Visual Impairment: Tax Allowances
(asked on 31st October 2018) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the blind person's allowance, what the criteria for for people register with (a) central government and (b) local authorities as severely sight-impaired.
This question was answered on 5th November 2018
The Blind Persons Allowance (BPA) for the 2018/19 tax year is £2,390 for all eligible individuals.
The eligibility criteria for BPA varies across the UK. In England and Wales the individual must be registered by a local authority as severely sight-impaired. For those in Scotland or Northern Ireland the individual must be unable to do any work for which eyesight is essential.