# The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2021, Regulation 10A: Award of Universal Credit


For the purposes of these Regulations an award of universal credit includes—
(a) an award the amount of which is reduced to zero, as a result of a failure by a claimant which is sanctionable under section 26 (higher-level sanctions) or section 27 (other sanctions) of the 2012 Act, and
(b) an award to which entitlement has ceased in terms of regulation 32A(1)(b) of the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013 (reclaims of universal credit after nil award due to earnings), but in relation to which the Secretary of State treats the claimant as making a claim under regulation 32A(2) of those Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/249/regulation/10A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-reduction-scotland-regulations-2021/regulation-10A
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