# The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, Regulation 8: Amendments to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013


In Schedule 5 (capital disregards: pensioners)—
(a) after paragraph 27 insert—
“27A. Where a person elects to be entitled to a lump sum under section 8(2) of the Pensions Act 2014 or in accordance with regulations made under section 10 of that Act, or fails to make an election, and a lump sum payment has been made, an amount equal to—
(a) except where sub-paragraph (b) applies, the amount of any payment or payments made on account of that lump sum; or
(b) the amount of that lump sum,
but only for so long as that person does not change that election in favour of an increase of pension.”;
(b) in paragraph 28—
(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (d) omit “or”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (e) for “.” substitute “;”;
(iii) after sub-paragraph (e) insert—
“(f) sections 50 to 53 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014; or
(g) section 33 of the Care Act 2014.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/50/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-reduction-schemes-prescribed-requirements-and-default-scheme-wales-amendment-regulations-2016/regulation-8
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