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

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

29.  In Schedule 7 (sums disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings: persons who are not pensioners)—

(a) in paragraph 31(a)—

(i) in paragraph (i) after “section 23(2)(a)” insert “or 22C”;

(ii) at the end of paragraph (ii) omit “or”;

(iii) at the end of paragraph (iii) omit “or”;

(iv) after paragraph (iii) insert—

“(iv) section 81 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014; or”;

(b) in paragraph 32—

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

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

(iii) after sub-paragraph (f) insert—

“(g) the person concerned where the payment is for the provision of accommodation to meet that person’s needs for care and support arranged pursuant to section 35 or 36 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014; or

(h) the person concerned where the payment is for the provision of accommodation to meet that person’s needs for care and support arranged pursuant to section 18 or 19 of the Care Act 2014.”;

(c) for paragraph 33 substitute—

“33.   Any payment made by a local authority in accordance with—

(a) section 17, 23B, 23C or 24A of the Children Act 1989;

(b) section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;

(c) section 22, 29 or 30 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; or

(d) section 37, 38, 109, 110 or 114 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, but excluding any direct payments under that Act.”;

(d) for paragraph 34(1) substitute—

“(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any payment (or part payment) made by a local authority to a person (“A”) which A passes on to the applicant, where the payment is made in accordance with—

(a) section 23C of the Children Act 1989;

(b) section 29 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; or

(c) section 110 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.”;

(e) for paragraph 59 substitute—

“59.   Any payment made—

(a) as a direct payment as defined in section 4(2) of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013;

(b) under sections 12A to 12D of the National Health Service Act 2006 (direct payments for health care);

(c) under regulations made under section 57 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (direct payments);

(d) under regulations made under sections 50 to 53 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (direct payments); or

(e) under regulations made under section 33 of the Care Act 2014 (direct payments).”