Mobility Car Help

smegs1978

Hello,

My mum who is 73, suffers from severe arthritis, COPD (i think thats what its called?) and other things. I take her out in my car, however as i only have a peugeot 106 L reg, she finds it extremely difficult to get in and out of the car.

I am in the process of applying for a blue badge for her, and am also thinking about trying to get her DLA, but the form seems to be so big its putting me off.

I have been to mobility.com and it appears she would only be eligable if she was to receive the higher rate dla.

Is this the only place she can get one from?

She currently gets attendance allowance if thats help with your advice?

Oldernotwiser

smegs1978 wrote: »

Hello,

My mum who is 73, suffers from severe arthritis, COPD (i think thats what its called?) and other things. I take her out in my car, however as i only have a peugeot 106 L reg, she finds it extremely difficult to get in and out of the car.

I am in the process of applying for a blue badge for her, and am also thinking about trying to get her DLA, but the form seems to be so big its putting me off.

I have been to mobility.com and it appears she would only be eligable if she was to receive the higher rate dla.

Is this the only place she can get one from?

She currently gets attendance allowance if thats help with your advice?

You can't get DLA for someone over 65; AA is the equivalent benefit and she already receives it. You can have a blue badge without receiving DLA or AA.

P4ula

Unless she is a War Pensioner who can be awarded the War Pensioners Mobility Supplement at any age, she is unfortunately too old to claim Disability Living Allowance which is the only other route to getting a Motability Car.

No other benefits give access to Motability cars. As posted above though, she can apply for a Blue Badge under the assessed criteria.

Paula

smegs1978

So if she can't get DLA, how would she be entitled to a mobility car?

sunnyone

She can`t get a mobility car at all but she could fund a car from her AA if she chooses.

sunnyone

Semaj_2

smegs1978 wrote: »

Hello,

My mum who is 73, suffers from severe arthritis, COPD (i think thats what its called?) and other things. I take her out in my car, however as i only have a peugeot 106 L reg, she finds it extremely difficult to get in and out of the car.

I am in the process of applying for a blue badge for her, and am also thinking about trying to get her DLA, but the form seems to be so big its putting me off.

I have been to mobility.com and it appears she would only be eligable if she was to receive the higher rate dla.

Is this the only place she can get one from?

She currently gets attendance allowance if thats help with your advice?

Can you not apply for a carers allowance?

smegs1978

No because i work full time, would this help me get her a mobility car if i was to become her full time carer?

P4ula

smegs1978 wrote: »

No because i work full time, would this help me get her a mobility car if i was to become her full time carer?

No. Just to recap for you, to get a Motability Car, one needs to be awarded one of the following two benefits namely:

High Rate Mobility Component of Disability Living Allowance (maximum age for first claiming is 64 years and 364 days old - ie before one is aged 65).

or

War Pensioners Mobility Supplement (no maximum age but needs to be receiving a War Pension of at least 40%).

Without either of the above two benefits, she cannot get a Motability car.

Paula