The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012

Applicable amount: persons who have an award of universal credit S

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 [F1 [F2 [F3 adjustments] described in paragraph] (2A)].

F4 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F5 (2A) The adjustments referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) to multiply the maximum amount by 12 and divide the product by 52; and

(b) to add to the weekly applicable amount the sum of £16.73 in respect of each child or young person who is a member of the applicant’s family.]

(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

F1 Words 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)

F2 Words 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)

F3 Word 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)

F4 Reg. 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)

F5 Reg. 23(2A) substituted (1.4.2017) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/41), regs. 1, 4(b)

Marginal Citations

M1 2012 c.5.