Regulation 18 Amendments to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2013

In Schedule 3 (applicable amounts: persons who are not pensioners)—

(a)

in column (2) of the Table in paragraph 1 (personal allowances)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (1) for “£73.10” in each place in which it occurs substitute “£73.85” and for “£57.90” substitute “£58.50”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (2) for “£73.10” substitute “£73.85”;

(iii)

in sub-paragraph (3) for “£114.85” substitute “£116.00”;

(b)

in paragraph 11 (severe disability premium)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (2)(a)(iii) after “SSCBA” insert “or has an award of universal credit which includes the carer element under regulation 29 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013”;

(ii)

in the closing words of sub-paragraph (2)(b)—

(aa)

after “carer’s allowance” insert “or has an award of universal credit which includes the carer element”;

(bb)

after “such an allowance” insert “or has such an award of universal credit”;

(iii)

in sub-paragraph (5)(b)—

(aa)

after “carer’s allowance” insert “or having an award of universal credit which includes the carer element”;

(bb)

after “be so entitled and in receipt” insert “or have such an award of universal credit”;

(iv)

in sub-paragraph (6) after “carer’s allowance” insert “or an award of universal credit which includes the carer element”;

(v)

in sub-paragraph (7)—

(aa)

after “carer’s allowance” insert “or having an award of universal credit which includes the carer element”;

(bb)

after “that allowance” insert “or had such an award of universal credit”;

(c)

in the Table in Part 4 (amounts of premiums specified in Part 3)—

(i)

in the first column—

(aa)

in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(i), after “carer’s allowance” insert “or who has an award of universal credit which includes the carer element under regulation 29 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013,”;

(bb)

in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii), after “such an allowance” insert “or such an award of universal credit”;

(ii)

in the second column—

(aa)

in sub-paragraph (1) for “£32.25” and “£45.95” substitute “£32.55” and “£46.40” respectively;

(bb)

in sub-paragraph (2) for “£61.85” in each place in which it occurs substitute “£62.45” and for “£123.70” substitute “£124.90”;

(cc)

in sub-paragraph (3) for “£60.06” substitute “£60.90”;

(dd)

in sub-paragraph (4) for “£34.60” substitute “£34.95”;

(ee)

in sub-paragraph (5) for “£24.43”, “£15.75” and “£22.60” substitute “£24.78”, “£15.90” and “£22.85” respectively;

(d)

in paragraph 23 (amount of work-related activity component), for “£29.05” substitute “£29.35”;

(e)

in paragraph 24 (amount of support component), for “£36.20” substitute “£36.55”.