PART 5 - RUNNING AND MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE
5.1.1 Grant of running and maintenance allowance
5.1.1
The Commission may grant an annual running and maintenance allowance to an eligible veteran who has been provided with an initial or replacement motor vehicle under the Scheme.Note:
For provisions relating to replacement motor vehicles see Part 6 of the Scheme.
5.1.2 Purpose of the allowance
5.1.2
The purpose of the running and maintenance allowance is to assist eligible veterans with the cost of motor registration, motor vehicle insurance, and other incidental costs related to the running and maintenance of motor vehicles for which assistance has been granted under the Scheme.
5.1.3 Documents to be provided each year
5.1.3
A veteran to whom a running and maintenance allowance has been granted must present to the Department, each year, a currently valid:(a) motor vehicle registration certificate; and
(b) compulsory third party motor vehicle insurance certificate; and
(c) comprehensive motor vehicle insurance certificate specifying that the motor vehicle is insured for its full market value; and
(d) driver's licence in the name of the person who regularly drives the motor vehicle.
5.1.4 Documents to be provided upon request
5.1.4
If a running and maintenance allowance has been granted to an eligible veteran under the Scheme, the veteran must, if requested, provide to the Department the following:(a) documentary evidence showing that the purposes and conditions of the allowance have been and will continue to be met; and
(b) documentary evidence of the actual expenditure incurred on items for which the allowance was made.
5.1.5
The maximum rate of running and maintenance allowance is set out in Schedule Two.
5.1.6 Not eligible for allowance if in receipt of other mobility benefits
5.1.6
A running and maintenance allowance is not to be granted or paid under this Part if the veteran is receiving:(a) a Mobility Allowance paid in accordance with Part 2.21 of the Social Security Act 1991; or
(b) a payment or any other benefit for mobility related disabilities under any other law or contract.