VAT On Aids And Adaptation Work

EDM number 305 in 2001-02, proposed by Kerry Pollard on 24/10/2001.

That this House wishes to highlight the current iniquitous situation which some disabled people in need of additional aids or adaptation work to their homes face; understands that if individual tenants initiate adaptation work or the installation of aids, VAT zero-rating applies; notes, however, that if a housing association initiates the work then zero-rating only applied if the housing association has charitable status; understands that, under the Sixth EU VAT Directive, changes may be made to the interpretation of existing regulations to extend zero-rating of aids and adaptation works to non-charitable housing associations; and urges the Chancellor to correct this anomaly in his Pre-Budget Report and 2002 Budget statement.

This motion has been signed by a total of 118 MPs.