21. Subject to regulations 22 (applicable amount: polygamous marriages) and 23 (applicable amount: persons who have an award of universal credit) an applicant's weekly applicable amount is the aggregate of each of the following amounts which apply in the applicant's case—
(a)an amount in respect of the applicant or, if the applicant is a member of a couple, an amount in respect of both of them, determined in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (personal allowances);
(b)an amount determined in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 in respect of any child or young person who is a member of the applicant's family;
F1(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)the amount of any premiums which may be applicable to the applicant, determined in accordance with Parts 3 and 4 of Schedule 1 (disability premiums);
(e)the amount of either the—
(i)work-related activity component; or
(ii)support component,
which may be applicable to the applicant in accordance with Part 5 of Schedule 1 (components); and
(f)the amount of any [F2transitional family premium determined in accordance with regulation 23A (transitional family premium) and of any] transitional addition which may be applicable to the applicant in accordance with Part 6 of Schedule 1 (transitional addition).
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 21(c) omitted (1.5.2016) by virtue of The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/81), regs. 1(3), 5(1) (with reg. 2)
F2Words in reg. 21(f) inserted (1.4.2020) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/25), regs. 1, 3
22. Where an applicant is a member of a polygamous marriage, the applicant's weekly applicable amount is the aggregate of each of the following amounts which apply in the applicant's case—
(a)the amount applicable to the applicant and one of the applicant's partners determined in accordance with paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 1 (personal allowances) as if the applicant and that partner were a couple;
(b)an amount equal to the difference between the amounts specified in paragraph 1(1)(b) and (3) of Schedule 1 (personal allowances) in respect of each of the applicant's other partners;
(c)an amount determined in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 (personal allowances) in respect of any child or young person for whom the applicant or a partner of the applicant is responsible and who is a member of the same household;
F3(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e)the amount of any premium which may be applicable to the applicant determined in accordance with Parts 3 and 4 of Schedule 1 (disability premiums);
(f)the amount of either the—
(i)work-related activity component; or
(ii)support component,
which may be applicable to the applicant in accordance with Part 5 of Schedule 1 (components); and
(g)the amount of any [F4transitional family premium determined in accordance with regulation 23A (transitional family premium) and of any] transitional addition which may be applicable to the applicant in accordance with Part 6 of Schedule 1 (transitional addition).
Textual Amendments
F3Reg. 22(d) omitted (1.5.2016) by virtue of The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/81), regs. 1(3), 5(2) (with reg. 2)
F4Words in reg. 22(g) inserted (1.4.2020) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/25), regs. 1, 4
22A. Where an applicant is entitled to an amount by virtue of regulation 2 (transitional provision) of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 (“a transitional family premium”), that amount is—
(a)£22.20 if that is the amount the applicant was entitled to on 31 March 2020, and
(b)in all other cases, [F6£17.65].]
Textual Amendments
F5Reg. 22A inserted (1.4.2020) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/25), regs. 1, 5
F6Sum in reg. 22A(b) substituted (1.4.2021) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/51), regs. 1, 4
23.—(1) Where an applicant or an applicant's partner has, or the partners jointly have, an award of universal credit, in determining the weekly applicable amount for the applicant the relevant authority must use the calculation or estimate of the maximum amount of the applicant, or the applicant's partner, or partners jointly (as the case may be), subject to the [F7[F8[F9adjustments] described in paragraph] (2A)].
F10(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F11(2A) The adjustments referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a)to multiply the maximum amount by 12 and divide the product by 52; F12...
(b)to add to the weekly applicable amount the sum of [F13£17.15] in respect of each child or young person who is a member of the applicant’s family] [F14, and
(c)to add to the weekly applicable amount the sum of [F15£54.60] in respect of each child or young person for whom no amount has been included in the calculation or estimate of the maximum amount as a result of the operation of section 10(1A) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (amounts usually to be available in respect of a maximum of two children or qualifying young persons)].
(3) In paragraph (1) “maximum amount” means the maximum amount calculated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 8(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 M1.
Textual Amendments
F7Words in reg. 23(1) substituted (18.3.2013) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/48), regs. 1, 6(a)
F8Words in reg. 23(1) substituted (25.11.2013) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/287), regs. 1, 6(a)
F9Word in reg. 23(1) substituted (1.4.2017) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/41), regs. 1, 4(a)
F10Reg. 23(2) omitted (25.11.2013) by virtue of The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/287), regs. 1, 6(b)
F11Reg. 23(2A) substituted (1.4.2017) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/41), regs. 1, 4(b)
F12Word in reg. 23(2A)(a) omitted (26.11.2019) by virtue of The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/325), regs. 1, 2(a)(i)
F13Sum in reg. 23(2A)(b) substituted (1.4.2021) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/51), regs. 1, 5(a)
F14Reg. 23(2A)(c) and word inserted (26.11.2019) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/325), regs. 1, 2(a)(ii)
F15Sum in reg. 23(2A)(c) substituted (1.4.2021) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/51), regs. 1, 5(b)
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