The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Amendments to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2013

32.  In Schedule 9 (capital disregards: persons who are not pensioners)—

(a) After paragraph 2 insert—

“(2A) Any payment made to the applicant in respect of any travel or other expenses incurred, or to be incurred, by the applicant in respect of the applicant’s participation in a scheme prescribed in regulation 3 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Schemes for Assisting Persons to Obtain Employment) Regulations 2013(1) but only for 52 weeks beginning with the date of receipt of the payment.”;

(b) in paragraph 12—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(f) for “,” substitute “;”;

(ii) after sub-paragraph (1)(f) insert—

“(g) universal credit,”;

(c) after paragraph 62 insert—

“63.   Any payment made by the Treasury to the applicant or the applicant’s partner under the Age-Related Payments Regulations 2013 (Equitable Life) as a qualifying Equitable Life annuitant.”

(1)

S.I. 2013/276.