If you or a member of your household have a severe mental impairment find out if you can get a discount on your Council Tax bill and how to apply for it.
A discount may be awarded if a member of your household is severely mentally impaired. This is defined as having a severe impairment of intelligence and social functioning which appears to be permanent.
You might be able to apply for a discount on your Council Tax bill if you or someone you live with is severely mentally impaired.
You’ll need to:
You’ll get a 100% discount if you qualify as severely mentally impaired and one of the following applies:
There’ll be a 50% discount on the council tax bill if everyone else in your household is ‘disregarded’.
You’ll get a 25% discount if you live with someone who qualifies as severely mentally impaired and either:
To apply for discount the person with severe mental impairments must be entitled to at least one of these benefits:
You can apply on someone else's behalf if they are a member of your household.
Before you apply, you'll need to download and print a medical certificate. Ask your doctor to fill it in, sign it and stamp it.
If you can’t print the medical certificate, complete the application anyway. We’ll post a blank medical certificate to you for your doctor to complete.
When you apply you'll need to upload:
You’ll usually have to pay Council Tax if you’re 18 or over, but some people are counted as 'disregarded' and can apply for a Council Tax discount.
Find out how a discount will affect your household bill, and how the discount is applied to your bill.
To apply you'll need your Council Tax account number. You can find your Council Tax account number on your bill.
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