The Disability Assistance for Older People (Consequential Amendment and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012

9.—(1) The Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (9).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “payment” insert—

““pension age disability payment” means—

(a)

disability assistance for older people given in accordance with the Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024(2), and

(b)

where short-term assistance is being given under Part 1 of the schedule (short-term assistance) of those Regulations, the “earlier determination” referred to in paragraph 1(1)(a) of the schedule is to be deemed to continue in payment for the purposes of these Regulations,”.

(3) In regulation 27(1)(j) (meaning of “income”), after head (iiib) insert—

“(iiic) pension age disability payment,”.

(4) In regulation 29(11)(f) (treatment of child care charges), after head (ii) insert—

“(iia) pension age disability payment,”.

(5) In regulation 48 (non-dependant deductions)—

(a) after paragraph (6)(b)(i) insert—

“(ia) pension age disability payment,”,

(b) in paragraph (9)(a) after “attendance allowance,” insert “pension age disability payment,”.

(6) In Part 3 (disability premiums) of schedule 1 (applicable amount) in paragraphs 6(2), 7(2)(a)(i), 7(2)(b)(i), 7(2)(b)(ii), 7(6)(a) and 7(7)(a) after each occurrence of “attendance allowance,” insert “pension age disability payment,”.

(7) In schedule 2 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings) after paragraph 5(1)(a)(iii) insert—

“(iiia) pension age disability payment,”.

(8) In Part 1 (capital to be disregarded) of schedule 4 (capital disregards) after paragraph 21(2)(aa) insert—

“(ab) pension age disability payment,”.

(9) In schedule 5 (amount of alternative maximum council tax reduction) in paragraph 2(a), after “attendance allowance,” insert “pension age disability payment,”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2012/319, relevantly amended by S.I. 2014/3255, S.I. 2020/354, S.S.I. 2013/49, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2013/218, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2017/326, S.S.I. 2018/211, S.S.I. 2018/295, S.S.I. 2019/29, S.S.I. 2019/133, S.S.I. 2019/325, S.S.I. 2020/413, S.S.I. 2021/73, S.S.I. 2021/122, and S.S.I. 2022/31.

(2)

S.S.I. 2024/166.