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Access to Work

The Department for Work and Pension (DWP)'s Access to Work programme provides support to disabled people who are working or trying to get into work.

A grant awarded through the DWP’s Access to Work programme will require a personal contribution if the equipment is also used outside of work - this is known as a Social Domestic Contribution (SDC).

Our Access to Work grant if you are eligible may be able to cover your (SDC) for certain items of equipment. This includes manual wheelchairs, powered wheelchairs, scooters, and vehicle adaptations (added after the vehicle has been built or converted).

You can apply if you meet our criteria:

  • have your DWP Access to Work grant award letter,
  • have already purchased the equipment,
  • have a receipt and proof of delivery for the equipment,
  • have contacted us with your details and provided a copy of the equipment receipt.

We'll then be able to send you a cheque to help cover the cost of your SDC.

Access to mobility grant

What the grant covers

We can provide a grant to contribute to your SDC for certain items of equipment.

This includes manual wheelchairs, powered wheelchairs, scooters, and vehicle adaptations (added after the vehicle has been built or converted).

What the grant does not cover

  • The cost of buying a vehicle.
  • The cost of converting or changing a vehicle (for example, lowering the floor).
  • Any other items of equipment not listed within the "what the grant covers" section.

If you’re not sure what counts as a vehicle adaptation, please contact us and we can explain.

Common questions:

Access to Work is for people with a disability or heath condition who are in work, or have a job offer. It provides grants towards the cost of equipment, mental health and communication support needed to get or keep a job.

This is what you need to pay if the equipment helps you outside of work. For example, if you use a wheelchair both at work and at home.

The DWP decides on the cost of your SDC by how many days you are in work. For example, if you work three days a week out of seven, they may pay three-sevenths of the equipment cost. You would need to cover the rest.

We can provide a grant to contribute to your SDC for certain items of equipment. This includes manual wheelchairs, powered wheelchairs, scooters, and vehicle adaptations (added after the vehicle has been built or converted).

Anyone who has been offered an Access to Work grant from the DWP for the equipment listed below can apply. You do not need to be a Motability Scheme customer.

  • manual wheelchairs.
  • powered wheelchairs.
  • scooters.
  • vehicle adaptations (added after the vehicle has been built or converted).

You must apply to the Motability Foundation within three months of buying and receiving your equipment.

We cannot help with the cost of buying a vehicle, changing or converting a vehicle (such as lowering the floor), or with equipment other than wheelchairs, scooters or adaptations to a vehicle (added after the vehicle has been built or converted).