The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025

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

5.  In Schedule 1 (determining eligibility for a reduction: pensioners)—

(a) in paragraph 3(1)—

(i) in paragraph (a), for “£17.35” substitute “£18.70”;

(ii) in paragraph (b), for “£5.80” substitute “£6.25”;

(b) in paragraph 3(2)—

(i) in paragraph (a), for “£256.00” substitute “£266.00”;

(ii) in paragraph (b), for “£256.00”, “£445.00” and “£11.55” substitute “£266.00”, “£463.00” and “£12.45” respectively;

(iii) in paragraph (c), for “£445.00”, “£554.00” and “£14.50” substitute “£463.00”, “£577.00” and “£15.65” respectively;

(c) in paragraph 3(9)(c), after “the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund” insert “, the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme”;

(d) in paragraph 19(15)(c) (treatment of child care charges: pensioners), for “171ZZ” substitute “171ZZ6(1)”;

(e) in paragraph 22(c) (disregard of changes in tax, contributions etc)—

(i) after “Class 1 contributions under that Act,” insert “or”;

(ii) in the English language text, omit “or the amount specified in section 11(4)(a) of that Act (lower profits threshold in relation to Class 2 contributions)”;

(iii) in the Welsh language text, omit “neu’r swm a bennir yn adran 11(4) o’r Ddeddf honno (trothwy elw isel mewn perthynas â chyfraniadau Dosbarth 2)”;

(f) in paragraph 24(3) (calculation of deduction of tax and contributions of self-employed earners), omit paragraph (a) and the “and” after it.

(1)

Section 171ZZ6 was inserted into the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) by paragraph 5 of the Schedule to the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 (c. 24).