An evaluation of the mobility allowance for families with handicapped children.
A variety of methods were used to evaluate the mobility allowance as a social security benefit for families with handicapped children. A study of the policy development showed that the mobility allowance was not the outcome of a rationally-planned and coherent strategy designed to meet need. A survey of families with a child beneficiary showed that the allowance helped to sustain the child's existing mobility, but did little to increase it. A study of the criteria according to which the allowance is allocated suggested that there is a case to be made for paying the allowance from the age of two rather than from the age of five.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004739:England; D005190:Family; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D012943:Social Security