2012 No. 303

Council Tax

The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

F16The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers in sections 80 and 113(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992 F1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
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Regulations revoked (except regs. 2 (in part), 37, 38, sch. 4 paras. 37, 38) (1.4.2022) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/249), reg. 1, sch. 6 (with regs. 2, 97-101)

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1992 c.14. Section 80 was amended by paragraph 176 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

PART 1General

Citation and commencementF161

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Interpretation2

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  • the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 F2;

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  • “local authority” in Scotland means a council constituted by section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 F3;

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  • self-employed earner” has the meaning given by section 2(1)(b) of the 1992 Act (categories of earners);

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  • voluntary organisation” means a body, other than a public or local authority, the activities of which are carried on otherwise than for profit;

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Non-dependantsF163

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Young personsF164

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Occupation of a dwelling as a homeF165

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Remunerative workF166

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PART 2Families

Entitlement of only one member of a familyF167

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Couples: polygamous marriagesF168

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Applicant in receipt of income-related benefitF169

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Responsibility for another personF1610

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Membership of a householdF1611

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PART 3Application of the Regulations

ApplicationF1612

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Prescribed yearsF1613

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PART 4Entitlement to council tax reduction

Conditions of entitlement to council tax reductionF1614

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Conditions of entitlement to council tax reduction – dwellings in bands E to HF1614A

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Persons not entitled to council tax reduction: absenteesF1615

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Persons not entitled to council tax reduction: persons treated as not being in Great BritainF1616

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Persons treated as being in Great BritainF1617

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Temporary absence from Great BritainF1618

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Persons not entitled to council tax reduction: persons subject to immigration controlF1619

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Persons not entitled to council tax reduction: studentsF1620

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Non-recovery of council tax arrears caused by official errorF1620A

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PART 5Applicable amount

Applicable amountF1621

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Applicable amount: polygamous marriages.F1622

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Transitional family premiumF1622A

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Applicable amount: persons who have an award of universal creditF1623

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PART 6Income and capital

CHAPTER 1General

Calculation of income and capital of members of applicant's family and of a polygamous marriageF1624

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Circumstances in which capital and income of non-dependant is to be treated as applicant'sF1625

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CHAPTER 2Income and capital where there is an award of universal credit

Calculation of income and capital: persons who have an award of universal creditF1626

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CHAPTER 3Income

Calculation of income on a weekly basisF1627

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Treatment of child care chargesF1628

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Average weekly earnings of employed earnersF1629

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Average weekly earnings of self-employed earnersF1630

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Average weekly income other than earningsF1631

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Calculation of average weekly income from ... tax creditsF1632

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Calculation of weekly incomeF1633

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CHAPTER 4Employed earners

Earnings of employed earnersF1634

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Calculation of net earnings of employed earnersF1635

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CHAPTER 5Self-employed earners

Earnings of self-employed earnersF1636

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Calculation of net profit of self-employed earnersC137

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For the purposes of regulation 30 (average weekly earnings of self-employed earners) the earnings of an applicant to be taken into account are—

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in the case of a self-employed earner who is engaged in employment on that earner's own account, the net profit derived from that employment;

b

in the case of a self-employed earner whose employment is carried on in partnership or is that of a share fisherman within the meaning of the Social Security (Mariners' Benefits) Regulations 1975 F4, that earner's share of the net profit derived from that employment, less—

i

an amount in respect of income tax and social security contributions payable under the 1992 Act calculated in accordance with regulation 38 (deduction of tax and contributions for self-employed earners); and

ii

one-half of the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (11) in respect of any qualifying premium.

2

Any sum, where applicable, specified in Schedule 3 is to be disregarded when calculating a self-employed earner's net profit.

3

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) the net profit of the employment is, except where paragraph (9) applies, to be calculated by taking into account the earnings of the employment over the assessment period less—

a

subject to paragraphs (5) to (8), any expenses wholly and exclusively incurred in that period for the purposes of that employment;

b

an amount in respect of—

i

income tax; and

ii

social security contributions payable under the 1992 Act; and

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one-half of the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (11) in respect of any qualifying premium.

4

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) the net profit of the employment is to be calculated by taking into account the earnings of the employment over the assessment period less, subject to paragraphs (5) to (8), any expenses wholly and exclusively incurred in that period for the purposes of the employment.

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Subject to paragraph (6), no deduction is to be made under paragraph (3)(a) or (4), in respect of—

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any capital expenditure;

b

the depreciation of any capital asset;

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any sum employed or intended to be employed in the setting up or expansion of the employment;

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any loss incurred before the beginning of the assessment period;

e

the repayment of capital on any loan taken out for the purposes of the employment;

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any expenses incurred in providing business entertainment; or

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any debts, except bad debts proved to be bad, but this sub-paragraph does not apply to any expenses incurred in the recovery of a debt.

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A deduction is to be made under paragraph (3)(a) or (4) in respect of the repayment of capital on any loan used for—

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the replacement in the course of business of equipment or machinery; and

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the repair of an existing business asset except to the extent that any sum is payable under an insurance policy for its repair.

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The relevant authority is to refuse to make a deduction in respect of any expenses under paragraph (3)(a) or (4) where it is not satisfied given the nature and the amount of the expense that it has been reasonably incurred.

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For the avoidance of doubt—

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a deduction is not to be made under paragraph (3)(a) or (4) in respect of any sum unless it has been expended for the purposes of the employment;

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a deduction is to be made under paragraph (3)(a) or (4) in respect of—

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the excess of any value added tax paid over value added tax received in the assessment period;

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any income expended in the repair of an existing business asset except to the extent that any sum is payable under an insurance policy for its repair; and

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any payment of interest on a loan taken out for the purposes of the employment.

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Where an applicant is engaged in employment as a child minder the net profit of the employment is to be one-third of the earnings of that employment, less—

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an amount in respect of—

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income tax; and

ii

social security contributions payable under the 1992 Act;

calculated in accordance with regulation 38 (deduction of tax and contributions of self-employed earners); and

b

one-half of the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (11) in respect of any qualifying premium.

10

For the avoidance of doubt where an applicant is engaged in employment as a self-employed earner and is also engaged in one or more other employments as a self-employed or employed earner any loss incurred in any one of those employments is not to be offset against earnings in any other of the applicant's employments.

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The amount in respect of any qualifying premium is to be calculated by multiplying the daily amount of the qualifying premium by the number equal to the number of days in the assessment period, and for the purposes of this regulation the daily amount of the qualifying premium is to be determined—

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where the qualifying premium is payable monthly, by multiplying the amount of the qualifying premium by 12 and dividing the product by 365; and

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in any other case, by dividing the amount of the qualifying premium by the number equal to the number of days in the period to which the qualifying premium relates.

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In this regulation “qualifying premium” means any premium which is payable periodically in respect of a personal pension scheme and is payable on or after the date of the application.

Deduction of tax and contributions of self-employed earnersC138

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The amount to be deducted in respect of income tax under regulation 37(1)(b)(i), (3)(b)(i) or (9)(a)(i) (calculation of net profit of self-employed earners) is to be calculated on the basis of the amount of chargeable income and as if that income was assessable to income tax at the basic rate of tax applicable to the assessment period less only the personal relief to which the applicant is entitled under section 35(1) of the Income Tax Act 2007 (personal allowance for those aged under 65) as is appropriate to the applicant's circumstances, but, if the assessment period is less than one year the earnings to which the basic rate of tax is to be applied and the amount of the personal reliefs deductible under this paragraph are to be calculated on a pro rata basis.

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The amount to be deducted in respect of social security contributions under regulation 37(1)(b)(i), (3)(b)(ii) or (9)(a)(ii) is the total of—

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the amount of Class 2 contributions payable under section F1011(2) or, as the case may be, F1111(8) of the 1992 Act F5 at the rate applicable to the assessment period except where the applicant's chargeable income is F18equal to or less than the amount specified in F19section 11(4)(a) of that Act F6F12(F17lower profits threshold) for the tax year applicable to the assessment period, but if the assessment period is less than one year, the amount specified for that tax year is to be reduced pro rata; and

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the amount of Class 4 contributions (if any) which would be payable under section 15 of the 1992 Act F7 (Class 4 contributions recoverable under the Income Tax Acts) at the percentage rate applicable to the assessment period on so much of the chargeable income as exceeds the lower limit but does not exceed the upper limit of profits and gains applicable for the tax year applicable to the assessment period, but if the assessment period is less than one year those limits are to be reduced pro rata.

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In this regulation “chargeable income” means—

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except where sub-paragraph (b) applies, the earnings derived from the employment less any expenses deducted under regulation 37(3)(a) or, as the case may be, (4); and

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in the case of employment as a child minder, one-third of the earnings of that employment.

CHAPTER 6Other income

Calculation of income other than earningsF1639

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Capital treated as incomeF1640

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Notional incomeF1641

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CHAPTER 7Capital

Capital limitF1642

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Calculation of capitalF1643

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Disregard of capital of child and young personF1644

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Income treated as capitalF1645

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Calculation of capital in the United KingdomF1646

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Calculation of capital outside the United KingdomF1647

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Notional capitalF1648

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Diminishing notional capitalF1649

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Capital jointly heldF1650

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Calculation of tariff income from capitalF1651

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PART 7Students

CHAPTER 1General

Interpretation: studentsF1652

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Treatment of studentsF1653

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CHAPTER 2Income

Calculation of grant incomeF1654

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Calculation of covenant income where a contribution is assessedF1655

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Covenant income where no grant income or no contribution is assessedF1656

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Relationship with amounts to be disregarded under Schedule 4F1657

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Other amounts to be disregardedF1658

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Treatment of student loansF1659

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Treatment of fee loansF1660

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Treatment of payments from access fundsF1661

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Disregard of contributionF1662

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Further disregard of student's incomeF1663

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Income treated as capitalF1664

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Disregard of changes occurring during summer vacationF1665

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PART 8Amount of reduction

Maximum council tax reductionF1666

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Non-dependant deductionsF1667

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Extended council tax reductionF1668

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Duration of period of entitlement to extended council tax reductionF1669

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Amount of extended council tax reductionF1670

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Extended council tax reduction: moversF1671

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Relationship between council tax reduction and extended council tax reductionF1672

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Extended council tax reduction (qualifying contributory benefits)F1673

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Duration of extended council tax reduction (qualifying contributory benefits)F1674

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Amount of extended council tax reduction (qualifying contributory benefits)F1675

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Extended council tax reduction (qualifying contributory benefits): moversF1676

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Relationship between council tax reduction and extended council tax reduction (qualifying contributory benefits)F1677

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Alternative maximum council tax reductionF1678

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Residents of a dwelling to whom regulation 14(6) does not applyF1679

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PART 9Effective date

Date on which entitlement is to beginF1680

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Date on which a change of circumstances is to take effectF1681

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PART 10Applications

Who may applyF1682

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Written applicationsF1683

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Telephone applicationsF1684

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Date on which an application is madeF1685

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Evidence and informationF1686

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Amendment of applicationsF1687

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Withdrawal of applicationsF1688

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PART 11Notification of changes of circumstances

Duty to notify changes of circumstancesF1689

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Alternative means of notifying changes of circumstancesF1690

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PART 11AReviews

Review of determination on an applicationF1690A

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Request for further reviewF1690B

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Panel to conduct further reviewsF1690C

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Conduct of further reviewsF1690D

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PART 12Electronic communications

Sending documents by electronic communicationF1691

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PART 13Consequential and transitional provisions

Transitional provisionF1692

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Savings provisionF1693

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Consequential amendmentsF1694

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JOHN SWINNEY A member of the Scottish Government St Andrew's House, Edinburgh

SCHEDULE 1Applicable amount

Regulations 21 and 22

PART 1Personal Allowances

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PART 2Family Premium

F144

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PART 3Disability premiums

F165

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F167

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Disability premiumF169

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Additional condition for the disability premiumF1610

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Severe disability premiumF1611

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Enhanced disability premiumF1612

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Disabled child premiumF1613

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Carer premiumF1614

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Persons in receipt of concessionary paymentsF1615

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Persons in receipt of benefit for anotherF1616

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PART 4Amounts of disability premiums

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PART 5Components

ComponentsF1618

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Work-related activity componentF1621

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Support componentF1622

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Amount of componentsF1623

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F1624

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PART 6Transitional addition

F1625

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F1626

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F1627

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Amount of transitional additionF1628

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F1629

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Interpretation of Part 6F1630

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SCHEDULE 2Amount of alternative maximum council tax reduction

Regulation 78

F161

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F162

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F163

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F164

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SCHEDULE 3Sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings

Regulations 35(2) and 37(2)

F161

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F162

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F163

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F164

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F165

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F166

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F167

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F168

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F169

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F1610

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F1611

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F1612

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F1613

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F1614

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F1615

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F1616

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F1617

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F1618

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F1619

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SCHEDULE 4Sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings

Regulation 39(2)

F161

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F162

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F163

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F164

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F165

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F166

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F167

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F168

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F169

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F1610

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F1611

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F1612

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F1613

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F1614

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F1615

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F1616

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F1617

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F1618

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F1619

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F1620

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F1620A

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F1621

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F1622

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F1623

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F1624

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F1625

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F1626

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F1627

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F1628

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F1629

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F1630

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F1631

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F1632

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F1633

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F1634

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F1635

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F1636

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37

A crisis payment made for the purpose of meeting an immediate short term need or a payment made for the purpose of meeting a need for community care—

F13a

from a welfare fund;

F15aa

by a local authority in exercise of the power in section 20 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (power to advance well-being) and using funds provided by the Scottish Ministers,

b

by a local authority in exercise of the power in section 1 of the Localism Act 2011 F8 (local authority's general power of competence) and using funds provided by the Secretary of State, and in this sub-paragraph local authority means a local authority within the meaning of section 8 of that Act; or

c

by, or on behalf of, the Welsh Ministers in exercise of the power in section 60 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 F9 (promotion etc. of well-being).

38

Any payment under Part 10 of the 1992 Act (Christmas bonus for pensioners).

F1639

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F1640

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F1641

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F1642

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F1643

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F1644

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F1645

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F1646

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F1647

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F1648

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F1649

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F1650

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F1651

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F1652

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F1653

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F1654

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F1655

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F1656

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F1657

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F1658

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F1659

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F1660

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F1661

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F1662

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F1663

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F1664

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F1665

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F1666

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F1667

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F1668

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F1669

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F1670

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F1671

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SCHEDULE 5Capital to be disregarded

Regulation 43(2)

F161

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F162

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F163

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F164

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F165

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F166

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F167

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F168

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F169

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F1610

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F1611

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F1611A

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F1612

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F1613

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F1614

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F1615

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F1616

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F1617

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F1618

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F1619

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F1620

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F1621

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F1622

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F1623

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F1624

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F1625

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F1626

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F1627

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F1628

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F1629

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F1630

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F1631

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F1632

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F1633

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F1634

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F1635

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F1636

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F1637

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F1638

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F1639

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F1640

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F1641

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F1642

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F1643

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F1644

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F1645

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F1646

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F1647

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F1648

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F1649

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F1650

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F1651

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F1652

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F1653

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F1654

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F1655

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F1656

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F1657

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F1658

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F1659

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F1660

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F1661

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F1662

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F1663

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F1664

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F1665

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F1666

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F1667

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F1668

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F1669

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F1670

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F1671

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F1672

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F1673

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F1674

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F1675

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SCHEDULE 6Savings provisions

Regulation 93

F161

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F162

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InterpretationF163

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SCHEDULE 7Consequential amendments

Regulation 94

F161

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F162

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F163

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F164

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F165

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision for a reduction in liability for council tax (“council tax reduction”) for persons who have not reached the qualifying age for state pension credit and for persons who have reached that age and receive income support or income-based jobseeker's allowance. (Provision relating to a reduction in liability for council tax reduction for those who have reached the qualifying age for state pension credit and do not receive those benefits is contained in the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.)

Part 1 of the Regulations contains general provisions (regulations 2 to 6).

Part 2 deals with families. Regulation 7 provides that only one member of a family can be entitled to council tax reduction. Regulation 9 provides that where an applicant for council tax reduction is in receipt of an income related benefit the income and capital of all family members is to be treated as the income and capital of the applicant. Regulation 10 describes the situation were a person is to be treated as responsible for another person. Regulation 11 describes the situations where a person is to be treated as being a member of a household.

In Part 3, regulation 12 describes the persons to whom the Regulations apply and regulation 13 provides that the Regulations apply to the financial year commencing 1st April 2013 and each subsequent financial year.

In Part 4, regulation 14 describes the conditions of entitlement to council tax reduction and regulations 15 to 20 describe the categories of persons who are not entitled to council tax reduction. These are absentees from the dwelling (regulation 15), persons treated as not in Great Britain (regulations 16 to 18), persons subject to immigration control (regulation 19) and students (regulation 20).

Part 5 (regulations 21 to 23) and Schedule 1 provide for the calculation of the applicable amount, which is a sum representing the needs of the applicant and the applicant's family.

Part 6 has provision for the calculation of income and capital.

  • Chapter 1 provides for the income of persons other than the applicant to be treated as the applicant's (regulations 24 and 25). Chapter 2 deals with the calculation of income and capital for persons in receipt of universal credit (regulation 26). Chapter 3 sets out how income should be calculated for the purpose of calculating entitlement to council tax reduction (regulations 27 to 33). Chapter 4 deals with the income of employed earners (regulations 34 and 35) and chapter 5 with the income of self-employed earners (regulations 36 to 38). Schedule 3 sets out the sums to be disregarded when calculating earnings. Chapter 6 deals with other types of income; regulation 39 deals with income other than earnings, regulation 40 with capital to be treated as income and regulation 41 with notional income. Schedule 4 sets out the sums to be disregarded when calculating income other than earnings.

  • Chapter 7 has provision for the calculation of capital (regulations 42 to 51) and Schedule 5 describes capital that is to be disregarded.

Part 7 provides for the treatment of students. Chapter 1 has general provision for students (regulations 52 and 53) and chapter 2 deals with the calculation of the income of students (regulations 54 to 65).

Part 8 sets out the formula for calculating the maximum amount of council tax reduction to which a person is entitled (regulation 66). It also provides for an extended period of entitlement of up to 4 weeks in specified circumstances (regulations 68 to 77). Regulation 78 and Schedule 2 describe the situation where the alternative maximum council tax reduction applies.

Part 9 deals with when entitlement to council tax reduction begins and when a change in entitlement as a result of a change in circumstances take effect (regulations 80 and 81).

Part 10 deals with the application process. Regulation 82 describes who may apply and regulations 83 to 88 provide for other aspects of the process, including the form of applications and withdrawal of applications.

Part 11 provides for a duty to notify the relevant authority of a change of circumstances (regulations 89 and 90).

Part 12 allows for the sending of documents by electronic communication (regulation 91).

Part 13 contains transitional provision (regulation 92), savings provision (regulation 93 and Schedule 6) and consequential amendments (regulation 94 and Schedule 7).