PE1976 : Backdate council tax discounts for dementia to the date of GP certification
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to require council tax discounts to be backdated to the date a person was certified as being severely mentally impaired, where they then go on to qualify for a relevant benefit.
Petitioner: Derek James Brown
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 26 September 2022
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (134.1KB, pdf) (134KB, pdf) posted 25 October 2022
Committee Meetings
18 January 2023: The Committee agreed to write to Citizens Advice Scotland, Dementia Scotland and Alzheimer Scotland and the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 18 January 2023
20 September 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 20 September 2023
12 June 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 12 June 2024
Written Submissions
PE1976/A: Petitioner submission of 30 September 2022 (13.2KB, pdf) (13KB, pdf) posted 28 October 2022
PE1976/B: Scottish Government submission of 24 October 2022 (101.8KB, pdf) (102KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2022
PE1976/C: Petitioner submission of 2 November 2022 (92.1KB, pdf) (92KB, pdf) posted 24 November 2022
PE1976/D: Scottish Government submission of 20 April 2023 (57KB, pdf) (57KB, pdf) posted 02 May 2023
PE1976/E: Petitioner submission of 3 May 2022 (60KB, pdf) (60KB, pdf) posted 19 May 2023
PE1976/F: Alzheimer Scotland submission of 14 June 2023 (118KB, pdf) (118KB, pdf) posted 29 June 2023
PE1976/G: Petitioner submission of 6 September 2023 (56KB, pdf) (56KB, pdf) posted 12 September 2023
PE1976/H: Scottish Government submission of 10 October 2023 (58KB, pdf) (58KB, pdf) posted 17 October 2023
PE1976/I: Petitioner submission of 17 October 2023 (12KB, pdf) (12KB, pdf) posted 06 November 2023
PE1976/J: Alzheimer Scotland submission of 27 October 2023 (77KB, pdf) posted 05 December 2023