# The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (England) Regulations 2012, Paragraph 4: Meaning of “couple”

Extent: E+W+S

(1) In this scheme “couple” means—
(a) two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and who are members of the same household; or
(b) two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as if they were a married couple or civil partners.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2886/schedule/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-reduction-schemes-default-scheme-england-regulations-2012/schedule/paragraph-4
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