The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012

PART 5 SApplicable amount

Applicable amountS

21.  Subject to regulations 22 (applicable amount: polygamous marriages) and 23 (applicable amount: persons who have an award of universal credit) an applicant's weekly applicable amount is the aggregate of each of the following amounts which apply in the applicant's case—

(a)an amount in respect of the applicant or, if the applicant is a member of a couple, an amount in respect of both of them, determined in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (personal allowances);

(b)an amount determined in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 in respect of any child or young person who is a member of the applicant's family;

F1(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)the amount of any premiums which may be applicable to the applicant, determined in accordance with Parts 3 and 4 of Schedule 1 (disability premiums);

(e)the amount of either the—

(i)work-related activity component; or

(ii)support component,

which may be applicable to the applicant in accordance with Part 5 of Schedule 1 (components); and

(f)the amount of any transitional addition which may be applicable to the applicant in accordance with Part 6 of Schedule 1 (transitional addition).

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Applicable amount: polygamous marriages.S

22.  Where an applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage, the applicant's weekly applicable amount is the aggregate of each of the following amounts which apply in the applicant's case—

(a)the amount applicable to the applicant and one of the applicant's partners determined in accordance with paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 1 (personal allowances) as if the applicant and that partner were a couple;

(b)an amount equal to the difference between the amounts specified in paragraph 1(1)(b) and (3) of Schedule 1 (personal allowances) in respect of each of the applicant's other partners;

(c)an amount determined in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 (personal allowances) in respect of any child or young person for whom the applicant or a partner of the applicant is responsible and who is a member of the same household;

F2(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e)the amount of any premium which may be applicable to the applicant determined in accordance with Parts 3 and 4 of Schedule 1 (disability premiums);

(f)the amount of either the—

(i)work-related activity component; or

(ii)support component,

which may be applicable to the applicant in accordance with Part 5 of Schedule 1 (components); and

(g)the amount of any transitional addition which may be applicable to the applicant in accordance with Part 6 of Schedule 1 (transitional addition).

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Applicable amount: persons who have an award of universal creditS

23.—(1) Where an applicant or an applicant's partner has, or the partners jointly have, an award of universal credit, in determining the weekly applicable amount for the applicant the relevant authority must use the calculation or estimate of the maximum amount of the applicant, or the applicant's partner, or partners jointly (as the case may be), subject to the [F3[F4[F5adjustments] described in paragraph] (2A)].

F6(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F7(2A) The adjustments referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a)to multiply the maximum amount by 12 and divide the product by 52; and

(b)to add to the weekly applicable amount the sum of £16.73 in respect of each child or young person who is a member of the applicant’s family.]

(3) In paragraph (1) “maximum amount” means the maximum amount calculated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 8(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 M1.

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