Huge rise in blue badge permits handed out for ADHD & anxiety as numbers TREBLE – amid fears scheme is being ‘exploited’

Huge rise in blue badge permits handed out for ADHD & anxiety as numbers TREBLE – amid fears scheme is being ‘exploited’

THE number of blue badges being handed out for hidden conditions like ADHD and anxiety has trebled in just a few years — sparking a fierce row over whether the system is being exploited. Councils across England issued 55,000 of the coveted parking permits for so-called hidden disabilities last year, up from 18,000 in 2021...

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