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Blue Badge 2018 - 2026
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This is a freedom of information request regarding applications to the Blue Badge scheme since 2018.
1. I ask how many applications for blue badges have been made firstly in total since 2018, then broken down by each year following and including 2018 with the following information:
• Number of applications
2021: 2842
2022: 3462
2023: 2586
Mar onwards 2024: 1558
2025: 3986
2026 to 06/07/2026: 2121
• Number of new applications approved
2021: 432
2022: 1221
2023: 1030
Mar onwards 2024: 1290
2025: 1386
2026 to 06/07/2026: 864
• Number of new applications refused
2021: 91
2022: 163
2023: 177
Mar onwards 2024: 211
2025: 225
2026 to 06/07/2026: 78
• Number of renewal applications approved
2021: 572
2022: 1589
2023: 994
Mar onwards 2024: 1421
2025: 1904
2026 to 06/07/2026: 1145
• Number of renewal applications refused
2021: 73
2022: 84
2023: 56
Mar onwards 2024: 12
2025: 34
2026 to 06/07/2026: 22
We normally only refuse if they don’t have evidence of the condition they are describing. Some applicants don’t give us enough detail initially but ask their medical practitioners to provide supporting documents.
