Survey of Child and Adult Beneficiaries of the Mobility Allowance, 1977

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>The Mobility Allowance is a social security benefit introduced in 1976 to help the handicapped with the extra costs of transport and getting about. The study aimed to provide information on<br>
how the allowance is used by recipients;<br>
how much it contributes to their transport costs;<br>
how much their mobility has changed since receiving the allowance;<br>
what recipients think about the allowance.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>Variables<br>
The nature of the disability or handicap; general travel behaviour and the effects of the allowance on this; attitudes to the problem of getting about and to the allowance itself.