vat relief do you qualify?

 If you’re disabled or have a long-term illness, you will not be charged VAT on products designed or adapted for your own personal or domestic use. Also, you will not be charged VAT on:

• the installation and any extra work needed as part of this
• repairs or maintenance
• spare parts or accessories

we can tell you if you  or you or the products qualify. 

For example certain types of:

• adjustable beds
• stair lifts
• wheelchairs
• medical appliances to help with severe injuries
• alarms
• braille paper or low vision aids - but not spectacles or contact lenses

To get the product VAT free your disability has to qualify. For VAT purposes, you’re disabled or have a long-term illness if:

• you have a physical or mental impairment that affects your ability to carry out everyday activities, for example blindness
• you have a condition that’s treated as chronic sickness, like diabetes
• you’re terminally ill

You do not qualify if you’re elderly but able-bodied, or if you’re temporarily disabled.

You’ll need to confirm in writing that you meet these conditions. we will provide you with a vat declaration form

 You can apply to your council for equipment or help to adapt your home if you have a disability.