The Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015

Amendment of the Warm Home Discount Regulations 2011

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

15.—(1) In Part 1 of Schedule 2 for paragraph 4 substitute—

“4.  A person who is in receipt of universal credit, and is not in work or is self-employed, and—

(a)is in receipt of the limited capability for work element, with or without a work-related activity element;

(b)is in receipt of the disabled child element; or

(c)has parental responsibility for a child under the age of 5 who ordinarily resides with that person.

5.  A person who is receiving child tax credit by virtue of an award which is based on an annual income not exceeding £16,190, and—

(a)is in receipt of a qualifying component falling within paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of “qualifying component” in Part 3; or

(b)has parental responsibility for a child under the age of 5 who ordinarily resides with that person.”.

(2) In Part 3 of Schedule 2, in the appropriate places insert—

““annual income” means the income for the tax year calculated in accordance with the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002(1);”,

““child tax credit” has the meaning given in Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002(2);”,

““parental responsibility” has the meaning given in section 3 of the Children Act 1989(3);”,

““universal credit” has the meaning given in section 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012(4).”.