need help with car as can't pay don't qualify for mobility scheme

bomars21

don’t qualify for mobility scheme I’m a private disabled person that has pay cars and the adaptions . Need help as I can’t paying have cp down my right side

bomars21

my car is on its last treads . Cant get mobility allowance. Dont earn enough. When the car dies again il be trapped again . Is there any help for cp people that don’t qualify for mobility

Kimi87

PIP isn't dependant on income and it isn't linked to working. It's non means tested. An award of PIP Enhanced Mobility would make you eligible for the Motability scheme.

Have you tried applying for PIP?

Scope has a CP network https://www.scope.org.uk/cerebral-palsy-network

I believe @SaraC_Scope is the expert.

bomars21

I started off with a life time award when it was just Dwp . But when it changed to pip I had to jump through hoops at the assessment just to get the lower rate then one nurse decided I wasn’t disabled enough to have lower rate so I had to go to court to get that . I’m just trapped without a car .

Kimi87

You can submit a change of circumstances to try for higher rate mobility, this will see your whole award completely reassessed.

A local welfare rights organisation can advise & support

https://advicefinder.turn2us.org.uk/

bomars21

if I do that pip will stop and and wouldn’t be a to pay car loan .

SwiftFox

Do you mean you were on DLA?

bomars21

personal independent payment - DLA

SwiftFox

DLA or PIP..which one? A lot of people didn't get invited over from DLA when it changed to PIP.

bomars21

I’ve gone from Dwp to pip when was switched over

SwiftFox

So you are getting PIP now as it stands?. If you are, have you had an review and they've dropped your pip?.

bomars21

I’m on the lower rate of pip . back in 2019 in fight just get that . I’m older and weaker now . I can’t keep up with cost s my ageing car

OverlyAnxious

Hi,

The sad reality is that some of us just don't fit the criteria for Enhanced PIP Mobility. There isn't likely to be much other financial help for a car as it's expected that disabled people will meet the criteria for Motability. (But still worth asking local disability service just in case).

Having said that, it sounds like you should be entitled to Enhanced Mobility - especially if you are weaker than you were 7 years ago.

Do you know roughly how many metres you can walk now? That is the basic test for PIP Mobility with physical conditions.

Also wondering when your current PIP award end date is? 7 years is a long time so you're possibly near to a review anyway?

bomars21

I’m on medication now cos when I walk my hips burn . Cant walk far now because of the pain . Pip just just keeping paying since I when to court

bomars21

I’m abit scared to call them as review mite stop the payment that need to pay car loans

SoapySoutar

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1111497#Comment_1111497

That's the catch-22 is it not? Report and hope for a better outcome, or stick with what you have, for fear of losing it.

SheffieldMan1976

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1111520#Comment_1111520

Indeed, and the DWP aren't daft, they know people will be scared to contest their decisions for fear of losing out completely.

bomars21

thank you both for your comments. I may want intill November. As Dwp -pip will pulling people claims aparts for far ness

OverlyAnxious

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1111496#Comment_1111496

Even if you were awarded PIP via a tribunal, there will still be an end date on your award. The longest possible award was 10 years.

Rachel_Scope

Hi @bomars21. I'm sorry your condition has worsened and that you no longer qualify for motability. As you've already mentioned, it's a risk if you declare a change of circumstances so I understand why you would want to wait. Here is the guidance for the descriptor of 'moving around' on the PIP form so you can see the distances it asks about https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/pip/help-with-your-claim/fill-in-form-pip/14-moving-around/ .

Kimi87

It's also worth remembering if you cannot do an activity reliably, repeatedly, safely and in a timely manner for more than 51% of the time, you are treated as unable to do the activity at all.