Regulation 33 Amendment of the Council Tax (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1993

in the definition of “benefit week”, after the words “as the case may be” insert “ regulation 1(2) of the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 M2 or ”;

for the definition of “personal allowance for a single claimant aged not less than 25” substitute—

““personal allowance for a single claimant aged not less than 25” means—

(a)

in the case of a person who is entitled to either income support or state pension credit, the amount for the time being specified in paragraph 1(1)(e) of column (2) of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987; or

(b)

in the case of a person who is entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance, the amount for the time being specified in paragraph 1(1)(e) of column (2) of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996;”;

after the definition of “social security office” insert—

““state pension credit” means the benefit of that name payable under the State Pension Credit Act 2002 M3;”.