The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Amendments to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013

8.  In Schedule 5 (capital disregards: pensioners)—

(a) after paragraph 27 insert—

“27A.   Where a person elects to be entitled to a lump sum under section 8(2) of the Pensions Act 2014 or in accordance with regulations made under section 10 of that Act, or fails to make an election, and a lump sum payment has been made, an amount equal to—

(a) except where sub-paragraph (b) applies, the amount of any payment or payments made on account of that lump sum; or

(b) the amount of that lump sum,

but only for so long as that person does not change that election in favour of an increase of pension.”;

(b) in paragraph 28—

(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (d) omit “or”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (e) for “.” substitute “;”;

(iii) after sub-paragraph (e) insert—

“(f) sections 50 to 53 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014; or

(g) section 33 of the Care Act 2014.”