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The Latest Breaking News from Motability

Leading disability charities issue warning about Motability cuts

Analysis suggests changes to scheme could add an average £400 to upfront fees for users

The Independent UK

Disabled people driving luxury cars on your dime? Just the latest rightwing lie peddled by Labour

Starmer’s ailing government is happy to pursue ideas like cutting Motability, but all ministers will do is damage lives and themselves, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Motability cuts are a deeply cynical policy

Letter: Disabled customers and their carers will lose out as suitable vehicles and tax reliefs are removed, says Colin Hughes

The Guardian - UK

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How Motability cuts went from a rightwing online campaign to Rachel Reeves’s budget

Car lease scheme for people with mobility problems portrayed as ‘free’ but is funded by benefits and their own contributions

The Guardian - UK

UK budget to target cost of living crisis as Reeves battles to keep Labour MPs on side

Chancellor’s fiscal statement billed as decisive moment for fate of Starmer government as she tries to fill £20bn spending gap

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves warned against ‘dire’ cuts to Motability in Budget by over 40 disability charities

Exclusive: Reeves told that cuts would ‘betray disabled people and steal our independence’

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves expected to scrap £300m in tax breaks for Motability scheme

Plan to remove relief from scheme that helps provide cars for disabled people likely to concern some Labour MPs

The Guardian - UK

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Motability scheme explained: What it means for drivers ahead of Budget Day

Chancellor Rachel Reeves aims to cut £1 billion from the Motability scheme in the upcoming Autumn Budget.

Evening Standard

'No More Luxury': Motability Axes BMW and Mercedes Overnight in Push for British-Built Cars

Motability drops BMW and Mercedes overnight as ministers push UK-built cars, sparking anger and fears disabled drivers will face shrinking choices.

International Business Times UK

Limits to Motability Cars Imposed After Shocking Rise In PIP Recipients Without Visible Disabilities Applying For Luxury Vehicles

UK Motability reforms remove luxury cars, prioritise British-built models, and ignite debate over disability rights and welfare cuts.

International Business Times UK

Motability scheme to drop BMW and Mercedes as it aims to buy UK-made cars

Rachel Reeves says changes to subsidised scheme for disabled drivers will help support thousands of jobs

The Guardian - UK

'Unfair to Taxpayer': Reeves Targets Luxury Car Deals for Welfare Recipients in Major Reform

Rachel Reeves' Motability reforms spark debate over fairness, compassion, and taxpayer responsibility ahead of her forthcoming Budget.

International Business Times UK

No Pip eligibility changes at next month’s Budget, says minister

Sir Stephen Timms took a question about the Motability scheme, which personal independence payment claimants can use to lease a new vehicle.

The Independent UK

Brexit impact on UK economy will be negative for foreseeable future, Bailey warns

The Bank of England governor, speaking at the G30 International Banking Seminar, highlighted a decline in the UK’s potential growth rate.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Chancellor says she ‘can’t leave welfare untouched’ this parliament as budget looms

Rachel Reeves understood to be eyeing cuts to Motability scheme as she tries to plug hole in country’s finances

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves plots £1bn cut to Motability scheme which lets disability claimants access cars

The scheme provides cars and tax breaks to more than 800,000 users

The Independent UK

Just 31% of people willing to walk 10-plus minutes home from EV charger – poll

Researchers found the average walking time to a public charger for UK households is 11 minutes and 56 seconds.

The Independent UK

Britain’s oldest drug driver claims cocaine was slipped into his lemonade during birthday party

Arthur Ball’s motability car had a police marker on it amid claims the vehicle was being used by a drug dealer

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The National (Scotland)

Do you get a free car because you are disabled? The Motability Scheme explained

I am going to explain to you, the true cost of my Motability car, not because I feel I owe it to anyone, but because I want people to understand

The Independent UK

Billion-pound car scheme becomes lightning rod in welfare row

The boss behind billion-pound car scheme Motability caught in Britain’s benefits row

The Independent UK

The boss behind billion-pound car scheme Motability caught in Britain’s benefits row

Chief Exec Andrew Miller is the man keeping Motability on the road as welfare cuts bite

The Independent UK

What is Motability and why is there controversy around the disability benefit?

The car lease scheme for disabled people has around 815,000 customers

The Guardian - UK

Motability: is it true that the disability scheme is taking UK taxpayers for a ride?

Understanding the rightwing backlash over the government scheme helping people with serious disabilities get a car

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Why has the rightwing press turned on Motability?

In today’s newsletter: How a dubious ‘scandal’ about the scheme to help people with serious disabilities get a car made its way into the mainstream

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