PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Blue Badge Scheme: Disability Living Allowance (3 September 2018)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether levels of payment of Disabled Living Allowance are used to assess applications for Blue Badges.
Asked by:
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)
Asked by:
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)
Answer
A person who receives the higher rate of the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance is eligible for a Blue Badge under the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) Regulations 2000, as amended. Similarly, a person will be eligible if they receive a score of at least 8 points in relation to the "moving around" activity of the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment.
Answered by:
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
6 September 2018
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