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Department for Work and Pensions have a renewal pack to re-assess your claim which you can ask for. If your own allowance is extended, your Motability lease agreement will not change. If, for any reason, your allowance is discontinued or extended whether you are a car scheme customer, you need to contact Motability to go through the options. You will not have to pay the remainder of the agreement but you will also have to return your car.
You need to have at least a year remaining to join the Motability Scheme. If you have less than a year, you will not be able to place a new application until the DWP extend or renew your allowance.
Higher Rate Mobility Component (HRMC) of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) can be awarded when a disabled person turns three years old. Applications can be submitted prior to this date as long as the eligibility criteria are met, and the award will start on their third birthday. Although the allowance has been confirmed, applications can only be made up to three months prior to the third birthday and the agreement cannot start until the allowance is awarded.
Children over the age of three in possession of the Higher Rate Mobility Allowance can apply to join the Motability Scheme. The application needs to be made by the appointee (parent or guardian) who is responsible for the child.
Children who remain in eligibility criteria can receive HRMC until they reach the age of 16. The DWP have no plans to introduce PIP for those under 16.
The Motability Scheme works with Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in the same way as it does with Disability Living Allowance (DLA). The Motability Scheme enables disabled people to lease a new car, scooter or powered wheelchair. If you receive one of the following allowances, with at least 12 months remaining, you may be eligible to join the Motability Scheme: Motability Scheme works with Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in the same terms as Disability Living Allowance. If you receive any of the allowances featured below, with no less than a year remaining, you may be eligible to join:
War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement provided by Veterans UK. This allowance well help cover the cost of your lease agreement. This is currently £66.75 per week (as of 11/04/2018).
Eligibility is determined by the Department for Work and Pensions