Severely mentally impaired
A person will be disregarded for the purposes of calculating a discount if the following criteria are met: a certificate is issued by a registered medical practitioner stating that they have been or are likely to be severely mentally impaired; and that there is an entitlement to at least one of the following qualifying benefits:
- an incapacity benefit
- an attendance allowance
- a severe disablement allowance
- the care component of a disability living allowance, payable at the middle or highest rate
- an increase in the rate of disablement pension
- a disability working allowance
- an unemployability supplement
- a constant attendance allowance
- an unemployability allowance
- income support where the applicable amount includes a disability premium
- incapacity benefit.
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