The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 No. 81

PART 3 Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012

Uprating and miscellaneous amendments

23.  In regulation 48 (non-dependant deductions)(1)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£11.70” substitute “£11.80”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£3.85” substitute “£3.90”;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£189.00” substitute “£195.00”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for—

(aa) “£189.00” substitute “£195.00”;

(bb) “£328.00” substitute “£338.00”; and

(cc) “£7.70” substitute “£7.75”; and

(iii) in sub-paragraph (c) for—

(aa) “£328.00” substitute “£338.00”;

(bb) “£408.00” substitute “£420.00”;

(cc) “£9.80” substitute “£9.85”; and

(c) in paragraph (8)—

(i) omit “or” following sub-paragraph (a); and

(ii) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“; or

(c) who is entitled to an award of universal credit where the award is calculated on the basis that the non-dependant does not have any earned income, within the meaning given by regulation 52 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013.”.

(1)

Regulation 48 is amended by S.S.I. 2013/49, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2014/35 and S.S.I. 2015/46.