Any funding for a wheelchair?

Magenta

hmf wrote: »

I have ME/CFS which leaves me housebound mainly apart from being able to drive to local places occasionally but I then don't have the energy to be able to walk around a place for long and then spend days in bed recovering from the walking that I have managed to do.
I could not use a self propelled wheel chair because I also have pain and weakness in my arms. I assume that I need an electric wheelchair or scooter to be able to get out of the house more. Any advice appreciated on which is better? I would need to fit it in my car which is a clio so not very big.
Is there any funding available to help buy either an electric wheelchair or scooter? I'm currently appealing my pip decision so my incoming money is not enough to start saving up for this item at the moment.
Thank you.

I have severe ME/CFS and am completely housebound, or should I say bed bound! I went through exactly the same situation as you are going through at the moment. I tried all avenues and unfortunately got nowhere. There is no funding for any mobility aids: I bought a wheelchair but couldn't use it (I have had lymphatic cancer as well as a few other cancers, and had all the lymph nodes removed from both my arms which has left them very very weak). I am much too ill now to use a mobility scooter even if I managed to save up enough money to buy one.
I wish you lots of luck and keep my fingers crossed for you x

pmlindyloo

I hope this link might be of use to someone:

http://www.disabreg.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

It is a register of second hand mobility scooters/wheelchairs.