The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Amendment of Schedule 6

9.  In Schedule 6 (capital to be disregarded)—

(a) in paragraph 16—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1) after “the National Emergencies Trust” insert “, the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme”;

(ii) after sub-paragraph (1D) insert—

“(1E) Any Post Office compensation payment.

(1F) Any vaccine damage payment.

(1G) Any payment out of the estate of a person, which derives from a payment to meet the recommendation of the Infected Blood Inquiry in its interim report published on 29th July 2022 made under or by the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme or an approved blood support scheme to the estate of the person, where the payment is made to the person’s son, daughter, step-son or step-daughter.”;

(iii) in each of sub-paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6) and (7) for “or a Windrush payment” substitute “, a Windrush payment, a Post Office compensation payment or a vaccine damage payment”;

(b) in paragraph 21(2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (w) omit “or”;

(ii) after sub-paragraph (x) insert—

“or

(y) bereavement support payment under section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014(1).”;

(c) after paragraph 22 insert—

“22A.   Any payment of a widowed parent’s allowance made pursuant to section 39A of the SSCBA (widowed parent’s allowance)—

(a) to the survivor of a cohabiting partnership (within the meaning in section 39A(7) of the SSCBA) who is entitled to a widowed parent’s allowance for a period before 9th February 2023(2), and

(b) in respect of any period of time during the period ending with the day before the survivor makes the claim for a widowed parent’s allowance,

but only for a period of 52 weeks beginning with the date of receipt of the payment or 1st April 2024, whichever is later.

22B.— (1) A payment of bereavement support payment in respect of the rate set out in regulation 3(2) or (5) of the Bereavement Support Payment Regulations 2017 (rate of bereavement support payment)(3), but only for the period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment.

(2) Where bereavement support payment under section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014 is paid to the survivor of a cohabiting partnership (within the meaning of section 30(6B) of that Act) in respect of a death occurring before 9th February 2023, any amount of that payment which is—

(a) in respect of the rate set out in regulation 3(1) of the Bereavement Support Payment Regulations 2017, and

(b) paid as a lump sum for more than one monthly recurrence of the day of the month on which their cohabiting partner died,

but only for a period of 52 weeks beginning with the date of receipt of the payment or 1st April 2024, whichever is later.”.

(1)

2014 c. 19. Section 30 was amended by S.I. 2023/134.

(2)

The date on which the Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2013 (S.I. 2023/134) came into force.

(3)

S.I. 2017/410.