Written question asked by Lord Willetts (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 January 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 January 2001. It was answered by Hugh Bayley (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 January 2001 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what extra resources he will make available to Motability as a result of the extension of higher rate mobility to three and four year olds. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what extra resources he will make available to Motability as a result of the extension of higher rate mobility to three and four-year-olds. [146358] Mr. Bayley: About 6,000 children are estimated to gain from the extension of the higher rate Motability component to three and four-year-olds at annual cost of £15 million. They will be able to take the cash benefit or use it to pay for a standard vehicle through the Motability main scheme. Those that require an adapted vehicle will be able to make application to the Motability Equipment Fund (MEF), administered on behalf of the Government by Motability. From a base of £2 million per annum, an additional £2.4 million was made available to the MEF from 2000-01, and from 2001-02 an extra £1 million per annum is being provided which, with additional contributions from Motability's Tenth Anniversary Trust, is expected to meet overall demand over the next three years.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 361 c507W;361 c509W; 146358
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Disability Children Disability aids Finance Government assistance Motor vehicles Motability scheme
Contains statistics: Yes
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