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<p>The Department for Transport only has information about the numbers of applications
that are submitted online using the gov.uk service. Some local authorities have their
own online applications, and most local authorities also offer either a paper-based
or another form of assisted application for applicants.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to the
launch of the new criteria, an average of around 2,000 applications for a badge were
received online via gov.uk by local authorities each day. Monday’s are the busiest
day, with around 2,200 submitted applications received prior to the launch of the
new criteria on 30 August 2019.</p><p> </p><p>On the day the new criteria launched
9,134 applications were received online, with a further 4,503 applications received
on the first Monday. This has since dropped back to a Monday peak of around 2,700
applications, with 2,691 applications received on Monday 14 October.</p><p> </p><p>We
will continue to monitor the impact of the new criteria, and will publish figures
in due course.</p><p> </p>
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