Badenoch Rails Against Free Cars for People With ‘ADHD’ and ‘Tennis Elbow’ – Guido Fawkes

WATCH: Badenoch Rails Against Free Cars for People With ‘ADHD’ and ‘Tennis Elbow’

Badenoch’s speech on welfare reform is targeting the Motability scheme:

“We are going to have to draw a line in the sand about which conditions the state gives out support for. Food intolerances are a medical fact, but they’re not something we should be handing out new cars for. This is not a joke. This actually happens… The Motability scheme is a perfect example of what’s going wrong with the current system. It was initially set up to help disabled people get around. Now 90% of its cars now have no adaptations whatsoever. That’s not what it was designed for. People are qualifying with conditions like drug misuse, ADHD, obesity. The assessment system surely can’t have been designed with that intention and we cannot allow it to continue for a moment longer.”

Kemi is following Guido’s reporting last week into the comical list of ailments for which PIP claimants get a free car according to official documents. Tennis elbow got a mention…

The Tory leader pointed to analysis from the Centre for Social Justice which shows restricting benefits to those with more severe mental health conditions could save £9 billion every year. One in five cars sold in the UK is now a Motability car. A sham scheme…