I have never heard that they keep on saying that it has been decided and not decided and then decided.
When an application has really been decided, it takes between 4-10 working days to arrive. So, apart from this transit period, all applications are by default "under consideration" or "awaiting decision". It has been the case for decades or possibly centuries.
Another tracking system could look like this.
Application arrived at the entrance
Moved to mail room
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Sat in mail room
Sat in mail room
Application opened by mailroom staff
Application sat on the desk of mailroom staff who is on break
Application sat on the desk of mailroom staff who has phoned in sick
Application moved to the desk of another mailroom staff
Mailroom staff has sent the application for payment deduction
Application is now on the first floor
Application still on the first floor on a filing rack
Application on the desk of payment processing staff
Application still on the dest of payment processing staff, who has gone to washroom
Payment processing staff managed to get the payment
Application now moved to second floor
Application sitting on a flie rack on second floor
Application still sitting on the file rack on second floor
Application still sitting on the file rack on second floor
Application moved to a different file rack on second floor
Application moved to file rack of a case working team 3 Awaiting decison
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application sat on the file rack of case working team3 Awaiting Decision
Application picked up by caseworker, approved, and approval letter printed.
Application moved back to mail room to be posted
Approval letter collected by royal mail
Approval letter in the back of royal mail van
Approval letter arrived at royal mail sorting depot
Approval letter sent out by a lorry to your nearest royal mail del office
Approval letter picked up by post man
Approval letter in the bag of post man who has started making his way on to his round.
Approval letter still in the bag of post man who is now a few streets away from you
Approval letter just been shoved into your letter box by post man
Now quickly run towards the door and open that brown envelope
