Regulation 4 Amendments to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013

In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts: pensioners)—

(a)

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

(i)

in the Welsh language version—

(aa)

in sub-paragraph (1) for “£155.60” and “£168.70” substitute “£159.35” and “£172.55” respectively;

(bb)

in sub-paragraph (2) for “£237.55” and “£252.30” substitute “£243.25” and “£258.15” respectively;

(cc)

in sub-paragraph (3) for “£237.55” and “£81.95” substitute “£243.25” and “£83.90” respectively;

(dd)

in sub-paragraph (4) for “£252.30” and “£83.60” substitute “£258.15” and “£85.60” respectively;

(ii)

in the English language version—

(aa)

in sub-paragraph (1) for “£155.60” and “£170.45” substitute “£159.35” and “£172.55” respectively;

(bb)

in sub-paragraph (2) for “£237.55” and “£255.00” substitute “£243.25” and “£258.15” respectively;

(cc)

in sub-paragraph (3) for “£237.55” and “£81.95” substitute “£243.25” and “£83.90” respectively;

(dd)

in sub-paragraph (4) for “£255.50” and “£84.55” substitute “£258.15” and “£85.60” respectively;

(b)

in paragraph 6 (severe disability premium)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (2)(a)(iii) after “carer’s allowance” insert “under section 70 of the SSCBA^f1 or has an award of universal credit which includes the carer element under regulation 29 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013^f2”;

(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 (7)(d)—

(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 (8)(a) after “carer’s allowance” insert “or an award of universal credit which includes the carer element”;

(v)

in sub-paragraph (8)(b)—

(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 premium specified in Part 3)—

(i)

in the first column—

(aa)

in sub-paragraph (1)(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 (1)(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 “£61.85” in each place where it occurs substitute “£62.45” and for “£123.70” substitute “£124.90”;

(bb)

in sub-paragraph (2) for “£24.43” substitute “£24.78”;

(cc)

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

(dd)

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

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: The “SSCBA” (“DCBNC”) means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4); see the definition in regulation 2 of the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013.
f2: S.I. 2013/376 as amended by S.I. 2015/1754.