{"id":12620,"date":"2024-05-08T13:40:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T12:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/?post_type=organisations&#038;p=12620"},"modified":"2025-07-15T11:51:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T10:51:05","slug":"gov-uk-blue-badge-scheme","status":"publish","type":"organisations","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/support\/discover-more\/gov-uk-blue-badge-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"GOV.UK Blue Badge Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<html><body><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-a-blue-badge\"><strong>What is a Blue Badge?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blue Badge scheme helps you park closer to your destination if you&rsquo;re disabled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-can-a-blue-badge-help\"><strong>How can a Blue Badge help?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can apply for a Blue Badge across the UK. You can apply online if you live in England or Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Blue Badge costs up to &pound;10 in England and &pound;20 in Scotland. It&rsquo;s free in Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They usually last up to 3 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You must reapply for a Blue Badge before your current one expires.<\/p>\n\n\n<nav class=\"related-content\">\n            <h2 class=\"related-content__title\" id=\"similar-organisations\">Similar organisations<\/h2>\n\n        <ul class=\"related-content__list\">\n                            <li class=\"related-content__item\">\n                    <a class=\"related-content__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/support\/discover-more\/changing-places\/\">\n                        Changing Places\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"related-content__item\">\n                    <a class=\"related-content__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/support\/discover-more\/tourism-for-all\/\">\n                        Tourism For All\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"related-content__item\">\n                    <a class=\"related-content__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/support\/discover-more\/nhs-accessible-activities\/\">\n                        NHS Accessible Activities\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    \n    <\/nav>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Blue Badge is available to disabled people across the UK. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12388,"parent":0,"menu_order":53,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"organisations_category":[110,71],"organisations_keyword":[94,101,81],"organisations_location":[75,76,77,78],"class_list":["post-12620","organisations","type-organisations","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","organisations_category-breaks-and-days-out","organisations_category-disability-and-serious-illness","organisations_keyword-days-out","organisations_keyword-disability","organisations_keyword-wheelchair","organisations_location-england","organisations_location-northern-ireland","organisations_location-scotland","organisations_location-wales"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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