Overview
- At a Westminster event, Reform UK’s Lee Anderson proposed reviving the NHS-era “Invacar” three-wheeler for disabled drivers in place of standard leased cars.
- Reform announced plans to remove eligibility for Personal Independence Payment from people with anxiety and depressive disorders, while keeping support for serious psychiatric conditions.
- The party says the changes would save about £9 billion a year by 2030 and £37 billion over five years.
- Reform criticized the Motability scheme for enabling leases of premium-badge models, referencing reports of more than 40,000 claimants on the programme.
- The three-wheeled Invacar was phased out and banned in 2003 after safety incidents, and Reform later clarified its assessment policy to require in-person checks for all new applicants with most reassessments also face to face.