The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

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

15.  In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts: pensioners)—

(a) in paragraph 1 (personal allowance), for the Table substitute—

“Column (1)	Column (2)
Person, couple or polygamous marriage	Amount
(1) Single applicant or lone parent who has attained pensionable age	£197.10
(2) Couple where one or both members have attained pensionable age	£294.90
(3) If the applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage and one or more members of the marriage have attained pensionable age— (a) for the applicant and the other party to the marriage; (b) for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the applicant.	£294.90 £97.80”;

(b) in column (2) of the Table in paragraph 2(1) (child or young person amounts), for “£66.90”, in each place it occurs, substitute “£70.80”;

(c) in paragraph 3 (family premium), for “£17.45” substitute “£17.85”;

(d) in the Table in Part 4 (amounts of premium specified in Part 3), in the second column—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1), for “£67.30” in each place it occurs, substitute “£69.40” and for “£134.60” substitute “£138.80”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (2), for “£26.67” substitute “£27.44”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (3), for “£65.94” substitute “£68.04”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (4), for “£37.70” substitute “£38.85”.