Motability Cars

[pete01]

if they can afford the upgrade, why can't they buy their own

True but if they are genuinely entitled to the car why not have it if it makes their life easier and then upgrade.....I would probably

 

[fillyboy]

ADHD anyone?

Are thousands of parents of ADHD children receiving 'free' Motability cars? – Full Fact

The Mail on Sunday claims to have unearthed figures suggesting that 3,200 parents of ADHD children are receiving taxpayer-funded cars. Is this really the case?

fullfact.org

 

[morqthana]

ADHD anyone?

Are thousands of parents of ADHD children receiving 'free' Motability cars? – Full Fact

The Mail on Sunday claims to have unearthed figures suggesting that 3,200 parents of ADHD children are receiving taxpayer-funded cars. Is this really the case?

fullfact.org

No, apparently not, if you read the report.

Maybe it would be worth your while trying for one? You've clearly got a severe reading disability.

 

[morqthana]

True but if they are genuinely entitled to the car why not have it if it makes their life easier and then upgrade.....I would probably

Why not? Because disabled people are supposed to be given pitiful, meagre, support and to be grateful.

 

[Notch7]

ADHD anyone?

Are thousands of parents of ADHD children receiving 'free' Motability cars? – Full Fact

The Mail on Sunday claims to have unearthed figures suggesting that 3,200 parents of ADHD children are receiving taxpayer-funded cars. Is this really the case?

fullfact.org

The full fact research shows the Daily Mail figure of 3,200 is a lie, it’s actually a 100.

 

[morqthana]

The idea was that disabled people find transport harder than able bodied people and so the state assists to make sure they can participate fully. That includes work, the school run, shopping and so on.

Paet of the reason it keeps growing is that we don't strip it from people who've passed pension age. Another part is that the increase in pension age has meant more people have been eligible before they hit pension age.

We should look at stripping it from people once they hit pension age.

So once a disabled person reaches retirement age you suggest taking away their ability to travel. No more shopping. No more visiting friends or family.

What a lovely person you are.

 

[Notch7]

Personally I think motability should be for adapted cars like those needing wheelchairs.

What concerns me (about PIP generally not motability) is there are lots of people being awarded PIP for mental health disorders which not be needed but people with severe physical disabilities are not getting all the help they need.

 

[SPLINE]

Where do I sign up?

Fek it, if you cant beat em join em

Welcome to communism Pete!

As you have noticed though, it only works if you are a party member.

 

[morqthana]

maybe some people are fibbin to get the car?

Yeah - 'tis a well-known fact that to get the Higher Mobility Component of the Disability Living Allowance, all someone has to do is fib.

 

[pete01]

Why not? Because disabled people are supposed to be given pitiful, meagre, support and to be grateful.

Disagree

 

[pete01]

Yeah - 'tis a well-known fact that to get the Higher Mobility Component of the Disability Living Allowance, all someone has to do is fib.

Exactly

 

[morqthana]

I wonder how many of the brave souls here, trying to out-do each other in performative cruelty, will have the b--s to read these.

Disabled people want to live a full life. Instead, we’re forced to scrap over our right to food and a wash | Frances Ryan

Britain’s political and media class advocate policies that leave disabled people hungry and dirty. Why are we expected to settle for this, asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

www.theguardian.com

A reader with a terminal illness emailed in despair. What she told me should shock us all | Frances Ryan

Rosy is unable to move, breathe or eat unassisted. Yet NHS assessors think it’s fine to leave her alone for hours at a time, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

www.theguardian.com

I’ve been told to wait three years for a wheelchair that ‘can go outside’ | Frances Ryan

It is surely a societal failure when 5,000 children wait months for a chair, says the Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

www.theguardian.com

‘I was a citizen, now I’m nothing’: disabled readers on life under austerity | Frances Ryan and John Domokos

Lying on the floor for hours awaiting help, unable to afford both incontinence pants and food … This is the reality of disability cuts for Stephen, Alex and Elli

www.theguardian.com

What kind of country have we become? Try asking a disabled person | Frances Ryan

The progress of the 1990s has been brutally rolled back. For those with a disability, there is no meaningful safety net any more, says the Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

www.theguardian.com

 

[fillyboy]

No, apparently not, if you read the report.

Maybe it would be worth your while trying for one? You've clearly got a severe reading disability.

I've read it. You're wrong. People with ADHD or parents of people with ADHD do receive the Motability benefit.

 

[morqthana]

I've read it. You're wrong. People with ADHD or parents of people with ADHD do receive the Motability benefit.

How many?

 

[fillyboy]

How many?

Does it matter?