Housing Benefit - Disabled Person's Allowance
If you are, or someone else in your household is, a person with a disability, and you meet the conditions of this scheme, you may be entitled to a reduction of 25% in your domestic rate bill.
Your property must have facilities to meet the needs of a person with a disability who lives in your home. Examples of the types of facilities that qualify are:-
- a room, other than a kitchen, bathroom or toilet, which is mainly used by the person with a disability
- an additional kitchen for the person with a disability
- an additional toilet for the person with a disability; or
- sufficient floor space for the person with the disability to use a wheelchair.
There must be a clear link between how the property has been adapted and the disability.
To apply for the Disabled Person's Allowance, the person who pays the rates on the property needs to fill in an application form. To get an application form you can:-
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