The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Amendment of Schedule 1

5.—(1) Schedule 1 (pensioners: matters that must be included in an authority’s scheme) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 6 (applicable amounts)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for the words from “up to two individuals” to the end substitute “children or young persons who are members of his family”;

(b) omit sub-paragraphs (1A) to (1C).

(3) In paragraph 8 (non-dependant deductions)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “£15.10” substitute “£15.35”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “£4.90” substitute “£5.00”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “£256.00” substitute “£266.00”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “£256.00”, “£445.00” and “£10.05” substitute “£266.00”, “£463.00” and “£10.20” respectively;

(e) in sub-paragraph (2)(c) for “£445.00”, “£554.00” and “£12.60” substitute “£463.00”, “£577.00” and “£12.80” respectively;

(f) in sub-paragraph (6)(b)—

(i) after sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“(ia) pension age disability payment, or would be receiving that payment but for the application of regulation 20 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Pension Age Disability Payment) of the Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024; or”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (iiia) after “payment” insert “, or would be receiving that component but for the application of regulation 28 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment) of the DAWAP Regulations”;

(g) in sub-paragraph (9)—

(i) in paragraph (a) after “attendance allowance,” insert “pension age disability payment,”;

(ii) for paragraphs (ba) to (be) substitute—

“(ba) any of the following payments which are paid as income in kind—

(i) any Grenfell Tower support payment;

(ii) any historical child abuse payment;

(iii) any Windrush payment;

(iv) any Post Office compensation payment;

(v) any vaccine damage payment;”;

(h) in sub-paragraph (10)—

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

(ii) after paragraph (af) insert—

“(ag) any payment out of the estate of a person, which derives from a payment made under or by the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme or an approved blood scheme to the estate of the person as a result of that person having been infected from contaminated blood products;”;

(i) in sub-paragraph (13) after “9(b)” insert “and (ba)”.

(4) In paragraph 16(4) (meaning of “income”) after paragraph (f) insert—

“(g) regulation 16(2) of the Carer's Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023.”.

(5) In paragraph 25(10) (treatment of child care charges)—

(a) in paragraph (f) after sub-paragraph (ii) insert—

“(iia) pension age disability payment;”;

(b) after paragraph (g) insert—

“(ga) a pension age disability payment was payable on account of his incapacity but has ceased to be payable in accordance with regulation 20 of the Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024;

(gb) an adult disability payment was payable on account of his incapacity but has ceased to be payable in accordance with regulation 28 of the DAWAP Regulations;”.

(6) In paragraph 26(1)(a) (additional condition referred to in paragraph 25(10)(b)(i))—

(a) in sub-paragraph (i)—

(i) after “attendance allowance” insert “, pension age disability payment”;

(ii) after “disability living allowance” insert “, child disability payment”;

(iii) after “personal independence payment” insert “, adult disability payment”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (iv) insert—

“(iva) was in receipt of adult disability payment that is no longer payable by virtue of regulation 28 of the DAWAP Regulations; or

(ivb) was in receipt of pension age disability payment that is no longer payable by virtue of regulation 20 of the Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024; or”.