I couldn’t see any reference to the mobility aspect of PIP, just daily living.
Correct.
Thanks. That’s good. I wonder if the Daily Mail, Sun, Telegraph and others will go for a ‘round 2’, saying that there was an opportunity missed to restrict who is eligible for the scheme? I can’t see them all just dropping it, but I hope I’m wrong. I will be fascinated to see if the BMW i4 is still on the scheme in Q2, as that seems to be the car that several of them have fixated on.
Well put @Glos Guy,
It wouldn’t surprise me if the government didn’t have an ulterior motive on this.
I hope I am wrong, but until ‘Rachel from Accounts’ does her worst later this month, changes could still happen via the back door.
With the media (and social media) seemingly venting their tirade against the Motability Scheme of late, I am left wondering as to whether the government is simply letting the media do its bidding on this, particularly in the court of public opinion.
What better then than to tinker with the current structural workings of Motability itself in the forthcoming Spring Statement. Such as reducing or even removing the block VAT exemption. Outside of Motability, I suppose the VED exemption could also be up for grabs.
Using levers such as these, the government can claim it isn’t cutting the welfare payments that keep disabled people mobile. Whilst at the same time, also curbing that ‘runaway’ Motability Scheme by claiming they are leveling up the scheme with other leasing companies non-disabled people use (public opinion/perception etc).
The DWP can say ‘ah guv, not us, we didn’t cut it’ and blame the Treasury. The Treasury can dress it up with whatever spin they want to put on it (using public perception of disabled people with ‘free’ (sic) BMW i4’s etc).
They are simply taking back more money via the rear door. (Give in one hand and take back in the other – how many times have we seen this happen over the years)?
Doing such as this curbs Motability a bit, without in effect wiping out the motor industry. The government in effect lets Motability take he hit for it and the public think the Government are good eggs for stopping disabled people getting ‘free’ (sic) BMW i4’s.
Plus it raises income for the Treasury,
A win-win all round for the Government.
And a lose-lose for disabled people!
As I said, I hope I am wrong, but……………..