# Wirral cancels 459 Blue Badges still used after holders’ deaths

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hundreds-of-blue-badges-cancelled-after-government-fraud-buster-investigation-discovers-disability-permits-issued-to-dead-people-still-in-use/
- Published: 2026-10-26T18:02:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T18:17:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16240327/Blue-Badges-cancelled-fraud-buster-investigation-dead-people.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- 459 Wirral Blue Badges issued to people who had died were cancelled.
- The cancellations saved more than £363,000 in 2024-25.
- Fraud action saved or protected over £400 million last year.

## Summary

A government investigation found 459 Blue Badges in the Wirral were still being used after the people they were issued to had died. The badges have been cancelled, saving taxpayers more than £363,000 in 2024-25, while targeted patrols aim to stop further misuse.

The Public Sector Fraud Authority identified potentially fraudulent permits by comparing council data with Department for Work and Pensions records. Across the country, more than £34 million in Blue Badge fraud has been addressed over two years; the authority says its wider work saved or protected more than £400 million last year and exceeded its recovery target.

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