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The cars still available on the Motability scheme if luxury models are cut

Labour minister is ‘comfortable’ if premium models are halted – but disabled motorists say restrictions would be unfair ...

Minister backs banning luxury cars for benefits claimants

A Cabinet minister has thrown her support behind plans to ban people on sickness benefits from being given subsidised luxury cars. Heidi Alexander, the Transport Secretary, signalled her backing for ...

Minister gives update on Motability car 'eligibility' amid PIP restriction plans

Downing Street has assured that ministers will "always scrutinise spending of taxpayers' money", following the Transport ...

'Just because I'm disabled, why can't I drive what I want?'

"When anything goes wrong, it's the disabled who have to pay for something, or we're taking the mickey or we're trying to get more from the state. That is not how it is for us. You have no idea how ...

Why Motability benefits claimants are 'deeply concerned' by threat of £3,000 hit

It has been reported that the chancellor is considering changes to the Motability scheme that could save the Treasury around ...
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I ran Motability for the DWP - here's how it should be changed

Matt Ryder, the former head of Motability scheme policy at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), told The i Paper that ...

4 benefits that mean you're eligible to claim for Motability

Motability could face changes in the coming month as the government looks to make benefit cuts. The vehicle-leasing scheme ...

Motability car scheme change update amid Government 'plans to limit' PIP claimant cars

The Motability scheme enables personal independence payment recipients with serious mobility difficulties to lease a new car, as long as they qualify for the higher mobility rate of the benefit.
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Rachel Reeves could scrap luxury cars from Motability scheme used by 80,000 Scots

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering deep cuts to the Motability scheme which benefits 80,000 disabled drivers in Scotland, the Sunday Mail has learned. In plans being drawn up ahead of this ...

Rachel Reeves set to scrap four perks for DWP claimants in crackdown

Rachel Reeves has promised to axe luxury Motability cars and stop flashy motors being paid for by taxpayers. Labour Party Chancellor Ms Reeves will take an axe to the Motability scheme as she tries to ...

Chancellor expected to ban 'luxury cars' - such as BMW and Mercedes - for Motability scheme claimants

Chancellor expected to ban 'luxury cars' - such as BMW and Mercedes - for Motability scheme claimants. Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at Ulster University Goretti Horgan and Matthew Robinson from NI ...
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Minister supports banning luxury cars for benefits claimants

Downing Street has stated that ministers will "always scrutinise spending of taxpayers’ money", after the Transport Secretary suggested she would be comfortable with restricting access to "luxury" ...