Severe Mental Impairment

To qualify for a reduction a person is deemed to be severely mentally impaired if s/he has severe impairment of intelligence and social functioning (however caused) which appears to be permanent. The person must also be entitled to any one of the benefits shown below. If everyone in the household is severely mentally impaired, the property will be exempt from Council Tax.

1.	Incapacity Benefit
2.	Attendance Allowance or Contant Attendance allowance
3.	Severe Disablement Allowance
4.	Care component of Disability Living Allowance
5.	Increase in the rate of disablement pension (where contant attendance is needed)
6.	Disability Working Allowance
7.	Unemployment Supplement or Unemployability Allowance
8.	Income Support where the applicable amount includes a disability premium
	You must provide evidence of entitlement to any of these benefits together with a signed doctor's certificate.