Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have used from the Motability scheme in each of the last five years; and what has been the cost to the public purse of that scheme.

The Department only holds readily available data on Motability Scheme users who are in receipt of Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Information on these will be published in due course.

Information on Motability Scheme users not receiving PIP is not readily available, and producing such data would require a detailed review of individual claimant records and case files, which could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.

Some relevant information can be found from the published Annual Reports and Accounts from the Motability Foundation: Annual Reports and Accounts | About Us | Motability Foundation.

The Motability Scheme receives no direct funding from DWP. However, it does receive the direct transfer of benefit from DWP. This is claimant benefit the claimant would otherwise be receiving, and the cost of transfer is paid for by the Motability Foundation.

Information on the cost of the Motability Scheme is already available in the answer I gave on 3 December 2025 to PQ UIN 94592.