The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012

PART 5 S Components

Components S

18.  Subject to paragraph 20 the applicant is entitled to one, but not both, of the components in paragraph 21 or 22 if—

(a) the applicant or the applicant's partner has made a claim for employment and support allowance;

(b) the Secretary of State has decided that the applicant or the applicant's partner has, or is to be treated as having, limited capability for work or limited capability for work-related activity; and

(c) either—

(i) the assessment phase as defined in section 24(2) of the Welfare Reform Act has ended; or

(ii) regulation 7 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations M1 (circumstances where the condition that the assessment phase has ended before entitlement to the support component or the work related activity component arises does not apply) applies.

Marginal Citations

M1 Regulation 7 was amended by S.I. 2008/3051 and 2010/840.

19.  Subject to paragraph 20, the applicant is entitled to one, but not both, of the components in paragraphs 21 and 22 if the applicant or the applicant's partner is entitled to a converted employment and support allowance [F1 , or would be entitled but for the application of section 1A of the Welfare Reform Act (duration of contributory allowance)]. S

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in sch. 1 para. 19 inserted (18.3.2013) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/48), regs. 1, 14(g)

20.—(1) The applicant has no entitlement under paragraph 21 or 22 if the applicant is entitled to the disability premium under paragraphs 9 and 10. S

(2) Where the applicant and the applicant's partner each satisfies paragraph 21 or 22, the component to be included in the applicant's applicable amount is that which relates to the applicant.

Work-related activity component S

21.  The applicant is entitled to the work-related activity component if the Secretary of State has decided that the applicant or the applicant's partner has, or is to be treated as having, limited capability for work.

Support component S

22.  The applicant is entitled to the support component if the Secretary of State has decided that the applicant or the applicant's partner has, or is to be treated as having, limited capability for work-related activity.

Amount of components S

23.  The amount of the work-related activity component is [F2 £29.05].

Textual Amendments

F2 Sum in sch. 1 para. 23 substituted (1.4.2015) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/46), regs. 1, 9(d)

24.  The amount of the support component is [F3 £38.55]. S

Textual Amendments

F3 Sum in sch. 1 para. 24 substituted (1.4.2019) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/29), regs. 1, 5(b)