Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of exempting or reducing council tax for people with (a) dementia or (b) another particular illness.

A council tax exemption applies where a person has a severe mental impairment, as certified by a medical practitioner, and is entitled to one of a range of benefits set down in legislation. A reduced council tax bill is also available in certain circumstances where a disabled person requires a larger property than they would otherwise need.