Disabled Persons Allowance Statistics

Land & Property Services (LPS) administers an application based relief known as Disabled Persons Allowance (DPA). DPA is not means tested. It is an entitlement to a 25% reduction in rates for any household where both the following criteria are met: - a person with a disability lives; and - where the property has been adapted or has additional facilities added. The property must be adapted to meet the needs of a person with a disability who lives in the home. The types of adaptations that qualify are: - A room, other than a kitchen, bathroom or toilet, which is mainly used by the person with a disability for treatment or therapy. - An extra kitchen for the person with a disability. - An extra toilet for the person with a disability. - An extra bathroom. - Sufficient floor space to use a wheelchair easily. The information provided is at a point in time and the tables are updated annually.