The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012

Applicable amount: persons who have an award of universal credit

This section has no associated Policy Notes

23.—(1) Where an applicant or an applicant’s partner has, or the partners jointly have, an award of universal credit, in determining the weekly applicable amount for the applicant the relevant authority must use the calculation or estimate of the maximum amount of the applicant, or the applicant’s partner, or partners jointly (as the case may be), subject to the adjustment described in paragraph (2).

(2) The adjustment referred to in paragraph (1) is that where a housing costs element has been awarded to the applicant, the applicant’s partner or the partners jointly, the amount of that element is to be deducted from the applicable amount.

(3) In paragraph (1) “maximum amount” means the maximum amount calculated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 8(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012(1).