motorbility

busy_mom_2

Hi does anyone know much about motorbility please? I understand the principle and how higher rate care is exchanged for the car but..

Someone I know is employed as a carer for a physically and mentally disabled lady, she has just had new mobility car which is to enable her to take this lady out and to and from her day placement. This person is pregnant and the lady will be moving into respite care for 6mnths soon. Surely she should have to give back the car for that period?

dmg24

Eligibility for Motability is as a result of a Higher Rate Mobility award. That eligibility will remain as long as she receives DLA HRM. Going into residential can affect this eligibility, so she would need to check whether her award will cease.

Edit: I wasn't sure, but it looks like DLA mobility continues to be paid during residential care, so she will still be eligible for Motability.

sunnyone

busy_mom wrote: »

Hi does anyone know much about motorbility please? I understand the principle and how higher rate care is exchanged for the car but..

Someone I know is employed as a carer for a physically and mentally disabled lady, she has just had new mobility car which is to enable her to take this lady out and to and from her day placement. This person is pregnant and the lady will be moving into respite care for 6mnths soon. Surely she should have to give back the car for that period?

How will the car be helping the disabled woman if the pregnant/new mother carer has it 24/7?

it definatly against the rules for the car tax to be used in this way and Im pretty sure motability wouldnt sanction this either because the car isnt been used for the benfit of the person claiming HRMC.

DMG motability is the schemes name.

dmg24

sunnyone wrote: »

DMG motability is the schemes name.

Where did I state anything to the contrary?

Eligibility for Motability is as a result of a Higher Rate Mobility award. That eligibility will remain as long as she receives DLA HRM.

busy_mom_2

I just don't see why someone should get a 'free' car for 6 mnths. They won't be using the car for the purpose it is funded for.

sunnyone

busy_mom wrote: »

I just don't see why someone should get a 'free' car for 6 mnths. They won't be using the car for the purpose it is funded for.

Its not just that, the woman who gets HRMC is losing over £50 per week and while shes in residential care she wont have much benefit income also since she has MH problems along side physical problems she may not even know shes being robbed!

I bet the blue badge goes with the car too, someone who is willing to take advantage of a disabled person wont have any quarms about using the BB illegally.

busy_mom_2

The lady has a mental age of a two year old so no idea at all, her benefits go to an appointee at the local council, the social worker then sorts out everything else. Obviously her benefits don't cover her board, wages to the carer, day care and all the other things she has it is topped up by the council. The person will be getting maternity pay but the council will also be funding respite care. Do you think the social worker will notice the car is still being funded? Person has no intention of notifying them as ' how else will I get about?'

TheBottomLine_2

Is the lady actually going into residential care or are the council just sending someone to take over the carer's job for six months? I think your friend may be in for a shock when the respite care ask for the car so they can take her out.

Also, if I were you I'd phone the council. We must not let people take advantage of those who need our help.

AnxiousMum

I have always understood that the mobility car is for the use ONLY of the person it is intended to help. In this case, okay, another person is getting to be the driver of the car, but if it's in use for anything other than the care of the person it is meant for - isn't that against it's usage policy? Not sure, but this would likely affect the insurance coverage on the car as well, as surely as it has estimated mileage etc. on it for the purpose it was intended?

Indie_Kid

AnxiousMum wrote: »

I have always understood that the mobility car is for the use ONLY of the person it is intended to help. In this case, okay, another person is getting to be the driver of the car, but if it's in use for anything other than the care of the person it is meant for - isn't that against it's usage policy? Not sure, but this would likely affect the insurance coverage on the car as well, as surely as it has estimated mileage etc. on it for the purpose it was intended?

Yeah, it has to be for the disabled persons' benefit. So, you can go out and do their shopping without them being with you.

AnxiousMum

But if the disabled person is in a residential care home, I wouldn't imagine the allowable use of the vehicle would be more than a few miles per week to pick up any personal items that the disabled person might need picked up and delivered to her? Sounds like the driver of the vehicle is under the impression she has use of a free car for a while though.