If you are eligible, then The NHS Wheelchair Service provides wheelchairs at no charge to people who need a wheelchair full time. However accessing a wheelchair can take a while with approximately 70 per cent of new wheelchair users waiting more than three months to get their wheelchair and 15 per cent of people waiting over 12 months. If you are needing a wheelchair sooner than this and are able to it may be worth renting or buying an inexpensive model while you wait. It can then be sold as a used wheelchair when it is no longer needed, or kept as a spare for use elsewhere.

See our selection of budget wheelchairs here