Submitted by Ben Gilbert on Sunday 7th April 2024
Published on Wednesday 17th April 2024
Current status: Open
Open until: Thursday 17th October 2024
Current Signatures: 114
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Provide interest free finance payment plans for mobility equipment
Set up a government scheme allowing disabled people to buy mobility scooters, wheelchairs or other equipment required for independent living, through interest free payments with no upfront deposit. This should be available for all new equipment to anyone with PIP or equivalent.
Currently the motability scheme provides assistance to lease either a vehicle or a wheelchair / mobility scooter. Disabled people might then purchase the other equipment they need but often this means buying second hand, or older, items which may unreliable or unsafe. Some people access funding from the NHS, but may wish to purchase something that suits their needs that costs more. By having a no deposit, interest free, payment plan for all new or approved refurbished equipment it will allow anyone eligible to purchase safe and reliable equipment that suits them.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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