Overview

• Announced at the Manchester party conference, Kemi Badenoch said Motability cars would be for serious disabilities, adding, "Those cars are not for people with ADHD."
• The blueprint also seeks to narrow access to long-term benefits on mental-health grounds to more severe conditions, excluding anxiety or mild depression.
• Badenoch said the push targets 6.5 million working-age adults on out-of-work benefits, whom she described as "being paid to sit at home all day."
• The Motability Scheme currently serves about 815,000 people across Great Britain with vehicles, scooters and powered wheelchairs.
• Local reporting noted her claim equating 6.5 million to the populations of Glasgow, Cardiff, Belfast and Manchester is incorrect based on official city totals.