Respite Care: VAT
Commons · Question 10791 · Tabled 17 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Tom Gordon
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT on the affordability of respite day care services; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the reasons for the difference in VAT treatment betw
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 22 Jun 2026
Supplies of welfare services, including the provision of respite and residential care for people with permanent disabilities and dementia, are exempt from VAT if they are supplied by eligible bodies, such as public bodies or charities.Some respite care ma...