The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2017

Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012

12.  In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts)—

(a) for paragraph 1 (personal allowance), substitute—

“1.   The amount specified for the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(a) of Schedule 1 is—

(a) prior to 6th December 2018, the amount specified in column (2) of Table 1 below in respect of each person or couple referred to in column (1) of that Table;

(b) on or after 6th December 2018, the amount specified in column (2) of Table 2 below in respect of each person or couple referred to in column (1) of that Table.

Table 1

Column (1) Person, couple or polygamous marriage	Column (2) Amount
(1) Single applicant or lone parent— (a) aged under 65; (b) aged 65 or over.	(a) £163.00; (b) £176.40.
(2) Couple— (a) both members aged under 65; (b) one or both members aged 65 or over	(a) £248.80; (b) £263.80.
(3) If the applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage and none of the members of the marriage has attained the age of 65— (a) for the applicant and the other party to the marriage; (b) for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the applicant. (4) If the applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage and one or more members of the marriage are aged 65 or over— (a) for the applicant and the other party to the marriage; (b) for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the applicant.	(a) £248.80; (b) £85.80. (a) £263.80; (b) £87.40.

Table 2

Column (1) Person, couple or polygamous marriage	Column (2) Amount
(1) Single applicant or lone parent who has attained pensionable age	£176.40.
(2) Couple and one or both members have attained pensionable age	£263.80.
(3) If the applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage and one or more members of the marriage have attained pensionable age — (a) for the applicant and the other party to the marriage; (b) for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the applicant.	(a) £263.80; (b) £87.40.”;

(b) in Part 4 (amounts of premium specified in Part 3) in the second column of the Table—

(i) in paragraph (1)(a) and (b)(i) for “£62.45” substitute “£64.30”;

(ii) in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) for “£124.90” substitute “£128.60”;

(iii) in paragraph (2) for “£24.78” substitute “£25.48”;

(iv) in paragraph (3) for “£60.90” substitute “£62.86”;

(v) in paragraph (4) for “£34.95” substitute “£36.00”.