Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 18 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 49 members in total.

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COUNCIL TAX DISCOUNTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA

That this House notes that 117,400 people in receipt of attendance allowance or disability living allowance have dementia; further notes that this condition and these benefits qualify the recipient for a 25 to 100 per cent. discount on their council tax in a two person household and a 100 per cent. discount in a single person household; regrets that the Department for Work and Pensions has made no estimate of the number of households in receipt of attendance allowance or disability living allowance that take up their entitlement to council tax discount; and calls on the Department for Work and Pensions to examine the introduction of an automatic council tax discount enrolment scheme for those in receipt of attendance allowance or disability living allowance.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

45 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Bob Spink

Andrew George

Mike Hancock

Adrian Sanders

Subjects

Council tax benefits Disability living allowance Attendance allowance Dementia

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk