The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Amendments to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013

9.  In Schedule 6 (determining eligibility for a reduction: persons who are not pensioners)—

(a) in paragraph 5 (non-dependant deductions: persons who are not pensioners)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “£11.75” substitute “£12.25”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “£3.90” substitute “£4.05”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “£189.00” substitute “£194.00”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “£189.00”, “£328.00” and “£7.80” substitute “£194.00”, “£338.00” and “£8.10” respectively;

(v) in sub-paragraph (2)(c) for “£328.00”, “£408.00” and “£9.85” substitute “£338.00”, “£420.00” and “£10.25” respectively;

(vi) in sub-paragraph (6)(a) for “blind or treated as blind”, substitute “blind or severely sight-impaired or treated as such”;

(b) in paragraph 21 (treatment of child care charges)—

(i) for sub-paragraph (14)(c) substitute—

“(c) who—

(i) is registered as blind in a register compiled under section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (welfare services);

(ii) is registered as severely sight-impaired in a register established and maintained by a local authority under section 18(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;

(iii) is registered as severely sight-impaired in a register established and maintained by a local authority under section 77(1) of the Care Act 2014; or

(iv) in Scotland, has been certified as blind and in consequence is registered as blind in a register maintained by or on behalf of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (14)(d) after “as blind” insert “or severely sight-impaired”;

(c) in paragraph 23 (disregard of changes in tax, contributions etc.)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (c) for “small earnings exception”, substitute “small profits threshold”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (d) after “under the SSCBA”, insert “or a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014”;

(d) in paragraph 25(3)(a) (calculation of deduction of tax and contributions of self-employed earners), for “small earnings exception” substitute “small profits threshold”.