Disability Living Allowance
(asked on 23rd June 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were in receipt of the Higher Rate Mobility Component of the Disability Living Allowance in each of the four countries of the UK in the last year; and how many of those recipients in each country used it to cover the cost of a Motability Scheme lease agreement.
The latest available information showing the number of individuals who received the Higher Rate mobility award of Disability Living Allowance, is given in the table below.
Number of individuals in receipt of Higher Rate Mobility Award of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) by country, at the end of each quarter, February 2021 to November 2021: Great Britain.
Quarter | England | Wales | Scotland | Total (GB) |
Feb 21 | 464,946 | 46,003 | 68,817 | 579,767 |
May 21 | 456,141 | 45,065 | 67,551 | 568,752 |
Aug 21 | 448,341 | 44,246 | 66,397 | 558,979 |
Nov 21 | 440,127 | 43,259 | 64,974 | 548,362 |
Source: DLA Cases in Payment, Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions
We do not hold information on the number of higher rate mobility recipients that use it to cover the cost of a Motability Scheme lease agreement. However, the latest Motability annual report does show that over 640,000 people use the scheme.