Disability Living Allowance - Telephone 0800 88 22 00
A tax-free benefit for children and adults who need help with personal care or have walking difficulties because they are physically or mentally disabled. Visit WebsiteCarers allowance - Telephone 01253 856 123
You may be able to get Carer's Allowance if you are aged 16 or over and spend at least 35 hours a week caring for a person getting Attendance Allowance, or Disability Living Allowance (at the middle or highest rate for personal care), or Constant Attendance Allowance (at or above the normal maximum rate with an Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, or basic (full day) rate with a War Disablement Pension).
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Blue Badge Scheme
You are automatically eligible to apply for a badge if you are over two years old and either:
- receive the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance
- are registered blind
- have a permanent and substantial disability which means you cannot walk, or which makes walking very difficult
If you are a parent of a child who is less than two years old, you may apply for a badge for your child if they have a specific medical condition which means that they either:
- must always be accompanied by bulky medical equipment which cannot be carried around without great difficulty
- need to be kept near a vehicle at all times, so that they can, if necessary, be treated in the vehicle, or quickly driven to a place where they can be treated, such as a hospital
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Motability Scheme
The Motability Scheme can help you with leasing or buying a car if you're getting the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA). Even if you don't drive, you can apply for a car as a passenger and propose two other people as your drivers.
You can also apply for a car on behalf of a child aged three or over who is entitled to the higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance.
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