Adult disability transport to day care who pays

mids

Can anyone help that knows answers to this please or maybe experienced this.

Basically, my nephew has moderate learning disabilities. He has just turned 19. He is leaving education in July to go to a daycare sort of facility for adults with learning issues very similar to education not paid just a better setting for helping them learn around animals arts and crafts etc. This facility is a little bit away from where he lives he has a mobility car. His mum doesn’t drive. My nephew can’t drive because he’s too disabled and his dad can drive but can’t do the daycare driving him to and from because he’s at work. My nephew will have to claim his own universal credits and pip go directly to himself now as he’s 19 but my sister will have full care over the money because he doesn’t have the mental capacity. What happens with the cost or transportation to get him to the daycare facility because he has a mobility car does that rule out any transportation help or costs due to him having a mobility car is down to them to get him there? Or due to him still having low income, he could still get transportation a taxi or something? If you can’t get any help because of mobility car if the mobility car was sent back would he then be entitled to taxis? Obviously there’s no one to drive the car to get him to the daycare facility but taxi costs are looking about £60 a day and I think his income would be about £600 PIP and about £550 universal credit so obviously it doesn’t add up how we can pay for all of his Taxi because he wouldn’t have enough and he wouldn’t have no money for living costs as well as anyone gone through this and can help at all

Girl_No1

I think the situation will vary area by area.

Personally, I'd just ask the person organising the placement for him how it works.

mids

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1036264#Comment_1036264

well the social worker said that the disabled adult has to pay the transport transport is £2000 and his income is £1500 so I just I’m a bit lost how it’s supposed to work when that means he’s got -£500 a month without even paying for bills and food

Girl_No1

I mean this kindly, have you not asked the social worker the other questions you are asking on here - what if he did not have a mobility car? Is there no assistance due to his low income? etc. etc.

As I said above, the situation will vary area by area. Any answer anyone provides may not apply in your area - whether that's a positive or negative answer.

Holly_Scope

Hi @mids i hope you're well? If it's taxi specific, it would be your local authority who might be able to offer some financial support for your nephew. If their in a location where they might be able to look at alternatives, there are other free/discounted travel options available. I've added a link below to our transport page. There's a section called "free and discounted travel" which might be helpful.

Transport for disabled people | Disability charity Scope UK

I hope you're able to arrange something suitable and not too costly for your nephew.

Best wishes,