PART 3Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014: consequential amendments19.

(1)

In regulation 29(14)(b) (child care charges: disabled persons)17, at the end insert “, or is registered as severely sight impaired in a register kept by a local authority in Wales under section 18(1)(a) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 201418”.

(2)

In regulation 35(2)(d) (earnings of self-employed earners)19, after sub-paragraph (iv) insert—

“(iva)

the relevant person where the payment is for provision of accommodation to meet that person’s needs for care and support arranged pursuant to section 35 or section 36 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;”.

(3)

In paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 1 (severe disability premium)20, at the end insert “or is registered as severely sight impaired in a register kept by a local authority in Wales under section 18(1)(a) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”.

(4)

In paragraph 5(1)(b) of Schedule 2 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings)21, at the end insert “or is registered as severely sight impaired in a register kept by a local authority in Wales under section 18(1)(a) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”.

(5)

In paragraph 29 of Schedule 4 (capital disregards)22, at the end insert “or under sections 50 to 53 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (direct payments)”.