Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012
12. In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts)—
(a)for paragraph 1 (personal allowance), substitute—
“1. The amount specified for the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(a) of Schedule 1 is—
(a)prior to 6th December 2018, the amount specified in column (2) of Table 1 below in respect of each person or couple referred to in column (1) of that Table;
(b)on or after 6th December 2018, the amount specified in column (2) of Table 2 below in respect of each person or couple referred to in column (1) of that Table.
Table 1
Column (1) Person, couple or polygamous marriage | Column (2) Amount |
|---|---|
(1) Single applicant or lone parent— (a) aged under 65; (b) aged 65 or over. | (a) £163.00; (b) £176.40. |
(2) Couple— (a) both members aged under 65; (b) one or both members aged 65 or over | (a) £248.80; (b) £263.80. |
(3) If the applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage and none of the members of the marriage has attained the age of 65— (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. (4) If the applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage and one or more members of the marriage are aged 65 or over— (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. | (a) £248.80; (b) £85.80. (a) £263.80; (b) £87.40. |
Table 2
Column (1) Person, couple or polygamous marriage | Column (2) Amount |
|---|---|
| (1) Single applicant or lone parent who has attained pensionable age | £176.40. |
| (2) Couple and one or both members have attained pensionable age | £263.80. |
(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. | (a) £263.80; (b) £87.40.”; |
(b)in Part 4 (amounts of premium specified in Part 3) in the second column of the Table—
(i)in paragraph (1)(a) and (b)(i) for “£62.45” substitute “£64.30”;
(ii)in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) for “£124.90” substitute “£128.60”;
(iii)in paragraph (2) for “£24.78” substitute “£25.48”;
(iv)in paragraph (3) for “£60.90” substitute “£62.86”;
(v)in paragraph (4) for “£34.95” substitute “£36.00”.