The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2021

PART 2 Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012

2.  The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012(1) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 7.

Exit from the European Union

3.—(1) In regulation 17 (persons treated as being in Great Britain), in paragraph (4)(f), omit “(other than the United Kingdom)”.

(2) In regulation 90C (panel to conduct further reviews)(2), for paragraph (3)(b) substitute—

“(b) is a member of Parliament or of the Scottish Parliament.”.

Uprating

4.  In regulation 22A (transitional family premium)(3), in paragraph (b), for “£17.60” substitute “£17.65”.

5.  In regulation 23 (applicable amount: persons who have an award of universal credit)(4), in paragraph (2A)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£17.07” substitute “£17.15”, and

(b) in sub-paragraph (c) for “£54.32” substitute “£54.60”.

6.  In regulation 67 (non-dependant deductions)(5)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£12.80” substitute “£12.90”, and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£4.25” substitute “£4.30”, and

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£8.45” substitute “£8.50”, and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (c) for “£10.70” substitute “£10.80”.

7.  In schedule 1 (applicable amount)(6)—

(a) in the table in paragraph 1 (applicable amount for the purposes of regulations 21(a) and 22(a) and (b)), for—

(i) “£74.35” in each place where it occurs substitute “£74.70”,

(ii) “£58.90” substitute “£59.20”, and

(iii) “£116.80” substitute “£117.40”,

(b) in the table in paragraph 3 (applicable amount for the purposes of regulations 21(b) and 22(c)), for “£85.34” in both places where it occurs substitute “£85.75”,

(c) in the table in paragraph 17 (amounts of disability premiums), in the entry—

(i) “Disability premium” for—

(aa) “£34.95” substitute “£35.10”, and

(bb) “£49.80” substitute “£50.05”,

(ii) “Severe disability premium” for—

(aa) “£66.95” in both places where it occurs substitute “£67.30”, and

(bb) “£133.90” substitute “£134.60”,

(iii) “Disabled child premium” for “£65.52” substitute “£65.94”,

(iv) “Carer premium” for “£37.50” substitute “£37.70”, and

(v) “Enhanced disability premium” for—

(aa) “£26.60” substitute “£26.67”,

(bb) “£17.10” substitute “£17.20”, and

(cc) “£24.50” substitute “£24.60”,

(d) in paragraph 23 (amount of work-related activity component), for “£29.55” substitute “£29.70”, and

(e) in paragraph 24 (amount of support component), for “£39.20” substitute “£39.40”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2012/303, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/48, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2013/287, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I 2016/253, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2018/69, S.S.I. 2018/295, S.S.I. 2019/29, S.S.I. 2019/325 and S.S.I. 2020/25.

(2)

Regulation 90C was inserted by S.S.I. 2013/218 and was amended by S.S.I. 2015/46.

(3)

Regulation 22A was inserted by S.S.I. 2020/25.

(4)

Regulation 23 was amended by S.S.I. 2013/48, S.S.I. 2013/287, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2019/325, and S.S.I. 2020/25.

(5)

Regulation 67 was relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/48, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2018/69, S.S.I. 2019/29 and S.S.I. 2020/25.

(6)

Schedule 1 was relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/48, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I. 2016/253, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2018/69, S.S.I. 2019/29, and S.S.I. 2020/25.