DLA backdated

TWA1968

I made a claim around April of last year for DLA for my son. Around 5 months later I was told it was unsuccessful. I attempted to apply for a manual reconsideration but they couldn’t do it as they couldn’t find my sons reference number.

As a result I contacted them earlier this year for new forms and am awaiting their decision. Now as I far I know, any backdated money will start from when I rang for the forms this year. A friend of mine however says that it’ll be backdated from when I rang for the forms last year.

Who’s right, me or them?

Trevor_PIP

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/140342/dla-backdated

Hard one. Probably from when you phoned this year, but theoretically your old claim is not closed either as the DWP failed to complete the Mandatory Reconsideration you asked for.