Personal Independence Payment: Motability
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) London, (b) the West Midlands Combined Authority, (c) Greater Manchester Combined Authority and (d) the Liverpool City Region in each of the last five years.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
Figures have been provided in the table below.
Table 1: Volume of PIP claimants in an active Motability contract
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
London | 29,800 | 33,400 | 36,700 | 44,400 | 56,800 | 61,600 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 22,700 | 24,600 | 26,100 | 30,700 | 37,000 | 38,400 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 20,800 | 22,400 | 23,700 | 27,900 | 33,900 | 35,600 |
Liverpool City Region | 16,700 | 17,900 | 19,000 | 22,000 | 26,400 | 27,400 |
Notes:
- Values have been rounded to the nearest 100.
- The figures have been provided in calendar years, containing data from January 2020 to July 2025.
- Figures include claims made under Normal Rules and Special Rules for End of Life
- Values in the table show any PIP claimant with an active Motability Scheme contract on the PIP caseload within that calendar year.
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