Blue Badge Scheme: Eligibility
(asked on 9th February 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to extend eligibility for disabled parking badges to people with short-term disabilities.
This question was answered on 21st February 2022
The Blue Badge scheme is primarily about helping those with permanent mobility issues access the goods and services they need to use. Anyone may be entitled to a badge if they meet the eligibility criteria. The Department has no plans to amend the current eligibility criteria.