The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Amendments to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013

10.  In Schedule 7 (applicable amounts: persons who are not pensioners)—

(a) in paragraph 10 (additional condition for the disability premium)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(ii) after “under that Act”, insert “or a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014”;

(ii) for sub-paragraph (1)(a)(vii) substitute—

“(vii) is blind and in consequence is registered as blind in a register compiled under section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (welfare services), or is severely sight-impaired and in consequence is registered as severely sight-impaired in a register established and maintained by a local authority under section 18(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 or section 77(1) of the Care Act 2014, or in Scotland has been certified as blind and in consequence is registered in a register maintained by or on behalf of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994; or”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (2) after “as blind”, in both places where those words occur, insert “or severely sight-impaired”;

(b) in paragraph 11 (severe disability premium)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (3) for “is blind or is treated as blind” substitute “is blind or severely sight-impaired or is treated as such”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (4)(b) for “is blind or is treated as blind” substitute “is blind or severely sight-impaired or is treated as such”;

(c) in paragraph 13(b) (disabled child premium) for “is blind or treated as blind” substitute “is blind or severely sight-impaired or is treated as such”.