The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

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

6.  In Schedule 6 (determining eligibility for a reduction under an authority’s scheme, amount of reduction and calculation of income and capital: persons who are not pensioners)—

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

(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “£13.10” substitute “£13.75”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “£4.35” substitute “£4.55”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “£205.00” substitute “£210.00”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “£205.00”, “£355.00” and “£8.70” substitute “£210.00”, “£365.00” and “£9.15” respectively;

(v) in sub-paragraph (2)(c) for “£355.00”, “£440.00” and “£10.95” substitute “£365.00”, “£450.00” and “£11.50” respectively;

(vi) in sub-paragraph (8) for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) who is not a member of the work-related activity group, and is on income support, state pension credit, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or income related employment and support allowance;”;

(b) in paragraph 21(8)(k) (treatment of child care charges) for “Fostering Services (Wales) Regulations 2003” substitute “Fostering Service (Wales) Regulations 2003 or any regulations made under sections 87 and 93 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 which make provision for the approval of local authority foster parents.”