,

It is a standard computer generated letter. It means they either haven't got round to dealing, ie making a decision on, your change of circs, or they are awaiting for example a GP or other report to arrive before they can do.

The computer does send out these letters every so often (so as to assure you you haven't been forgotten about). They are nothing to worry about.

Pete

linsky wrote:

Thanks Pete but I had already received a letter early September telling me that they were looking at my claim again and not to contact them for 11 weeks.

As the 11 weeks is still not yet up, I wonder why they have decided to contact me before their own time limit has elapsed. I don't know if this the norm, or something, somewhere is amiss. I would appreciate any guidance given to me in this matter.

Best Regards

I am in same situ and have had 2 so called comp.letters and then a 3rd to say they were asking for a GP report. I have been waiting since mid June after my change of circimstances forms were returned to them,which is now 17 weeks. I am terrified at the thought of being dismissed and the usual fear of having my DLA for life(12 years so far) now getting dismissed. I fear just the same as each and every poor soul on here who is desperate for solace. But the only thing I do know and believe in ,is myself and the fact I am telling a truth, and if it comes to a fight and a tribunal(which was never something I have needed,so far)I will need to go for it. If I don't cope I will die ,and if they do dismiss my claim and make my life any worse ,well? If that is what passes for the fair society in my country Britain now I would be better off gone, as that is what the politics on show are hoping for ,and if any MP or in my case MSP will not stand against the cull or at least sign up against it,then they themselves are guilty of turning a blind eye.
Good luck linsky , just hang in there for now.

Hi again

I have already started writting a letter on behalf of my friend for the appeal and im going to go through eash dession and explain why i disagre with each one.

Im currently on the mobility one and i have explained that evern with the use of aids she can not walk without sever discomfort,

Would it be ok or use full to say that i feel the dession maker has made an assumption that she is able to walk slowly in a resonable mannor using suitable aids?

as there is nothing mentiond on any of the forms or reports to say she is able to walk this way using aids

On her claim form she states she is unable to put any weight onto her hips without experiencing sever pain and as no walking aid will remove the need to put weight onto her hips how can the dession maker disregard the fact she can not walk without sever discomfut using a suitable aid?