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Motability Scheme: Depressive Illnesses

Answer

At the end of July 2025 (latest available data), 593,700 PIP claimants had an active contract with the Motability Scheme.

The number of PIP claimants who had an active contract with the Motability Scheme broken down by condition groups over the past 5 years is provided in the table below.

Table 1: PIP claimants with an active Motability Scheme contract by condition over the past 5 years

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025 (to July-25)
Psychiatric disorders	76,100	86,800	97,200	125,000	162,700	174,700
of which ADHD / ADD	1,900	2,600	3,400	5,600	9,000	10,400
of which any depressive disorder	16,200	19,700	22,700	32,800	46,100	49,900

The Department does not hold Motability data in its analytical datasets for DLA. Obtaining these data from other sources would involve disproportionate costs.

Notes:

- The figures provided are for PIP claimants in England and Wales only.

- The figures include both claims made under Normal Rules and those made under Special Rules for End of Life.

- The claimants’ primary conditions were used to categorise them in the provided table. Many claimants have two or more health conditions, and it is not necessarily the case that the listed primary condition is that which gives rise to the functional limitation(s) behind the award of the enhanced mobility component of PIP.

- The figures have been provided in calendar years, containing data from January 2020 to July 2025.

- The calendar year 2025 only contains data to July 2025, therefore volumes may be smaller than what would appear within a full calendar year. Data beyond this point is currently unavailable centrally for analysis.

- Values in the table show any PIP claimant with an active Motability Scheme contract on the PIP caseload at some point within that calendar year.

- The “of which any depressive disorder” category is made up of 4 primary conditions:

o Anxiety and depressive disorders – mixed

o Bipolar affective disorder

o Depressive disorder

o Mood disorders – Others / type not known

- Values have been rounded to the nearest 100.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

81918

Session

2024-26

Grouped for answer

Yes

Subjects

Depressive illnesses Motability scheme

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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