Severely Mentally Impaired Adults Council Tax discount

An adult will be disregarded for Council Tax purposes if they are severely mentally impaired, this means a person has a severe impairment of intelligence and social functioning, which appears to be permanent, such as Dementia or Alzheimer’s.

Qualifying benefits

(In the case of a benefit which ceases to be payable on reaching pensionable age, the person should have been in receipt of that benefit until it ceased for that reason)

1. an incapacity benefit under Section 30A, 40 or 41 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;
2. an attendance allowance under Section 64 of that Act;
3. a severe disablement allowance under section 68 of that Act;
4. the care component of a disability living allowance under Section 71 of that act, payable at the highest rate under section 72(4)(a) or at the middle rate under section 72(4)(b) of that Act;
5. the standard or enhanced rate of Daily Living Component of the Personal Independence Payment;
6. an increase in the rate of a disablement pension under section 104 of that Act (increase where constant attendance needed);
7. a disability working allowance under Section 129 of that Act for which the qualifying benefit is one falling within subsection (2)(a)(i) or (ii) of that section, or is a corresponding Northern Ireland benefit;
8. an unemployability supplement under Part 1 of Schedule 7 to that Act;
9. a constant attendance allowance under:
   1. article 14 of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983; or
   2. article 14 of the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 (including that provision as supplied, whether with or without modifications, by any other instrument);
10. an unemployability allowance under:
    1. article 18(1) of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983, or
    2. article 18(1) of the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 (including that provision as applied, whether with or without modifications, by any other instrument).
11. income support where the applicable amount includes a disability premium in respect of which the additional condition in paragraph 12(1)(b) of schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 is satisfied.

Evidence

Proof of any benefit the person receives must be uploaded. We ask for details of the person's doctor so that we can confirm whether they are entitled to a discount. Please note a copy of this form will be sent to the doctor for verification.