# The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2017, 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.
”;
(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”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1305/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-reduction-schemes-amendment-england-regulations-2017/regulation-12
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