Regulation 2 Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012

(1)

The Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

In regulation 16(5) (persons not entitled to council tax reduction: persons treated as not being in Great Britain)—

(a)

at the end of sub-paragraph (m), omit “or”,

(b)

after sub-paragraph (n) insert—

“, or

(o)

a person in Great Britan who—

(i)

was residing in Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories (the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza) or the occupied Golan Heights immediately before 13 June 2025,

(ii)

left Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories or the occupied Golan Heights in connection with the escalation of violence between Israel and Iran that began on that date,

(iii)

arrived in Great Britain on or before 13 December 2025, and

(iv)

satisfies one of the following criteria—

(aa)

has been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom under or outside the rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971^f2,

(bb)

has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning of section 2^f3 of that Act,

(cc)

in accordance with section 3ZA^f4 of that Act, does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom”.

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Footnotes

f1: S.S.I. 2012/319, which was relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2023/309.
f2: 1971 c. 77.
f3: Section 2 was substituted by section 39(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) and relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/745.
f4: Section 3ZA was inserted by section 2(2) of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (c. 20).