# The Carer’s Assistance (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments, Revocation, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2025, Paragraph 8: Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012


(1) The Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 are amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) in the definition of “carer support payment” for “carer’s assistance” substitute “the Carer Support Payment component of Carer Support”.
(3) After regulation 27(1)(j)(xxi) (meaning of “income”) insert—
“(xxia) the Carer Additional Person Payment component of Carer Support given under section 28 and schedule 2 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018;
(xxib) the Scottish Carer Supplement component of Carer Support given under section 28 and schedule 2 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018;”.
(4) In schedule 1 (applicable amount)—
(a) in paragraph 6(1)(ab) for “16” substitute “16(2)”,
(b) in paragraph 10—
(i) in sub-paragraph (2)(a) omit “or carer support payment”,
(ii) after sub-paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) Where a carer premium has been awarded, but the person in respect of whose care the carer support payment has been awarded dies, the condition for the award of the premium is be treated as satisfied for a period of—
(a) 8 weeks from the relevant date specified in sub-paragraph (3) where that person died on or before 14 March 2026,
(b) 12 weeks from the relevant date specified in sub-paragraph (3) where that person died on or after 15 March 2026.”,
(iii) in sub-paragraph (3) in the opening words, after “(2)” insert “and (2A)”,
(iv) in sub-paragraph (3)(a) after “(2)(a)” insert “or (2A)”.
(5) In paragraph 21(2) of schedule 4 (capital disregards)—
(a) at the end of head (q) omit “or”,
(b) after head (r) insert—
“(s) the Carer Additional Person Payment component of Carer Support given under section 28 and schedule 2 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018; or
(t) the Scottish Carer Supplement component of Carer Support given under section 28 and schedule 2 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2025/9780111063552/schedule/1/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-carers-assistance-miscellaneous-and-consequential-amendments-revocation-transitional-and-saving-provisions-scotland-regulations-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-8
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