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

Amendment of Schedule 2

6.—(1) Schedule 2 (applicable amounts) is amended as follows.

(2) In column (2) of the Table in paragraph 1 (personal allowance)—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “£235.20” substitute “£244.40”;

(b) in paragraph (2) for “£352.00” substitute “£366.00”;

(c) in paragraph (3)(a) for “£352.00” substitute “£366.00”;

(d) in paragraph (3)(b) for “£116.80” substitute “£121.60”;

(e) in paragraph (4) for “£218.15” substitute “£227.10;

(f) in paragraph (5) for “£332.95” substitute “£346.60”;

(g) in paragraph (6)(a) for “£332.95” substitute “£346.60”;

(h) in paragraph (6)(b) for “£114.80” substitute “£119.50”.

(3) In column (2) of the Table in paragraph 2(1) (child or young person amounts), in paragraphs (a) and (b), for “£83.24” substitute “£84.66”.

(4) In paragraph 3(a) (family premium) for “£19.15” substitute “£19.48”.

(5) In paragraph 5 (premiums)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i) at the end of paragraph (a) omit “and”;

(ii) at the end of paragraph (b) insert “and”;

(iii) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) in the case of carer support payment, any period during which, apart from regulation 16 of the Carer's Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023, he would be in receipt of that payment.”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2)—

(i) after “by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(a)” insert “or carer support payment by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(c)”;

(ii) after “the allowance” insert “or payment”;

(iii) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) pension age disability payment;”.

(6) In paragraph 6 (severe disability premium)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (2)—

(i) after paragraphs (a)(i)(aa) and (b)(i)(aa) insert—

“(aaa) pension age disability payment;”;

(ii) in paragraph (a)(iii) after “carer's allowance under section 70 of the SSCBA” insert “or carer support payment”;

(iii) in paragraph (b)(ii) after “allowance”, in both places in which it occurs, insert “or payment”;

(iv) in the words after sub-paragraph (2)(b)(iii)—

(aa) after “carer’s allowance” insert “or carer support payment”;

(bb) after “such an allowance” insert “or payment”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (6)(a) after sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“(ia) pension age disability payment;”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (7)—

(i) in paragraph (d) after “carer’s allowance” insert “or carer support payment”;

(ii) after paragraph (d) insert—

“(e) as being in receipt of pension age disability payment if he would, but for payment ceasing by virtue of regulation 20 of the Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024, be so in receipt.”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (8)(a) after “carer’s allowance” insert “or carer support payment”.

(7) In paragraph 9 (carer premium), after “carer’s allowance”, in each place in which it occurs, insert “or carer support payment”.

(8) In the table in Part 4 (amounts of premium specified in Part 3)—

(a) in the first column—

(i) in paragraph (1)(b)(i), after “carer’s allowance” insert “or carer support payment”;

(ii) in paragraph (1)(b)(ii), after “such an allowance” insert “or payment”;

(b) in the second column—

(i) in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b)(i) for “£81.50” substitute “£82.90”;

(ii) in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) for “£163.00” substitute “£165.80”;

(iii) in paragraph (2) for “£32.20” substitute “£32.75”;

(iv) in paragraph (3) for “£80.01” substitute “£81.37”;

(v) in paragraph (4) for “£45.60” substitute “£46.40”.