Overview

• Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood confirmed guidance for local authorities to extend concessions to people with temporary disabilities using existing powers.
• The government is assessing a formal temporary badge scheme after Liberal Democrat MP Will Forster urged support for those with short-term health issues.
• The current Blue Badge programme covers over 3.2 million long-term beneficiaries and grants closer parking, free disabled bays and select restriction exemptions.
• Local councils manage applications and eligibility checks, requiring proof of identity, address and benefits and mobility assessments for non-automatic qualifiers.
• Automatic entitlement applies to individuals receiving higher-rate mobility support through DLA, PIP, ADP or CDP and to those certified as severely sight-impaired.