Eligible For VAT Refund?
Complete our online VAT Relief form to recover the VAT on qualifying products.
All qualifying products have our VAT Relief icon. Simply click on it and complete the form to let us know you qualify.
You will be charge VAT during checkout but the VAT will be refunded back to the card used for the order within 48 business hours.
Please note that it is a criminal offence to falsely reclaim VAT.
What is the VAT Relief Scheme?
The government has a scheme called the VAT Relief Scheme to help those who are terminally ill, chronically sick or disabled to claim back the VAT they have paid on shoes in extra wide fittings.
The scheme does not cover all wide shoes, only the widest widths; 6V, 6E and 8E width fittings.
To reclaim VAT under this scheme, the footwear purchased needs to be in the extra wide fittings - 6V, 6E or 8E and you need to be terminally ill, chronically sick or disabled
Do I Qualify For the Scheme?
To qualify you need to be terminally ill, chronically sick or disabled.
The VAT office defines a person is ‘chronically sick' or disabled if he, she, they are a person:
- with a physical or mental impairment that has a long-term effect on your ability to carry out everyday activities
- with a medical condition that doctors treat as a chronic sickness (like diabetes for example)
It does not include an elderly person who is not disabled or chronically sick.
Nor does it include a person who is only temporarily disabled or incapacitated, such as with a broken limb.
It also doesn't cover those with extremely wide feet who has no medical conditions or physical impairments.
What Medical Conditions are Covered By The Scheme?
Here is the list of eligible medical conditions. If you are still unsure you should seek guidance from your GP or other medical professional.
- Alzheimers
- Amputee
- Angina
- Ankylosing Spondylitus
- Arthritis
- Ataxia
- Bronchiectasis
- Cancer
- Cerebellum Ataxia
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebral Vasculitis
- Chronic Arthritis
- Degenerative Spine
- Dementia
- Diabetes
- Diverticulitis
- Emphysema
- Epilepsy
- Fibromyalgia
- Functional Movement Disorder
- Heart Disease
- Hypertension
- Kidney Disease
- Lymphedema
- Motor Neuron Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Myelitis
- Oedema
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Parkinson’s
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Pneumonia
- Polymyositis
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Physically Disabled
- Respiratory Failure
- Rheumatism
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scoliosis
- Spina Bifida
- Spondylitis
- Stenosis
- Stroke
- Terminally Ill
What Shoes are Covered By The VAT Relief Scheme?
VAT relief is only available on our widest fittings. The width fittings covered by the scheme are 6E, 6V and 8E.
The scheme does not cover any other width fttings, even if you qualify as ‘chronically sick or disabled'
Click here to view our range of shoes covered by the VAT Relief Scheme.
How Do I Reclaim My VAT?
SImply click on the VAT Relief icon which is displayed on footwear which qualifies for the scheme. Complete the form and continue shopping. You will be charged VAT on checkout but this will be refunded within 48 business hours back to the card used for the order.
I Qualify for the VAT Relief Scheme, but I didn't complete the online form at the time of purchase. Can I still claim after I have received the goods?
Yes, our online form is just a convenient way for you to let us know that you qualify for the scheme.
You can still complete a manual form and send it to us. Once received, we will refund the VAT on your order. Please allow 48 hours for us to process your request.
Please click on the link below to get the form. Print and complete it. You can either mail it back to us or simply take a photo of it with your phone and email it to us.
Print A VAT Relief Form
Address for Completed Form
Wide Shoes
14 Hallmark Trading Estate
Fourth Way
Wembley HA9 0LB
United Kingdom
Email Address for Completed Form
sales@wideshoes.co.uk
If you have any questions about the scheme then please get in touch.
