3 articles
• via Liverpool Echo
Motability's new investigations unit targets vehicle misuse amid stable rates and scheme growth. Labour tax hikes add £400 to costs, exposing welfare expansion that outruns controls across governments. Taxpayers fund unchecked vulnerabilities.
• via Adam Smith Institute
The Adam Smith Institute's investigation into the Motability scheme uncovers a staggering £8.1 billion annual expenditure on brand-new cars for welfare claimants, far exceeding essential public services budgets. This exposé reveals how a program initially designed to assist wheelchair users has ballooned into an unaccountable monopoly, purchasing one in five new cars sold in Britain, while eligibility criteria have been drastically expanded to include conditions like anxiety and depression.
• via The Spectator
Lana Hempsall's investigation into Motability reveals a textbook case of institutional mission drift. What began as essential support for severely disabled individuals has morphed into Britain's largest vehicle leasing operation, operating under the protective umbrella of public benefit while generating substantial private returns.