Paragraph 37

Scotland

A crisis payment made for the purpose of meeting an immediate short term need or a payment made for the purpose of meeting a need for community care—

F1(a)

from a welfare fund;

F2(aa)

by a local authority in exercise of the power in section 20 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (power to advance well-being) and using funds provided by the Scottish Ministers,

(b)

by a local authority in exercise of the power in section 1 of the Localism Act 2011 M1 (local authority's general power of competence) and using funds provided by the Secretary of State, and in this sub-paragraph local authority means a local authority within the meaning of section 8 of that Act; or

(c)

by, or on behalf of, the Welsh Ministers in exercise of the power in section 60 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 M2 (promotion etc. of well-being).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 4 para. 37(a) substituted (1.4.2016) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/81), regs. 1(2), 4(5)
F2: Sch. 4 para. 37(aa) inserted (1.2.2021) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/413), regs. 1, 5(a)

Marginal citations

M1: 2011 c.20.
M2: 2006 c.32.

Notes on the whole SSI

Textual amendments

F1: Regulations revoked (except regs. 2 (in part), 37, 38, sch. 4 paras. 37, 38) (1.4.2022) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/249), reg. 1, sch. 6 (with regs. 2, 97-101)