Written questions

Personal Independence Payment: Motability

2026-06-28 · Department for Work and Pensions · 13935 · Official question

Mr Richard Holden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 16-year-olds in receipt of the enhanced rate of the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment have received funding through the Motability Foundation Driving Lessons Grant in (a) 2024

Answer

Motability Foundation provides the Driving Lessons Grant to help disabled teenagers with severe mobility challenges learn to drive from age 16, as legislation allows them to hold a provisional licence. Driving can remove barriers to personal independence....