Motability: Expenditure
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual cost was of the Motability Scheme in each of the last five years.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
The Motability Scheme receives no direct funding from DWP. However, it does receive the direct transfer of benefit from DWP. This is claimant benefit the claimant would otherwise be receiving, and the cost of transfer is paid for by the Motability Foundation.
The total paid to the Motability Scheme from the customers’ benefit in each financial year is as follows (inclusive of amounts for Northern Ireland Executive and Scottish Government benefits):
Financial Year | Amount |
2022/23 | c£2.121bn |
2023/24 | c£2.606bn |
2024/25 | c£3.075bn |
Please note our financial systems only hold full year data for financial years 22/3 – 24/25.
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