PART 2Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014: consequential amendments6

1

In regulation 28(14)(b) (child care charges: disabled persons)6, 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 20147”.

2

In regulation 54(2) (exclusions from calculation of student grant income)—

a

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

b

at the end of sub-paragraph (i) insert—

; or

j

of higher education bursary for a category 3 or category 4 young person, as defined by section 104(2) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, made under section 110 or section 112 of that Act

3

In paragraph 10(1)(a)(v) of Schedule 1 (additional condition for the disability premium)8, 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 Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)9—

a

after paragraph 31(d) insert—

da

the person concerned 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;

b

in paragraph 32—

i

for “or section 17,” substitute “, section 17,”; and

ii

at the end insert “or sections 37, 38, 109, 110 or 114 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, but excluding any payment under that last-mentioned Act that is a direct payment within the meaning of sections 50 to 53 of that Act”;

c

in paragraph 33(1)—

i

for “or section 23C” substitute “, section 23C”; and

ii

after “1989” insert “or section 110 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, in each case where that payment is made”; and

d

in paragraph 57, at the end insert “or under sections 50 to 53 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (direct payments)”.

5

In Schedule 5 (capital to be disregarded)10—

a

in paragraph 22—

i

for “or sections 17” substitute “, sections 17”; and

ii

at the end insert “or sections 37, 38, 109, 110 or 114 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, but excluding any payment under that last-mentioned Act that is a direct payment within the meaning of sections 50 to 53 of that Act”;

b

in paragraph 23(1)—

i

for “or section 23C” substitute “, section 23C”; and

ii

after “1989” insert “or section 110 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, in each case where that payment is made”; and

c

in paragraph 62, after “2001” insert “, sections 50 to 53 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (direct payments)”.