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

Uprating and miscellaneous amendments26.

In Part 1 of Schedule 4 (capital to be disregarded)—

(a)

in paragraph 2135

(i)

omit “or” following sub-paragraph (2)(n); and

(ii)

after sub-paragraph (2)(o) insert—

“; or

(p)

universal credit”; and

(b)

after paragraph 30 insert—

“30A.

Where a person elects to be entitled to a lump sum under Schedule 5 or 5A to the 1992 Act or under Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Graduated Retirement Benefit) Regulations 2005, or is treated as having made such an election, and a payment has been made pursuant to that election, an amount equal to—

(a)

except where sub-paragraph (b) applies, the amount of any payment or payments made on account of that lump sum; or

(b)

the amount of that lump sum,

but only for so long as that person does not change that election in favour of an increase of pension or benefit.”.