People on benefits with mental health problems given cars worth £40k

[Borchester]

That threadheader is a load of lying propaganda. (Typical Torygraph recently.)  No-ONE is given a motability car. They have to qualify for the specific benefits to enable them to LEASE the car. They NEVER own it. Frankly I am fed up to the back teeth with the lying propaganda about motability cars.
More at link.
Motability Scheme | Motability

The Motability Scheme is available to anyone who receives one of the following allowances, with at least 12 months remaining:

• Enhanced Rate of the Mobility Component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP);
• Higher Rate Mobility Component of Disability Living Allowance (HRMC DLA);
• War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement (WPMS);
• Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP);
• Higher Rate Mobility Component of the Child Disability Payment (CDP); and
• Enhanced Rate Mobility Component of the Adult Disability Payment (ADP).

Carers and parents can drive on behalf of the disabled person, so parents of children (from the age of three) and non-drivers can apply to join. The vehicle must be used by, or for the benefit of, the disabled person.
If you have not yet been awarded one of the above allowances, you will need to have this before you can apply to join the Motability Scheme.

So your request was refused ?

Honestly Pappy, I don't like to tell you how to rung your affairs, but have you tried not starting your application by writing

I HATE TORIES !

in green ink.

And is it necessary to cover the paper with foam flecked spittle ?

[papasmurf]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/07/07/benefits-mobility-scheme-mental-health-cars-worth-40k/?li_source=LI&li_medium=liftigniter-rhr

I am not on benefits and if I am nutty I am happy to be that way, but I would like a 5 door Ford Escort hatchback. They only cost around £3,000 so if the powers that be would throw in some garage space and tools (wouldn't need much, those cars could be repaired with a screwdriver and a tin opener and I often did) then there would be plenty of change out of the original £40K

That threadheader is a load of lying propaganda. (Typical Torygraph recently.)  No-ONE is given a motability car. They have to qualify for the specific benefits to enable them to LEASE the car. They NEVER own it. Frankly I am fed up to the back teeth with the lying propaganda about motability cars.
More at link.
Motability Scheme | Motability

The Motability Scheme is available to anyone who receives one of the following allowances, with at least 12 months remaining:

• Enhanced Rate of the Mobility Component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP);
• Higher Rate Mobility Component of Disability Living Allowance (HRMC DLA);
• War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement (WPMS);
• Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP);
• Higher Rate Mobility Component of the Child Disability Payment (CDP); and
• Enhanced Rate Mobility Component of the Adult Disability Payment (ADP).

Carers and parents can drive on behalf of the disabled person, so parents of children (from the age of three) and non-drivers can apply to join. The vehicle must be used by, or for the benefit of, the disabled person.
If you have not yet been awarded one of the above allowances, you will need to have this before you can apply to join the Motability Scheme.

[Borchester]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/07/07/benefits-mobility-scheme-mental-health-cars-worth-40k/?li_source=LI&li_medium=liftigniter-rhr

I am not on benefits and if I am nutty I am happy to be that way, but I would like a 5 door Ford Escort hatchback. They only cost around £3,000 so if the powers that be would throw in some garage space and tools (wouldn't need much, those cars could be repaired with a screwdriver and a tin opener and I often did) then there would be plenty of change out of the original £40K