VAT Exemption and Relief
2020-02-18
VAT Exemption and Relief for Personal Alarms
Is the alarm eligible?
Personal alarms and careline systems can have VAT reduced from 20% to 0%. This can save you a significant amount of money.
To qualify for this reduction in cost there are three rules that alarm systems must meet;
- The alarm must be for personal or domestic use rather than use by a business. (Some charities are also eligible)
- The alarm must have been designed to be capable of operation by a disabled person
- The system must alert a specified person or a control centre. This control centre must hold information on the person using the alarm so they can help in an emergency.
The Personal Alarm Watch meets all these requirements. The majority of our customers get the watch with a reduction in VAT to £0.
Are you eligible for VAT relief or exemption for your alarm?
There are some criteria that you need to meet to be eligible for VAT relief.
- You have a physical or mental impairment that affects your ability to carry out everyday activities.
or
- You have a chronic or long term sickness
or
- You are terminally ill
Most people who get a personal alarm qualify as they will have one or more long term conditions. This could be somthing as common as arthritis or high blood pressure even if you manage them with medications.
Some of the long term conditions that qualify are listed below, this is by no means exhaustive, if your condition is not on the list you may still be eligible:
- Amputee
- Angina
- Ankylosing Sondylitus
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Ataxia
- Blindness
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebral Vasculitis
- Chronic Bronchitis
- COPD
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Deafness
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Degenerative Spine
- Dementia
- Diabetes
- Emphysema
- Epilepsy
- Fibromyalgia
- Glaucoma
- Heart Disease
- Hypertension
- Kidney Disease
- Lymphedema
- Motor Neurone Disease
- MS
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Osteoporosis
- Paget's Disease of the Bone
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
You do not need to be a blue badge holder or be registered disabled.
As you go through the order process for a Personal Alarm Watch we guide you step by step through the VAT exemption making it incredibly simple.
More information about VAT exemption and relief is available from HMRC. We are also happy to talk through the requirements with you and help you decide whether you are eligible. Call us on 020 3868 5575 or email the team on team@personalalarmwatch.com and we can help you through the process.