this this normal

snoopy89

i had been awarded life mobility since i was 24 due to muscels wasting in legs, then i was awarded dla later at lowr rate , which i have had for a number of years. now due to things getting much worse i have been awarded high rate mobility again and high rate dla, but now it is only till 2013 and then reasessed. is this becuse they are reassessing eveyone even though things will never change, also it means i cant get a car on loan as i am under the 3 years from when it was awarded. should i ring dwp and ask????. cheers.

p.s thank goodness for this help as a lot of us would be stuck in doors watching tv or something. help the paints drying again again.:rotfl:

DX2

snoopy89 wrote: »

i had been awarded life mobility since i was 24 due to muscels wasting in legs, then i was awarded dla later at lowr rate , which i have had for a number of years. now due to things getting much worse i have been awarded high rate mobility again and high rate dla, but now it is only till 2013 and then reasessed. is this becuse they are reassessing eveyone even though things will never change, also it means i cant get a car on loan as i am under the 3 years from when it was awarded. should i ring dwp and ask????. cheers.

p.s thank goodness for this help as a lot of us would be stuck in doors watching tv or something. help the paints drying again again.:rotfl:

You only need 12 months for a motability car.

DX2

To lease a car from Motability, you must be receiving either:

• Higher Rate Mobility Component (HRMC) of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - currently £49.85 per week - or,
• War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement (WPMS) - currently £55.65 per week.

If you choose to lease a car through Motability's Contract Hire scheme you must have at least 12 months' award length remaining. For customers choosing to buy a car with a Hire Purchase agreement, you will need to be receiving the allowance for the full length of your agreement.

http://www.motabilitycarscheme.co.uk/main.cfm?Type=AIE&Source=CHSW

Trialia

Snoopy, yes, they're reassessing everyone from 2013. I have indefinite lower-rate care and higher-rate mobility component due to three incurable and barely treatable major health conditions, and I'm expecting to be reassessed under these new guidelines, too.

snoopy89

thanks everyone.

sunnyone

DX2 wrote: »

You only need 12 months for a motability car.

But not a "loan" if you are using the HP scheme instead of the motability contract hire scheme.