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Mobility Allowance is now called the Mobility Component of Disability Living Allowance. It is paid to people who have difficulty getting around outside. There are two different rates and they are paid for very different reasons.

The lower rate (£16.50 a week from April 2006 to April 2007) is for people who can walk, but need someone with them (for most of the time) to guide or supervise them when on unfamiliar routes outdoors. This is because of a severe mental disability or a physical disablement.

There can be many reasons for needing this guidance or supervision. Some examples are people who: -

• have a visual impairment
• are deaf and cannot understand spoken or written instructions or directions well enough to get around on their own
• have falls, fits or seizures and need someone to help them cope
• have a mental health problem which causes them to get confused, frightened, aggressive, etc.
• have learning difficulties

The higher rate (£43.45 a week from April 2006 to April 2007) is for people who have a physical illness or disability that severely limits their walking ability. This can be because of something like severe discomfort, breathlessness, poor balance, the risk of aggravating a condition like angina or asthma, or because you walk very slowly.