The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2017

Amendments relating to changes in employment and support allowance

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15.  In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—

(a)in the definition of “main phase employment and support allowance” after “Welfare Reform Act 2007” insert “or the applicant is a member of the work-related activity group” ; and

(b)after the definition of “member of a couple” insert—

“member of the work-related activity group” means a person who has or is treated as having limited capability for work under either—

(a)

Part 5 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 other than by virtue of regulation 30 of those Regulations; or

(b)

Part 4 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013 other than by virtue of regulation 26 of those Regulations;.