The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Amendment of Schedule 1

6.—(1) Schedule 1 (pensioners: matters that must be included in an authority’s scheme) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 8 (non-dependant deductions)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “£12.85” substitute “£14.15”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “£4.20” substitute “£4.60”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “£224.00” substitute “£236.00”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “£224.00”, “£389.00” and “£8.55” substitute “£236.00”, “£410.00” and “£9.40” respectively;

(e) in sub-paragraph (2)(c) for “£389.00”, “£484.00” and “£10.70” substitute “£410.00”, “£511.00” and “£11.80” respectively;

(f) in sub-paragraph (6)—

(i) in paragraph (b)(iii) at the end omit “or”;

(ii) after paragraph (b)(iii) insert—

“(iiia) the daily living component of adult disability payment; or”;

(g) in sub-paragraph (9)(a) after “personal independence payment” insert “, adult disability payment”.

(3) In paragraph 16 (meaning of “income”) after sub-paragraph (1)(j)(ii) insert—

“(iia) adult disability payment;”.

(4) In paragraph 25 (treatment of child care charges)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (10)(f)(ix) insert—

“(x) adult disability payment;”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (13)(b) insert—

“(ba) in respect of whom adult disability payment is payable, or has ceased to be payable solely by virtue of regulation 28 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment) of the DAWAP Regulations;”.