Question reference: S5W-03313
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 29 September 2016
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 1 November 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on providing access to adapted vehicles to people with xeroderma pigmentosum who are reliant on them, regardless of their care component rating.
Answer
The Scottish Government has set out plans to continue to work with Motability, the independent charity that provides vehicles to recipients of qualifying disability benefits, to ensure the scheme can continue to operate in Scotland when powers over disability benefits are devolved.
The Scottish Government is currently consulting on its approach to Social Security in Scotland. However, until the necessary legislation and delivery mechanisms are in place, the United Kingdom Government will continue to set the qualifying criteria for disability benefits.