B. Eligibility.
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• A V5C vehicle registration document showing the applicant as the registered
keeper and their Westminster address.
• A valid Disability Living Allowance certificate or Personal Independence Payment
award.
• A letter provided by Motability finance.
• A valid Attendance Certificate (for applicants over 65).
Do not send original documents. Copies of these documents will be accepted with your
application but they will not be returned to you.
1b. Eligibility criteria for Westminster residents (under the age of 18):
• In the case of applicants who are under the age of 18, the application form must be
completed by a parent or guardian in the young person’s name.
• Applicants aged 16 and under do not qualify to be on the electoral register, the
person applying on their behalf should be on the register if they are a qualifying
resident.
1c. Eligibility criteria for non-Westminster residents:
If you are a disabled non-Westminster resident, you may be eligible for a White badge if:
• You work in Westminster. You must be in employment from a fixed business
base with a Westminster address for a minimum of 16 hours a week on a
permanent basis or a fixed temporary contract for a minimum of 6 months. The
White badge will expire in line with the contract end date. If an off-street parking
space is provided where you work, you will not qualify for the scheme. You must
enclose a letter from your employer confirming the number of hours you work a
week. The letter must be on headed paper, signed by your employer and dated
within the last 30 days.
• You are in full time education in Westminster. This is considered to be a
minimum of 16 hours per week. We would expect you to be parking for periods of
time exceeding the maximum time allowed in paid parking bays each time you are
in Westminster. You can demonstrate this by providing a letter from the
educational institute on their headed paper. The letter must be signed by a
member of the faculty indicating the number of hours per week that you study and
dated within the last 30 days, this person cannot be related to you.
• You are receiving medical treatment in the borough. This is considered to be at
least 12 hours of life-saving treatment per week for a period of up to 3 months and
each treatment session should last a minimum for 4 hours, or you require at least
12 hours of treatment a per week on an on-going basis (i.e. longer than 3 months)
and each session should last a minimum of 4 hours. Treatment such as dialysis is
included in this category. You can demonstrate this by a letter from the hospital or
doctors on their headed paper. The letter must be signed by a doctor or person you
are receiving treatment with indicating the number of hours per week that you
receive treatment and dated within the last 30 days. This person cannot be related
to you.