carer's allowance wait time?

hi all thank you for your support, at least we are not on our own with our replys to each other, i have been told it could be an oral hearing or just a look again at my files, i dont know if i should get more medical letters or just leave it to them now, good luck to everyone for this week coming.

Hi I just got off the phone with carer's and the lady told me she'd actually been dealing with a claim on the 5th Jan she said I should definately hear something soon

soooooo pleased

we are all keeping our fingers crossed at this stage, would be great for all of us to get good news before christmas, even to know something is going on for us, thank you lauraAaon for letting me know that maybe they will get to me, iam an appeal hope that does not put behind, get everyone for this week,

Don't be silly tipplady I'd say you're waiting longer than most would just be great to hear good news before xmas I'll be patiently stalking the postman all week lol aw fingers xd

Be stalking him too Laura!! Have u sent bank statements yet?

yeah busybee i sent bankstatements,husbands wage slips and hrc form all in to them so there was no hold up at the end but it seems theres still one as theyve dealt with the 5th Jan and mine still hasnt been looked at

lets hope i hear this week or next

aileach

Great news Oliwe, I like tipplady waited 36 weeks to be told that I didn't qualify on medical grounds, asked for a review in July 2012, haven't heard anything since, I have phoned a few times and have always been told the review is with the medical officer - dreading Christmas

hi all aileach i had the medical review in june 2012, so they tell me they are now waiting for deciding officer , i was told the same thing waiting to hear form medical advisor but it seems to have gone a step futher, just have to wait now i am the same stalking the postman, we can only live in hope at this stage, dreading christmas husband going in hospial week before it, i will try and not think of the post so much, some hope,

well postman just sailed on by today too

gutted at least theres a few weeks left b4 xmas

LegacyUser

Hi i have been waiting 80 weeks this week. I am trying to claim for 2 young adults in my care and was granted it for one of them and on the 2nd of august i was told yes for one of them and when i appealed again for the second person they sent my file back to the appeals office so i haven't received any payments yet its going to be a long wait for you if you are refused. It is sole destroying when you work so hard minding someone you love or more than one. Best of luck

well there still on the 1st week of Jan and ive heard zilch yet.Even if it is approved itl prob not got to payment til Jan i may scrimp my hardest for the last of xmas stuff

i think thats 49 weeks ive been waitin now for a 1st decision is this around the average time to wait?

I'm same time as u Laura would have been so nice to hear before Xmas

smurphysutton

God hopefully you will all hear something real soon, the last few weeks have been a pain trying to scrimp to pay the bills and get the christmas presents, I just hope I do hear something in the early new year, I cant really wait much longer, as bills adding up.

hi all still postman watching, mine is still waiting appeal, told it could be weeks or months, dont know what is going on, told diffrent things all the time, just keep hopeing, christmas is hard this year for all of us waiting.

awwwww my hrc form is still with the woman who deals with the claims so this is what is holding mine up (why am i not surprised always happens to me) could be another few weeks yet before shes done with it

Awwww no Laura, what is a hrc form? Only sent my bank and credit union forms last week didn't know I had to only found out last week when I rang

its a habitual residence order to make sure ur allowed to live in the country but I'm from the north and moved down last April because my husband was offered a job but i cant see why it would take so long for a decision as he works here i claim cb for all my children here and i had to fill out one to live here in the first place. Also Ava who im claiming for was born here and receives all her care here too.I just hope and pray for some strange reason its not turned down and il have the long drawn out process of appealing

fingers xd

I'm actually from Derry which is the common wealth travel area so I just can't see what the problem is?

Well I'm still waiting too and don't need the hrc form but we really must be next!! My daughter's name is the same as your daughter!!

mp22

Just to let you guys know boards now have a carers forum.http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1571

hi all still no news my end, still postman watching getting closer to christmas now, heres hoping for all of us.

Aw Busybee cant believe they have the same name lol Well its a new week tomarrow fingers xd for everyone

Maybe today!!!

mossy69056

any news anyone
i know there are a few of ye that went for review before me
i rang just now about my review which went in at the start of august
i was told its on the desk and waiting to be done and might be done before xmas,if not early in the new year.dont know what to think at this stage
also rang about the respite grant and they said they were waiting on the carers decision and if i was turned down i am to get back on to them and they will make their decision on the respite
this is going to be a tough christmas,not looking foward to it

Nothing off postman so rang AGAIN, woman who answered it said they got my statements and someone is working on my means test. Wish that "someone" would hurry up. Onto week 50 now

smurphysutton

Hi all I got a letter today from the Department with regard to my carers application, looking for more information about where I live as I don't live with the person I'm caring for and a letter from my employer stating how many hours I work, does that mean they are finally looking at my application, or its they have just noticed these things missing...

endofrainbow

nobody knows how the department works but I would imagine it has been passed to a Deciding Officer and these queries have come to light...

Did you not provide the information in your initial application?