What is the Council Tax Reduction Scheme?
You can get a reduction if you or any other resident in your household has a permanent disability. Your local authority can let you know more about what they mean by permanent disability. You must meet at least one of the three following conditions:
1 You have an additional bathroom or kitchen needed by the disabled person
2 You have a room (other than a bathroom kitchen or toilet) needed by and predominately used by that person
3 You have enough space in that dwelling to use a wheelchair indoors
There is no clear definition about who is considered as being substantially and permanently disabled, although it is clear it includes people who have become disabled in later life.
Equally there is no clear definition of what it means for the disabled person to need the room for a wheelchair, except that it must be essential or of major importance to his/her wellbeing, by reason of the nature or extent of his/her disability.
The council tax reduction scheme is not limited to dwellings specially constructed or adapted to provide a room or wheelchair space.
- If you are entitled to a reduction your council tax will be reduced to the next band down.
- If you are on the lowest band, this will be reduced by one sixth.
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