I am always banging on about this - I know that lots of the people I knew through forums and local groups weren't claiming and I've sorted out the local groups lol but this appeared in Money Saving Expert today so I'm just sharing it with everyone because I suspect there are lots of you who are missing out. It is not difficult - basically if you are living with a person with diagnosed dementia or if they are living alone they are entitled to a rebate of council tax which can be backdated to the date of diagnosis. You phone the council ask for a council tax waiver form and then when you fill it in you do so under 'severe mental impairment' which sounds a bit harsh but isn't - and then make sure the doctor puts in the date of diagnosis (in our case I filled it all in for the doctor, wrote a covering note and asked for a signature)
COUNCIL TAX REBATE
Someone who has been medically certified as suffering from a permanent condition that affects their intelligence and social functioning (eg, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's) is 'disregarded for council tax purposes' in England, Scotland and Wales – in a similar way that students are, for example.
Normally if there's only one person living in a home, you get a 25% council tax discount. But if you live with someone with a severe mental impairment and no other adults – or only adults who are disregarded for council tax purposes – you can also claim 25% off. You can reclaim retrospectively too.
Anyone with a severe mental impairment who's living alone shouldn't be paying any council tax at all.
So if you or a friend or relative has dementia or parkinson's do phone the LA and ask for a form for a council tax reduction for someone with severe mental impairment and this can be backdated to the date of diagnosis
and here is the link to the article http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ne...u-may-be-able-to-reclaim-1000s-in-council-tax
COUNCIL TAX REBATE
Someone who has been medically certified as suffering from a permanent condition that affects their intelligence and social functioning (eg, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's) is 'disregarded for council tax purposes' in England, Scotland and Wales – in a similar way that students are, for example.
Normally if there's only one person living in a home, you get a 25% council tax discount. But if you live with someone with a severe mental impairment and no other adults – or only adults who are disregarded for council tax purposes – you can also claim 25% off. You can reclaim retrospectively too.
Anyone with a severe mental impairment who's living alone shouldn't be paying any council tax at all.
So if you or a friend or relative has dementia or parkinson's do phone the LA and ask for a form for a council tax reduction for someone with severe mental impairment and this can be backdated to the date of diagnosis
and here is the link to the article http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ne...u-may-be-able-to-reclaim-1000s-in-council-tax
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