Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRachel Reeves is reportedly planning to restrict disabled people’s access to cars through the Motability benefit scheme in an effort to save £1bn. Proposed reforms include axing £1bn worth of annual tax breaks, such as VAT and insurance premium tax exemptions, and removing luxury vehicles like Mercedes and BMWs from the scheme. The changes are being considered to save money and boost public confidence in the welfare system, as the Chancellor faces pressure to find £22bn in cuts or tax hikes for the November Budget. Disability groups, including Transport for All and Scope, have criticised the potential reforms, warning they would make life more expensive for disabled people and restrict their freedom. Critics like Kemi Badenoch and Reform UK have argued that the Motability scheme is being exploited by some, with spending on it having 'spiralled out of control'. In fullRachel Reeves plots £1bn cut to Motability scheme which lets disability claimants access carsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Cuts to disability car scheme could save government £1 billion
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRachel Reeves is reportedly planning to restrict disabled people’s access to cars through the Motability benefit scheme in an effort to save £1bn. Proposed reforms include axing £1bn worth of annual tax breaks, such as VAT and insurance premium tax exemptions, and removing luxury vehicles like Mercedes and BMWs from the scheme. The changes are being considered to save money and boost public confidence in the welfare system, as the Chancellor faces pressure to find £22bn in cuts or tax hikes for the November Budget. Disability groups, including Transport for All and Scope, have criticised the potential reforms, warning they would make life more expensive for disabled people and restrict their freedom. Critics like Kemi Badenoch and Reform UK have argued that the Motability scheme is being exploited by some, with spending on it having 'spiralled out of control'. In fullRachel Reeves plots £1bn cut to Motability scheme which lets disability claimants access carsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
