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Motor Vehicles: Disability

Asked by Anna DixonLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 5 November 2024UIN 12244

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is taking steps to provide financial support to people to make deposit payments on wheelchair accessible vehicles.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The Department for Work and Pensions are responsible for the disability benefits that provide a passport to the Motability Scheme. The Scheme is operated by the Motability Foundation.

Should an individual choose to join the Motability Scheme, then Scheme customers can apply to Motability Foundation for a means tested grant that can help towards the cost of an advance payment on a vehicle including wheelchair accessible vehicles.

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