Autumn statement 2025: How the budget will affect disabled people

I understand your concerns I too have seen about the duty to engage thing.

But it would need to be a law to action it and if they didn't exempt various groups the Backbenchers wouldn't let it pass same as in the summer.

They have to safeguard and be sensible.

so what about those of us who have mental health issues I.e eupd, CPTSD, anxiety and chronic depression?

Point taken, and I know you had to pay an advance payment for the up market cars, BUT you have to accept how it is perceived by working people heavily taxed and struggling themselves. Take into consideration the following when thinking about how it is perceived:-

1. You can't get a better deal on leasing a car than Motability, private companies don't come close, so Motability customers get a special unmatched deal on leasing a car.... For instance, you can drive thousands of miles more for starters! Why not the same deal for non disabled?
2. You have not mentioned the abuse of the Motability Scheme. Everyone I knew that had a Motability car never used it as per the Scheme rules. One guy which the car was assigned to never used the car - it was his wife's car... Another got his mother to get the Motability car with her PIP advanced payment, he pays her back and has full used of the car, like I have said, a lucrative deal is leasing a Motability car. Three people I know had their Motability cars taken off them, again abuse of the Scheme in some way.
3. Some Motability Scheme users had Range Rovers at one time, which is over the top! They may have paid a hefty advance payment, but they are also using the Motability Scheme's unmatched and lucrative leasing arrangements to afford and own these cars. This could be seen as abuse of the Scheme by onlookers too!
4. Some disabled that have a Motability car do not have a physical disability, not saying anything about this myself, but it is how this is perceived by the general public.
5. The numbers of Motability cars have increased 200,000 in a few recent years, tying in, rightly or wrongly, with influencers on YouTube in how to get a "free car."

@chiarieds please don't twist my words, I have not said or saying disabled people should not have a Motability car. You don't seem to be able to have an opinion on this forum if it goes against the thoughts of the majority of members, you are called out and incorrect assumptions are made about you.... I will report any of that to Moderators! I am replying to the member with reasons why working taxpayers are up in arms over the Motability Scheme. Nothing more! People that want to see changes to the Scheme and what political parties are saying currently this is looking to be the case.

The abuse of the Motability Scheme is known about, it is mentioned on the Motability website and that they need to do something about it. I don't know how they can tackle it though.

I know "all disabled people are deserving of help, & some can have both physical & mental health problems, which can often be the case." I am giving valid reasons for the outcry over the Motability Scheme. I have looked into this, I know people that have had Motability cars and how they used them. What I have typed is fact.

I have backed up working people because of the tax they pay and because I worked for 40 years and know how it feels and I know all their grievances. In doing this, I have never said anything that is detrimental to the genuine disabled, in fact I am on this forum the majority of time trying to help them! I know you can have working disabled on PIP, my reply is only giving reasons why there is an outcry from the general public over the Motability Scheme.

I can see myself asking moderators to remove my reply in the end!

Merry Christmas @WhatThe and a Happy New Year!