Allowances used on the Scheme

At Wessex Garages, we help disabled people get mobile by exchanging their mobility allowance to lease a car. To be eligible to join the Motability Scheme, you need to receive one of the following disability benefits.

Higher Rate Mobility Component of Disability Living Allowance (HRMC DLA)

This allowance is provided by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)and can be used to cover the cost of a Motability lease agreement. As of 11 April 2018, this allowance is £59.75 per week. To lease a car through Motability, you must have at least 12 months' award length of the HRMC remaining.

Enhanced Rate of the Mobility Component of Personal Independence Payment (ERMC PIP)

As part of its welfare reform programme, the Government has started to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) with a new benefit called Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for disabled people aged between 16 and 64. The Motability Scheme will work with PIP in the same way as is it does with DLA. For more information, go to dwp.gov.uk/pip. As of 9 April 2018, this allowance will be £59.75 per week.

Check how Personal Independence Payment (PIP) affects you by going to gov.uk/pip-checker.

War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement (WPMS)

This allowance is provided by Veterans UK and can be used to cover the cost of a Motability lease agreement. As of 11 April 2018, this allowance is £66.75 per week.

Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP)

A new allowance called Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP) was introduced as part of the Welfare Reform Act 2012. Those who receive this allowance will be eligible to join the Motability Scheme. For more information,visit Veterans UK. As of 11 April 2018, this allowance is £59.75 per week (this refers to the mobility element, which is the same rate as HRMC DLA and ERMC PIP).

If you are visiting the Motability Car Options or Car Search to compare and choose a Motability vehicle, please refer to the HRMC/PIP option when making your allowance choice on the relevant option.

The Attendance Allowance cannot be used to lease a car through Motability.

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