Disability living allowance.

[hannah40]

Hi my little boy who is 2 has a rare syndrome and needs extra help.my portage worker and speech and language therapist say he should be intitled to DLA i filled in a form 8weeks ago and received a letter this morning saying sorry we havent sorted out your claim yet we will contact you in the near future.Has anyone else put a claim in for DLA and if so has anyone received this sort of letter and if so how long does it take to sort it out?thanks

[daffy654]

An initial claim for DLA for a child can take up to 4 months. The same happened when I applied for my son's. I was awarded full back pay though (to the date of the original claim).

[cazzz1975]

its a standard letter, it can take a few months to sort out your DLA, when you have received that letter then you are not far away from a decision.

[maclarencat]

Shouldnt be too long now. Good luck with your application. If they turn you down or give a lower rate appeal dont give up you deserve the extra help.