The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018

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

11.  The Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012(1) are amended in accordance with regulations 12 to 17.

Payments made by the Thalidomide Trust

12.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “student loan” insert—

““the Thalidomide Trust” means the registered charity of that name (number 266220) established for the purpose of giving relief and assistance to disabled persons whose disabilities were caused by the fact that their mother had taken a preparation containing the drug known as Thalidomide during pregnancy;”.

13.  In regulation 48(9) (non-dependant deductions)—

(a) after paragraph (b) omit “and”; and

(b) after paragraph (c) insert—

“; and

(d) any payment made under or by the Thalidomide Trust”.

14.  In Part 1 of schedule 4 (capital to be disregarded) after paragraph 30B insert—

“30C.   Any payment made under or by the Thalidomide Trust.”.

Uprating

15.  In regulation 48 (non-dependant deductions)(2)—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£11.90” substitute “£12.25”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£3.95” substitute “£4.05”; and

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£200.00” substitute “£204.00”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for—

(aa) “£200.00” substitute “£204.00”;

(bb) “£346.00” substitute “£354.00”; and

(cc) “£7.85” substitute “£8.10”; and

(iii) in sub-paragraph (c) for—

(aa) “£346.00” substitute “£354.00”;

(bb) “£430.00” substitute “£439.00”; and

(cc) “£9.95” substitute “£10.25”.

16.  In schedule 1 (applicable amount)(3)—

(a) in the table in paragraph 2 (personal allowances) —

(i) in entry (1)(a) for “£159.35” substitute “£163.00”;

(ii) in entry (1)(b) for “£172.55” substitute “£176.40”;

(iii) in entry (2)(a) for “£243.25” substitute “£248.80”;

(iv) in entry (2)(b) for “£258.15” substitute “£263.80”;

(v) in entry (3)(a) for “£243.25” substitute “£248.80”;

(vi) in entry (3)(b) for “£83.90” substitute “£85.80”;

(vii) in entry (4)(a) for “£258.15” substitute “£263.80”; and

(viii) in entry (4)(b) for “£85.60” substitute “£87.40”; and

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

(i) in entries (1)(a) and (1)(b)(i) for “£62.45” substitute “£64.30”;

(ii) in entry (1)(b)(ii) for “£124.90” substitute “£128.60”;

(iii) in entry (2) for “£24.78” substitute “£25.48”;

(iv) in entry (3) for “£60.90” substitute “£62.86”; and

(v) in entry (4) for “£34.95” substitute “£36.00”.

17.  In schedule 5 (amount of alternative maximum council tax reduction) in the table in paragraph 1—

(a) in entry (b)(i) for “£196.00” substitute “£200.00”; and

(b) in entry (b)(ii)—

(i) for “£196.00” substitute “£200.00”; and

(ii) for “£255.00” substitute “£261.00”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2012/319; relevant amending instruments are S.S.I. 2013/49, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81 and S.S.I. 2017/41.

(2)

Regulation 48 is amended by S.S.I. 2013/49, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81 and S.S.I. 2017/41.

(3)

Schedule 1 is relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/49, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81 and S.S.I. 2017/41.