Non-visible (hidden) disability This is not an automatically qualifying criterion. When applying under these criteria, you’ll need to answer some questions about your condition and provide evidence to support your application.
If you cannot walk or find walking difficult. This is not an automatically qualifying criterion. You’ll need to answer some questions about your condition and provide evidence to support your application.
You may qualify if you have a non-visible (hidden) disability if:
Enduring and substantial disability:
• You are constantly a significant risk to yourself or others near vehicles, in traffic or car parks • You struggle severely to plan or follow a journey • You find it difficult or impossible to control your actions and lack awareness of the impact you could have on others • You regularly have intense and overwhelming responses to situations causing temporary loss of behavioural control • You frequently become extremely anxious or fearful of public/open spaces
You may qualify if you have an enduring and substantial disability that:
• Is likely to last for the next three years • Has been an ongoing issue • Means you are unable to walk (you can’t take a single step) or causes you to experience very considerable difficulty whilst walking
No single factor determines eligibility, but these factors are considered together.
Children under 3 years:
Considerable difficulty in walking is determined by considering the following:
If you are the parent of a child who is less than 3 years old you may apply for a Blue Badge for your child if they have a specific medical condition, which means they:
• Excessive pain when walking or as a consequence of walking • Breathlessness when walking or as a consequence of the effort of walking
• The speed at which you can walk • The length of time you can walk for • The way you walk • Whether walking aids are used • Your outdoor walking ability
• Always need to be accompanied by bulky medical equipment which cannot be carried around without great difficulty • Have to be kept near a vehicle at all times, so that they can, if necessary, be treated in the vehicle, or quickly driven to a place where they can be treated, such as a hospital
The badge will expire on the day immediately following their third birthday.
www.gov.uk/benefits-end-of-life
If you have been diagnosed with a terminal illness that seriously limits your mobility or are in receipt of an SR1 form to get benefit under special rules, you will qualify for a Blue Badge.
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