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Old Jun 2nd, 2019, 19:57   #5
Alec Dawe
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The problem with this is that there doesn’t seem to be any way to get exemption or a reduction in “car tax” if you become disabled in later life. I have just been assessed for, and granted a Blue Badge, and have had to buy myself an electric Mobility Scooter. But all the mobility benefits appear to be out of reach. It is not possible to make a new claim for Disabled Living Allowance, and you can not make a claim for Personal Independence Payments if you are over Pensionable Age. The only benefit that someone my age can claim for is Attendance Allowance, But this has No Mobility Component!
So at my age (71) it seems that I fall between two stools!
If anyone knows a way around this conundrum, and a way to claim some sort of mobility allowance, I’d be glad to hear it!
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