How is this correct

A 96 year old friend, who is not on benefits, has just successfully applied and received a blue badge. Maybe it would be worth a try.

That does seem utterly wrong. I hope you manage to get one somehow. Good luck.
No hope for me then; I applied last year and was turned down.
I'm only 88 and too healthy apparently.

I didn't think you needed to be on benefits to get a blue badge although it helps with your application if you are.

I was going to apply for one when I was looking after my late dad but I did find it a long process and my dad decided he didn't want me to go ahead with it. However, it would have helped a lot when I had to take him for medical appointments.

I would give it another try, truman.

You don't need to be on benefits to qualify.
There is a question about how far you can walk. Less than fifty meters qualifies you.

I have a Blue Badge and am not on benefits.

Marydoll is right. I also have a Blue Badge but I'm not on any benefits.

I wonder what it is that is making the poster think you have to be on benefits?

Do keep trying , you deserve one!

Why hasn't she applied for Attendance Allowance (AA), from the little said in the OP I would expect her to qualify. Make sure you contact Age UK or other charity for the elderly for help and advice on how to complete the form. The questions are deceptively simple and catch people out.

The hints I would give are 1) If the applicants verbal response to a family member or similar about anything they do is 'I manage' or 'I cope' or similar, then they have a problem, they then need to describe how they cope - 'I hold onto the bedside table as I get out of bed to stop me falling', for example.
2) repeat yourself again and , again in every question 'I cannot get in and out of ber, climb stairs etc tc because of my arthritis.
3) Always describe how you are on your worst day.

truman

My mother is 96 and my brother is her carer. She is on quiet a few pills for various things. She cannot walk far without getting out of breath. My brother has looked into getting a Blue Badge for the car so if she has to go to the doctors or hospital he can park nearer. He has looked into the criteria for getting a BB but she is not on the benefits listed to qualify. Why on earth does a very frail old lady have to be on benefits to get a BB when other people get everything!

Your brother has probably misread.

www.gov.uk/government/publications/blue-badge-can-i-get-one/can-i-get-a-blue-badge

On the left hand side, there are 2 lists.

1) people who automatically qualify for BB, (she doesn't)
2) People why MAY qualify for BB

In 2) Your mum matches at least lines 2 and 3 to qualify.

In your shoes, I would also enter her age 96 under 5) as "life limiting"

A Blue Badge application can be supported by a
SR1 form, which is a doctor's form confirming you have a life-limiting illness that means you are unable to walk or find walking very difficult. The SR1 form is used to fast-track eligibility for a Blue Badge if you meet the criteria and have been certified by your doctor as having a life-limiting illness. This form can also be used to support an application for certain benefits, like Attendance Allowance, under the "special rules

see also

www.gov.uk/government/publications/blue-badge-can-i-get-one/can-i-get-a-blue-badge#proof-of-eligibility

If you or your brother struggle with forms/ online applications,, ask at your GP or local library for details of someone else to assist.

I agree *butterandjam". The information has been read wrongly. Certain conditions give automatic access to a Blue Badge but don't deny others without those conditions from getting one.

I have a blue badge , allocated on how little I could walk

I'm not on benefits but have had a BBadge for several years.
AgeUK helped me to fill in my first application and the badge was with me in about 3 weeks. Keep trying.
One hint - keep a copy of your answers because when you come to renewing it you'll need to make sure your answers don't contradict something you said originally, everything's in meters and kilometres and it gets confusing.

Another here with a Blue Badge. I qualify because of mobility limitations, not benefits. It’s a huge form, definitely worth persevering with it, AgeUk Or the CAB will help if you need it.

The fifty metres baffle me. Is that with a walking stick or other aid? I’m sure I walk more than the fifty going around a supermarket but am grateful for the trolley.

I am about to complete an attendance allowance form for my DH whom I am a full time carer for. It is not based upon a person’s income but as M0nica said there are questions that need to be thought about and AgeUK can help, also several other agencies that pop up on google can help with this, but be careful, I imagine most do it for free but some might charge.
Have been advised not to do it online but to ask for the paper form to be sent in the post because the online version doesn’t give you enough room for your answers.
All the best

The blue badge is nothing to do with benefits. Go to the Citizens Advice Bureau and get their advice.

My MIL couldn't have one when she had a terminal brain tumour. Her husband, my FIL was her carer and explained how she couldn't walk and towards the end see to get hospital appointments. This was 21 years ago so perhaps the criteria has changed.

I'm not on any benefits but I do have a Blue Badge. I asked at my GP for a medical report to apply for one and she printed it out there and then. It was all I needed to apply for my badge from our local council.

I applied for a Blue Badge for my mum and got one. She is not on benefits but can’t walk far.

There are certain benefits that automatically qualify you for a bluebadge without completing the application form but anyone can apply on health grounds, just fill in the form.

Thank you all for your advice. I will get my brother to apply. Hopefully he will be successful.

The blue badge isn’t means tested

^ Make sure you contact Age UK or other charity for the elderly for help and advice on how to complete the form^

This.

And ask a medical person you know for advice as well, as regards wording, and what they have noticed medically, about the applicant.

A lot of elderly people downplay, or dont properly realise the proper extent that they are frail.
And "dont want to claim what they are not entitled to".

I would check that. I have a couple of friends with Blue Badges but neither of them claim any benefits.

Who can get a blue badge. www.gov.uk/government/publications/blue-badge-can-i-get-one/can-i-get-a-blue-badge