Disability Allowance is paid to people with a disability. You can get it from 16. The maximum weekly rate is €208. From January 2023 it will increase to €220. You can work and receive a reduced rate. Most cars will require all of your weekly Mobility Allowance (currently £71.00, or £79.25 if you receive the War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement), though there are normally around 30 vehicles that cost less than the full allowance, giving you some money back. Remember, it's only the Mobility element of your allowance that is exchanged for a Claimants can lease the vehicle if they cash in their entire mobility allowance and make an advance payment of £3,999. Alternatively, they could use their benefits to lease a hybrid Ford Fiesta The other is the mobility component if they have mobility problems. Your child may just qualify for one part or both. Care component. This is paid at one of three different weekly rates depending on how much care your child needs: Highest rate: £101.75; Middle rate: £68.10; Lowest rate: £26.90; Mobility component Anyone with a higher rate mobility allowance and at least 12 month's award left is eligible for the Motability car scheme. So, that includes: - Higher Rate Mobility Component of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - Enhanced Rate of the Mobility Component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP - War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement (WPMS) Disability Living Allowance for adults. Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a tax-free benefit for people with disabilities who need help with mobility or care costs. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has replaced DLA for people between 16 and State Pension age. Electric mobility aid; Walking frames; Crutches; Shower seat; If you have more than two mobility items, you'll need to buy a hold luggage allowance for them. This can be done online through Manage Bookings. At most airports you'll be able to bring your mobility equipment up to the aircraft door but it may have to travel in the hold for the 5 March 2022 at 10:02AM edited 5 March 2022 at 10:45AM. Mobility Allowance was introduced in 1975 but was replaced first by the Mobility component of DLA and then by the Mobility component of PIP. If you don't want to use the Motability scheme you can of course use the Mobility component of your PIP award (if you have one) in any way you see fit. How you pay. Decide whether you want to use some or all of your mobility allowance, then choose a car that suits you. After you've collected your car, we'll receive your payments straight from your allowance provider, to make paying simple. So you know - you might need to top this up with an Advance Payment. The Motability Scheme helps disabled people stay active and mobile by allowing them to exchange their mobility allowance for a brand-new car. The agreement runs for 3 years and pretty much every cost is covered, including insurance for up to 3 named drivers, all maintenance and servicing, tyre and windscreen cover, full breakdown cover plus a JJXc78.