Awareness campaign helps severely mentally impaired receive little-known discountFamilies are claiming as much as £7,000 in council tax refunds thanks to an awareness campaign about a little-known discount for the severely mentally impaired (SMI).Someone who has been medically certified as having a permanent condition that affects their intelligence and social functioning (such as Alzheimer’s, but many other conditions apply) is “disregarded for council tax purposes” in England, Scotland and Wales. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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