The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017

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

General

14.  The Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012(1) are amended as follows.

Amendment of regulation 2

15.  In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1) after the definition of “independent hospital” insert—

““infected blood payment scheme” means a scheme established by, or under arrangements made with, the Scottish Ministers, the Secretary of State, the Welsh Ministers or the Department of Health in Northern Ireland for making ex gratia payments to or in respect of persons who have acquired HIV or hepatitis C as a result of treatment with blood or blood products within the national health service;”.

Amendment of regulation 48

16.  In regulation 48 (non-dependant deductions)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£11.80” substitute “£11.90”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£3.90” substitute “£3.95”;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£195.00” substitute “£200.00”; and

(ii) for sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), substitute—

“(b) not less than £200.00 but less than £346.00, the deduction to be made is £7.85 x 1/7; and

(c) not less than £346.00 but less than £430.00, the deduction to be made is £9.95 x 1/7.”; and

(c) in paragraph (9)(b), after “Foundation,” insert “another infected blood payment scheme,”.

Amendment of regulation 66

17.  In regulation 66 (evidence and information), in paragraph (3)(a) after “Foundation” insert “, another infected blood payment scheme”.

Amendment of schedule 1

18.  In schedule 1 (applicable amount)—

(a) in paragraph 2 (personal allowances)—

(i) for “£155.60”, substitute “£159.35”;

(ii) for “£168.70”, substitute “£172.55”;

(iii) for “£237.55” in both places where it occurs, substitute “£243.25”;

(iv) for “£252.30” in both places where it occurs, substitute “£258.15”;

(v) for “£81.95”, substitute “£83.90”; and

(vi) for “£83.60”, substitute “£85.60”; and

(b) in paragraph 13 (amount of disability premium)—

(i) for “£61.85” in both places where it occurs, substitute “£62.45”;

(ii) for “£123.70”, substitute “£124.90”;

(iii) for “£24.43”, substitute “£24.78”;

(iv) for “£60.06”, substitute “£60.90”; and

(v) for “£34.60”, substitute “£34.95”.

Amendment of schedule 4

19.  In schedule 4 (capital disregards), in paragraph 16—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), after “Foundation” insert “, another infected blood payment scheme”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (7), after “Foundation” insert “, another infected blood payment scheme”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (8), after “Foundation” insert “, any other infected blood payment scheme”.

Amendment of schedule 5

20.  In schedule 5 (amount of alternative maximum council tax reduction)—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “£191.00” in both places where it occurs, substitute “£196.00”; and

(ii) for “£249.00”, substitute “£255.00”; and

(b) in paragraph 2(b), after “Foundation,” insert “another infected blood payment scheme,”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2012/319; relevant amending instruments are S.S.I. 2013/49, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2015/46 and S.S.I. 2016/81.