There are in excess of 4,700 recipients of mobility allowance at an annual cost of over 9 million.
More than 300 people receive the grant each year at an estimated cost of 1.3 million.
Invalid vehicles, usually single seat three wheelers, were given to disabled war pensioners from 1921.
[3] Mobility allowance payments for people over the age of 5 and under 65 were introduced by the Social Security Pensions Act 1975.
This permitted claimants to exchange their weekly benefit payments for a new leased vehicle.