# Severe Mental Impairment Form for Council Tax exemption

**URL:** <https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/severe-mental-impairment-form-for-council-tax-exemption/63819>\
**Category:** Benefits, finances and funding\
**Created:** [1 May 2019 08:25 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/severe-mental-impairment-form-for-council-tax-exemption/63819 "2019-05-01T08:25:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![butterfly68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@butterfly68](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/butterfly68)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2019 08:25 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/severe-mental-impairment-form-for-council-tax-exemption/63819/1 "2019-05-01T08:25:57Z")

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I managed to get an exemption on my Council Tax after finding out and filling in a SMI (Severe Mental Impairment) form. Local Councils keep it well hidden,only coz I was appealing benefits and asked the Welfare Rights Adviser helping me that he gave me a form.

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**Author:** ![Chris\_From\_The\_Gulag](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/carersukstaging.discourse.group/chris_from_the_gulag/32/149_2.png) [@Chris\_From\_The\_Gulag](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/Chris_From_The_Gulag)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2019 08:30 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/severe-mental-impairment-form-for-council-tax-exemption/63819/2 "2019-05-01T08:30:07Z")

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Yep … one has to trawl to find out most information nowadays.

My thoughts are with the millions WITHOUT access to the Internet … how do they find out ?

Locally , a MAJOR problem … as work with my local food bank has revealed.

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**Author:** ![bowlingbun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@bowlingbun](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/bowlingbun)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2019 08:59 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/severe-mental-impairment-form-for-council-tax-exemption/63819/3 "2019-05-01T08:59:14Z")

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Make sure they backdate it to the date of diagnosis.

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**Author:** ![leah\_1902](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a5b964/32.png) [@leah\_1902](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/leah_1902)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2019 15:30 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/severe-mental-impairment-form-for-council-tax-exemption/63819/4 "2019-05-01T15:30:05Z")

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Make sure that they backdate it to the day of the diagnosis. I’m sorry I cannot be of more help.

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**Author:** ![rosemary](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/carersukstaging.discourse.group/rosemary/32/12_2.png) [@rosemary](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/rosemary)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2019 15:33 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/severe-mental-impairment-form-for-council-tax-exemption/63819/5 "2019-05-01T15:33:35Z")

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Some general info here

> **[Council tax: Exemptions and discounts for mental health](https://www.mentalhealthandmoneyadvice.org/en/welfare-benefits/can-i-claim-welfare-benefits-if-i-m-living-with-a-mental-illness/council-tax-exemptions-and-support-to-pay/)**
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> If you live with a severe mental impairment, you could be able to claim a council tax exemption or discount for mental health.

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**Author:** ![Chris\_From\_The\_Gulag](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/carersukstaging.discourse.group/chris_from_the_gulag/32/149_2.png) [@Chris\_From\_The\_Gulag](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/Chris_From_The_Gulag)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2019 15:40 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/severe-mental-impairment-form-for-council-tax-exemption/63819/6 "2019-05-01T15:40:43Z")

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> **_By law, someone who has been medically certified as having a permanent condition that affects their intelligence and social functioning (eg, Alzheimer’s or severe learning difficulties, but many other conditions may apply) is ‘disregarded for council tax purposes’ in England, Scotland and Wales._**  
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> **_It means you can claim :_**  
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> **_A 25% discount – if you live with someone with a severe mental impairment and no other adults, or only adults who have also been disregarded for council tax purposes._**  
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> **_A 100% discount – if you have a severe mental impairment and live alone._**