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The Council Tax Reduction and Council Tax (Discounts) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

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5.  In regulation 8 (meaning of “non-dependant”)—S

(a)in paragraph (2)—

(i)at the end of sub-paragraph ( e ), omit “or”,

(ii)for sub-paragraph (f) substitute—

(f)a person who holds permission to enter or stay in the United Kingdom granted under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme route set out in Appendix Ukraine Scheme of the Immigration Rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971(1), where the person is being provided with accommodation by an Approved sponsor under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme, or

(g)a person who has entered the United Kingdom under one of the following schemes and is being provided with accommodation without making payment in return—

(i)the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme,

(ii)the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy,

(iii)the Community Sponsorship Scheme,

(iv)the UK Resettlement Scheme,

(v)the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme,

(vi)the Vulnerable Person’s Resettlement Scheme.,

(b)in paragraph (3) for “, (e) and (f)” substitute “and ( e) to (g)”,

(c)after paragraph (3) insert—

(4) In this regulation—

(a)the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme” means the scheme of that name announced by the United Kingdom Government on 18 August 2021(2),

(b)the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy” means the support scheme for relocation of Afghan citizens to the United Kingdom launched by the United Kingdom Government on 1 April 2021(3),

(c)the Community Sponsorship Scheme” means the scheme for community support for refugees launched by the United Kingdom Government in July 2016(4),

(d)the UK Resettlement Scheme” means the resettlement scheme for refugees launched by the United Kingdom Government in March 2021(5),

(e)the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme” means the scheme for resettlement of refugee children and their families launched by the United Kingdom Government in 2016(6),

(f)the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme” means the resettlement scheme for refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria launched by the United Kingdom Government in January 2014(7)..

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I1Reg. 5 in force at 1.4.2023, see reg. 1

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