Regulation 4 Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012

In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts)—

(a)

for paragraph 1 (personal allowance) substitute—

“1.

The amount specified in column (2) below in respect of each person or couple specified in column (1) is the amount specified for the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(a) of Schedule 1.

Column (1) Column (2)
Person or couple Amount

(1) Single applicant or lone parent who has attained pensionable age £181.00.
(2) Couple where one or both members have attained pensionable age £270.60.
(3) If the applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage and one or more members of the marriage have attained pensionable age —
(a) for the applicant and the other party to the marriage; (a) £270.60;
(b) for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the applicant. (b) £89.60.

”;

Column (1)	Column (2)
(1) Single applicant or lone parent who has attained pensionable age	£181.00.
(2) Couple where one or both members have attained pensionable age	£270.60.
(3) If the applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage and one or more members of the marriage have attained pensionable age —
(a) for the applicant and the other party to the marriage;	(a) £270.60;
(b) for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the applicant.	(b) £89.60.

(b)

in the second column of the Table in Part 4 (amounts of premium specified in Part 3)—

(i)

in paragraph (1)(a) and (b)(i) for “£64.30” substitute “£65.85”;

(ii)

in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) for “£128.60” substitute “£131.70”;

(iii)

in paragraph (2) for “£25.48” substitute “£26.04”;

(iv)

in paragraph (3) for “£62.86” substitute “£64.19”;

(v)

in paragraph (4) for “£36.00” substitute “£36.85”.

Column (1)	Column (2)
Person or couple	Amount
(1) Single applicant or lone parent who has attained pensionable age	£181.00.
(2) Couple where one or both members have attained pensionable age	£270.60.
(3) If the applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage and one or more members of the marriage have attained pensionable age —
(a) for the applicant and the other party to the marriage;	(a) £270.60;
(b) for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the applicant.	(b) £89.60.