You will not pay Council Tax on your property if all adult residents are severely mentally impaired. This includes people who've been diagnosed as suffering with severe and long-term mental health issues including Alzheimer's, dementia and stroke.
You may be able to get a 25% Council Tax reduction if some adult residents are severely mentally impaired and live with one other adult.
Adult residents | Council Tax reduction |
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All adult residents diagnosed with severe mental impairments | Exempt |
One or more adult residents diagnosed with severe mental impairments and one other adult | 25% reduction |
One or more adult residents diagnosed with severe mental impairments and 2 or more other adults | No discount |
To get a reduction
Eligible residents must:
- have a severe mental impairment as confirmed by their doctor or registered medical practitioner
- be entitled to one of the following benefits:
- Employment Support Allowance
- Attendance Allowance
- the daily living component of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
- the care component of Disability Living Allowance, payable at the higher or middle rate
- an increase in Universal Credit for limited capability for work
- Disabled Person’s Tax Credit
- an unemployability allowance payable with disablement benefit or war disablement pension
- Income Support where the applicable amount includes a disability premium
You must provide evidence of this in the form of:
- an award letter from the Department for Work and Pensions for each of the disability benefits received
- a letter from the person's GP or registered medical practitioner. You should not be charged for this
You can download a form to print out and give to your GP or registered medical practitioner:
PDF, 103 KB
This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.
If you require an accessible copy of this form you can email council.tax@stockport.gov.uk.