# The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, Regulation 25: Amendments to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2013


In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts: pensioners)
(a) in column (2) of the Table in paragraph 1 (personal allowances)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (1) for “£151.20” and “£166.05” substitute “£155.60” and “£170.45” respectively;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (2) for “£230.85” and “£248.30” substitute “£237.55” and “£255.00” respectively;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (3) for “£230.85” and “£79.65” substitute “£237.55” and “£81.95” respectively;
(iv) in sub-paragraph (4) for “£248.30” and “£82.25” substitute “£255.50” and “£84.55” respectively;
(b) in paragraph 6 (severe disability premium)—
(i) in sub-paragraph 3 for “is blind or is treated as blind” substitute “is blind or severely sight-impaired or is treated as such”;
(ii) for sub-paragraph (4) substitute—
“(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3), a person is blind or severely sight-impaired if that person—
(a) is registered as blind in a register compiled under section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (welfare services);
(b) is registered as severely sight-impaired in a register established and maintained by a local authority under section 18(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;
(c) is registered as severely sight-impaired in a register established and maintained by a local authority under section 77(1) of the Care Act 2014; or
(d) in Scotland, has been certified as blind and in consequence is registered in a register maintained by or on behalf of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (5) after “as blind”, in both places where those words occur, insert “or severely sight-impaired”;
(iv) in sub-paragraph (6)(b) for “is blind or is treated as blind” substitute “is blind or severely sight-impaired or is treated as such”;
(c) in paragraph 8(b) (disabled child premium) for “is blind” substitute “is blind or severely sight-impaired”, and for “as blind” substitute “as such”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/50/regulation/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-reduction-schemes-prescribed-requirements-and-default-scheme-wales-amendment-regulations-2016/regulation-25
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