# The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (England) Regulations 2012, Paragraph 3: Application of scheme: pensioners and persons who are not pensioners

Extent: E+W+S

(1) This scheme applies to—
(a) pensioners who fall within any of classes A to C; and
(b) persons who are not pensioners who fall within any of classes D to F.
(2) In this scheme—
(a) a person is a “pensioner” if—
(i) he has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit; and
(ii) he is not, or, if he has a partner, his partner is not—
(aa) a person on income support, on an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or on an income-related employment and support allowance, or
(bb) a person with an award of universal credit; and
(b) a person is a “person who is not a pensioner” if—
(i) he has not attained the qualifying age for state pension credit; or
(ii) he has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit and he, or if he has a partner, his partner, is—
(aa) a person on income support, on an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or on an income-related employment and support allowance, or
(bb) a person with an award of universal credit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2886/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-reduction-schemes-default-scheme-england-regulations-2012/schedule/paragraph-3
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