You might be able to apply for a discount on your Council Tax bill if you or someone you live with has a severe mental impairment to intelligence and social functioning, which appears to be permanent.
Conditions that might cause a severe mental impairment could include (but not limited to) people who have been diagnosed with:
- severe and enduring mental health issues
- Alzheimer's disease, and other forms of dementia
- severe learning difficulties
You'll need to:
- get a certificate to say that you are severely mentally impaired from a medical professional, such as your GP
- prove your eligibility for one of the following benefits:
- Armed forces independence payment
- Attendance Allowance
- Constant Attendance Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance (higher or middle rate care component)
- Disability Working Allowance
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Income Support (which includes a disability premium)
- Increase in Disablement pension (due to constant attendance being needed)
- Personal Independence Payment (standard or enhanced daily living component)
- Severe Disablement Allowance
- Unemployability Allowance
- Unemployability Supplement
- Universal Credit (including an element for a limited capability for work or limited capability for work and work-related activity)
Each person must complete their own application and provide a medical certificate from the doctor.
If a person is unable to complete their own application, a friend or relative can complete the application on their behalf.
If you qualify as severely mentally impaired
You'll get a 100% discount if you qualify as severely mentally impaired and one of the following applies:
- you live on your own
- any other adults in your household either qualify as severely mentally impaired or are full time students
If you live with someone who is severely mentally impaired
You'll get a 25% discount if you live with someone who qualifies as severely mentally impaired and either:
- there are no other adults in your household
- everyone else in your home is disregarded
