Are You Eligible?

The Motability Scheme enables disabled people to get mobile by exchanging their mobility allowance to lease a new car.

The Eligibility Checker tool and the information on the Motability site will help you to find out if you may be eligible to apply to join the Scheme.



Motability Eligibility Checker. The Eligibility Checker tool and the information below will help you to find out if you may be eligible to apply to join the Scheme.
Eligibility Checker
Check here to see if you're eligible to apply to join the Motability Scheme

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Who are you checking for?

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Which allowance do you receive? You must receive one of the five mobility allowances listed below in order to be eligible for the Motability Scheme
Which allowance does the person you are checking on behalf of receive? They must receive one of the five mobility allowances listed below in order to be eligible for the Motability Scheme
Enhanced Rate of the Mobility Component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
Higher Rate Mobility Component of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
Higher Rate Mobility Component of Child Disability Payment (CDP) (Scotland)
War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement (WPMS)
Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP)
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None of these

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Do you have 12 months of your allowance remaining? You must have 12 months of your allowance remaining when you apply to join the Motability Scheme.
Do they have 12 months of their allowance remaining? The person you are checking on behalf of must have 12 months of their allowance remaining when they apply to join the Motability Scheme.

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You can apply to join the Motability Scheme Here are some links to help you get started
The person you are checking on behalf of can apply to join the Motability Scheme Here are some links to help you get started
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We need some more information If you are unsure about the details of your award, you can check your Certificate of Entitlement* from your benefit payment agency (this will be either the Department for Work and Pensions, Social Security Scotland or Veterans UK)
We need some more information If you are unsure about the details of the award, the person you are checking on behalf of receives, you can double check their Certificate of Entitlement* from their benefit payment agency (this will be either the Department for Work and Pensions, Social Security Scotland or Veterans UK)
Department for Work and Pensions For enquiries about claiming PIP or DLA allowance:
Call them about PIP on 0800 121 4433
Call them about DLA on 0800 121 4600
Social Security Scotland For enquiries about the higher rate mobility component of Child Disability Payment:
Call them about PIP on 0800 182 2222
Veterans UK For enquiries about claiming WPMS or AFIP
Call them about PIP on 0808 1914 218
* The letter stating which allowance you have been awarded, and for how long the award lasts

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Unfortunately, you do not appear to be eligible to apply to join the Motability Scheme If you currently do not receive a higher rate mobility allowance you are not able to lease a vehicle on the Scheme, however if your circumstances change in the future you may become eligible. In the meantime the following links may be of interest to you.
Unfortunately, the person you are checking on behalf of does not appear to be eligible to apply to join the Motability Scheme If they do not receive a higher rate mobility allowance they are not able to lease a vehicle on the Motability Scheme, however if their circumstances change in the future you they become eligible. In the meantime the following links may be of interest to you.
Department for Work and Pensions For enquiries about claiming PIP or DLA allowance:
Call them about PIP on 0800 121 4433
Call them about DLA on 0800 121 4600

Allowances

To be eligible to join the Motability Scheme, you need to receive one of the following mobility allowances and you must have at least 12 months’ award length remaining.

Please note that the Attendance Allowance cannot be used to lease a car through the Scheme.

Higher Rate Mobility Component of Disability Living Allowance

This allowance is provided by the Government and can be used to cover the cost of a lease agreement with Motability Operations Ltd. As of 14 April 2021, this allowance is £62.55 per week.. To lease a car through the Motability Scheme, you must have at least 12 months’ award length of the HRMC DLA remaining.

Enhanced Rate of the Mobility Component of Personal Independence Payment

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 works with PIP in the same way as is it does with DLA. As of 12 April 2021, this allowance is £62.55 per week.

War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement (WPMS)

This allowance is provided by Veterans UK and can be used to cover the cost of a lease agreement with Motability Operations Ltd. As of 14 April 2021, this allowance is £69.85 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. As of 14 April 2020, the mobility element of the allowance is £62.55 per week.

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