The Government is currently in the process of replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) with Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for disabled people aged 16 and over who have not reached State Pension age.
As a result of benefit devolution, the Scottish Government are currently in the process of replacing DLA and PIP with Adult Disability Payment (ADP) and Child Disability Payment (CDP).
Motability Foundation has no role in determining who should receive mobility benefits. This decision is made solely by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for DLA and PIP, and Social Security Scotland (SSS) for ADP and CDP.
Although we have no role in determining mobility allowances, Motability Scheme customers may be affected by these changes.
Due to this, we have established transitional support options to support Scheme customers who have been unsuccessful transitioning in the following circumstances:
- DLA to PIP
- DLA to ADP
- CDP to ADP
If you are awarded the Enhanced Rate Mobility Component of PIP or the Enhanced Rate of the Mobility Component of Adult Disability Payment
You do not need to do anything as you will continue to be eligible to lease a Motability Scheme vehicle. You should experience no disruption to your lease and will be able to continue leasing your vehicle.
If you are not awarded the Enhanced Rate Mobility Component of PIP or the Enhanced Rate of the Mobility Component of Adult Disability Payment
Following your DLA to PIP, DLA to ADP or CDP to ADP reassessment, if you are not eligible for the Enhanced Rate of the Mobility Component of PIP or ADP, you will no longer be eligible for the Motability Scheme.
Motability Operations Ltd will be in touch to help you return the vehicle and support you through this transition.
You may also be eligible for a pro-rata refund of any Advance Payment you made. When the vehicle is returned, you will not have to pay any further lease payments.
Transitional support for Scheme customers
There is a package of financial support available if you are a Scheme customer who previously received DLA, ADP or CDP payments and have been unsuccessful in your PIP or ADP reassessment, as long as you return the vehicle to the dealership in good condition and by the agreed date.
Transitional support is not applicable for Scheme customers following a PIP to PIP or ADP to ADP reassessment.
Details of our transitional support options are outlined below and are dependent on when you first joined the Motability Scheme.
Scheme customers who joined before 2013
- Option one: Choose to keep the vehicle for eight weeks (starting from the day of your last mobility allowance payment) and receive £2,000 transitional support payment. You must return your car within eight weeks, in a good condition.
- Option two: Choose to keep the vehicle for 26 weeks (starting from the day of your last mobility allowance payment) and receive a reduced transitional support payment of £500. You must return your car within 26 weeks, in a good condition.
Scheme customers who joined during 2013
- Option one: Choose to keep the vehicle for eight weeks (starting from the day of your last mobility allowance payment) and receive £1,000 transitional support payment. You must return your car within eight weeks, in a good condition.
- Option two: Choose to keep the vehicle for 26 weeks (starting from the day of your last mobility allowance payment) and receive a reduced transitional support payment of £250. You must return your car within 26 weeks, in a good condition.
Scheme customers who joined since 1 January 2014
More information about PIP was available by the beginning of 2014, therefore, people used the Scheme with some knowledge that benefit reassessment could impact their eligibility to continue leasing a vehicle.
If you joined on or after 1 January 2014 you can:
- Choose to keep your vehicle for eight weeks (starting from the day of your last mobility allowance payment) and receive a standard £250 ‘Return to Dealer’ payment. You must return your car within eight weeks in a good condition.
As well as one of the above transitional support package options, you may also get:
- No further lease payments.
- A potential pro-rata Advance Payment refund.
- Financial support to fit the same adaptations to a non-Scheme vehicle (where relevant).
- A full claims history letter from RSA Motability. To request a copy of a claims history letter for yourself or a named driver, please contact RSAM by email or by calling 0300 037 3737.
- Details for Autonet, an insurance broker who can provide insurance quotes, where possible, for customers leaving the Motability Scheme.
- A fair market price for your vehicle should you choose to buy it.
Find information for Scooter and Powered Wheelchair Scheme customers transitioning from DLA to PIP on the Motability Scheme website.
Further PIP information
Other information about PIP
More information about the DWP’s plans for DLA and PIP can be found on the Government’s website.
More information about Social Security Scotland’s plans for ADP and CDP can be found on the Scottish Government’s website.
Disability Rights UK (an independent charity) has produced a guide to claiming PIP, you can find this and other factsheets covering DLA and PIP on their website.
If you have been awarded Enhanced Rate Mobility Component of PIP, Enhanced Rate of the Mobility Component of Adult Disability Payment or Higher Rate Mobility Component of Child Disability Payment and are looking to join the Scheme, you can find out more on the Motability Scheme page .
