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UK disability benefit car scheme controversy
WSJ says 1 in 7 new UK cars is paid via disability benefits, with the scheme's 815k customers up 200k in two years.
Key points
- One in seven new cars sold in the U.K. is paid for through a disability benefit, per the WSJ.
- The scheme lets people swap part of their disability payments for a brand-new car every three years.
- Among those who got new cars last year, by primary medical condition: tennis elbow 40, wheat intolerance 50, dyslexia 320.
- The program now has about 815,000 customers, up roughly 200,000 in two years.
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One in seven new cars sold in the U.K. is paid for through a disability benefit, per the WSJ.
The scheme lets people swap part of their disability payments for a brand-new car every three years.
Among those who got new cars last year, by primary medical condition, according to government figures:
Tennis elbow: 40
Wheat intolerance: 50
Dyslexia: 320
The program now has about 815,000 customers, up roughly 200,000 in two years.
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Reaction on X: Replies are largely critical, calling the scheme a scam or "Communism" and questioning how the number grew so large, while one notes the lease includes insurance, servicing and breakdown cover at taxpayers' expense. No response from the original poster.
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