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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SPICe Briefing (134.1KB, pdf) (134KB, pdf) posted 25 October 2022
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
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
PE1976/K: Scottish Government submission, 15 July 2024 (58KB, pdf) posted 15 July 2024