DISABILITY ALLOWANCE (BENEFITS & GRANTS)
Disability Allowance is a weekly allowance paid to people with a disability who are aged 16 or over and under age 66. The disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to both medical suitability and a means test.
A reduction in actual Council tax payable is available to certain households, which are regarded as the sole or main residence or a disabled person. To qualify, there must be at least one such person and the property itself must provide one of the following:-
- A room which is not a bathroom, a kitchen or a lavatory and which is predominantly used (whether for providing therapy or otherwise) by and is required for meeting the needs of a qualifying individual resident; or
- A bathroom or kitchen which is not the only bathroom or kitchen within the dwelling and which is required for meeting the needs of a qualifying individual resident; or
- Sufficient floorspace to permit the use of a wheelchair required for meeting the needs of any qualifying individual resident.
For the purposes of the regulations which govern this scheme, a "qualifying individual resident" is a person who is substantially and permanently disabled (whether by illness, injury, congenital deformity or otherwise
How to apply for discount, exemption or disabled person relief If you believe that any of the circumstances detailed, applies to the household in which you are resident, then, in the first instance, you should contact the Council tax help-line on Horsham (01403) 215555, for advice or the relevant application form.
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