Regulation 12 Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012

In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts)—

(a)

for paragraph 1 (personal allowance), substitute—

“1.

The amount specified for the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(a) of Schedule 1 is—

(a)
prior to 6th December 2018, the amount specified in column (2) of Table 1 below in respect of each person or couple referred to in column (1) of that Table;

(b)
on or after 6th December 2018, the amount specified in column (2) of Table 2 below in respect of each person or couple referred to in column (1) of that Table.

Table 1

Column (1)

Person, couple or polygamous marriage

Column (2)

Amount

(1) Single applicant or lone parent—

(a) aged under 65;

(b) aged 65 or over.

(a) £163.00;

(b) £176.40.

(2) Couple—

(a) both members aged under 65;

(b) one or both members aged 65 or over

(a) £248.80;

(b) £263.80.

(3) If the applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage and none of the members of the marriage has attained the age of 65—

(a) for the applicant and the other party to the marriage;

(b) for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the applicant.

(4) If the applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage and one or more members of the marriage are aged 65 or over—

(a) for the applicant and the other party to the marriage;

(b) for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the applicant.

(a) £248.80;

(b) £85.80.

(a) £263.80;

(b) £87.40.

Table 2

Column (1)

Person, couple or polygamous marriage

Column (2)

Amount

(1) Single applicant or lone parent who has attained pensionable age £176.40.
(2) Couple and one or both members have attained pensionable age £263.80.
(3) If the applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage and one or more members of the marriage have attained pensionable age —

(a) for the applicant and the other party to the marriage;

(b) for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the applicant.

(a) £263.80;

(b) £87.40.

”;

Column (1) Person, couple or polygamous marriage	Column (2) Amount
(1) Single applicant or lone parent— (a) aged under 65; (b) aged 65 or over.	(a) £163.00; (b) £176.40.
(2) Couple— (a) both members aged under 65; (b) one or both members aged 65 or over	(a) £248.80; (b) £263.80.
(3) If the applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage and none of the members of the marriage has attained the age of 65— (a) for the applicant and the other party to the marriage; (b) for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the applicant. (4) If the applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage and one or more members of the marriage are aged 65 or over— (a) for the applicant and the other party to the marriage; (b) for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the applicant.	(a) £248.80; (b) £85.80. (a) £263.80; (b) £87.40.

Column (1) Person, couple or polygamous marriage	Column (2) Amount
(1) Single applicant or lone parent who has attained pensionable age	£176.40.
(2) Couple and one or both members have attained pensionable age	£263.80.
(3) If the applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage and one or more members of the marriage have attained pensionable age — (a) for the applicant and the other party to the marriage; (b) for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the applicant.	(a) £263.80; (b) £87.40.

(b)

in Part 4 (amounts of premium specified in Part 3) in the second column of the Table—

(i)

in paragraph (1)(a) and (b)(i) for “£62.45” substitute “£64.30”;

(ii)

in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) for “£124.90” substitute “£128.60”;

(iii)

in paragraph (2) for “£24.78” substitute “£25.48”;

(iv)

in paragraph (3) for “£60.90” substitute “£62.86”;

(v)

in paragraph (4) for “£34.95” substitute “£36.00”.