Require council tax discount for all over-65s with dementia

Closed 189 signatures

What the petition asks

Local councils should be required to allow all over-65s with a mental impairment to receive a Council Tax Discount at the point of GP certification, and not be required to prove they're entitled to a related benefit. This requirement can cause delays, with households losing between £200 and £2,600.

The number of people with dementia in the UK is forecast to reach over 1 Million people in 2021, and around 600,000 are estimated to be living at home.

The level of care for many such patients is 24/7, immediate and intimate and often undertaken by an elderly spouse.

However, due to current Council Tax Discount rules many people who suffer from dementia do not receive a discount until they have proved that they are entitled to a related benefit.

The present system can cause distress and financial hardship during a period of primary care for terminally ill patients and is cruel and unacceptable.

The law needs changing to redress this, by removing the requirement for people with a mental impairment to also be entitled to a related benefit.

Timeline

10 Sep 2021	Petition opened for signatures
10 Mar 2022	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 189

Status Closed

Opened 10 Sep 2021

Closed 10 Mar 2022

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