Severe Mental Impairments Council Tax discount

To be eligible for a Council Tax reduction the Severe Mental Impairment must be a permanent condition, diagnosed by a doctor or medical practitioner, that affects intellectual and cognitive functioning. 

This includes:

• Alzheimer's and dementia
• Parkinson's disease
• severe learning difficulties
• stroke

and many other conditions.

To be eligible for the exemption the person living with the impairment must also get, or be eligible to get, one of the benefits listed below:

• incapacity allowance
• attendance allowance
• severe disablement allowance
• middle or higher rate of the care component of Disability Living Allowance
• increase in rate of disablement pension (where constant attention needed)
• disability working allowance
• unemployment support allowance
• constant attendance allowance
• income support which includes a disability premium
• employment support allowance (support component)
• Universal Credit including a work capability element
• standard or enhanced daily living component of a Personal Independence Payment