Severe mental impairment

If an adult living in your home has a severe mental impairment, your Council Tax could be reduced.

For example they may have:

Alzheimer's or dementia
Parkinson's
severe learning difficulties
impairment from a stroke or injury

The impairment must appear to be permanent, and the person's doctor will need to certify that they are severely mentally impaired.

They must also be entitled to at least one of the following benefits (even if they are not receiving it):

Armed Forces Independence Payment
Attendance Allowance
Constant Attendance Allowance
Disabled Person's Tax Credit
Disability Living Allowance (higher or middle rate care component)
Employment and Support Allowance
Incapacity Benefit
Increased Disablement Pension (where constant attendance is needed)
Income Support which includes a Disability Premium
Personal Independence Payment (daily living component)
Severe Disablement Allowance
Unemployability Supplement or Unemployability Allowance
Universal Credit (with limited capability for work)

If the person qualifies as severely mentally impaired we will disregard them for Council Tax. This means that your bill could be reduced by 25%, 50% or even 100% depending on who else lives with them.