# The Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006, Paragraph 59


(1) Any payment made by a local authority, or by the Welsh Ministers, to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to a service which is provided to develop or sustain the capacity of the claimant or his partner to live independently in his accommodation.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) “local authority” includes in England a county council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/215/schedule/5/paragraph/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-benefit-regulations-2006/schedule-5/paragraph-59
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