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Disability: VAT Zero Rating

Asked by James WildConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 25 March 2026UIN 121465

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to simplify the evidence requirements for disability related zero rating.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

In the case of VAT reliefs for disabled people, HMRC recommends a straightforward declaration system which minimises the burden for disabled people who only have to declare themselves eligible to the supplier. HMRC guidance makes clear that responsibility for ensuring the products and service qualify for relief and maintaining evidence related to the relief is on the business and not the customer.

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