2018 No. 69
The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 80 and 113(1) and paragraph 1 of schedule 2 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 M1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
PART 1General
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 and come into force on 1st April 2018.
F1PART 2Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012
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Calculation of income for persons who have an award of universal creditF13
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Payments made by the Thalidomide TrustF14
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Backdating of claimsF17
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UpratingF18
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PART 3Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012
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The Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 M2 are amended in accordance with regulations 12 to 17.
Payments made by the Thalidomide Trust12
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “student loan” insert—
“the Thalidomide Trust” means the registered charity of that name (number 266220) established for the purpose of giving relief and assistance to disabled persons whose disabilities were caused by the fact that their mother had taken a preparation containing the drug known as Thalidomide during pregnancy;
13
In regulation 48(9) (non-dependant deductions)—
a
after paragraph (b) omit “and”; and
b
after paragraph (c) insert—
; and
d
any payment made under or by the Thalidomide Trust
14
In Part 1 of schedule 4 (capital to be disregarded) after paragraph 30B insert—
30C
Any payment made under or by the Thalidomide Trust.
Uprating15
In regulation 48 (non-dependant deductions) M3—
a
in paragraph 1—
i
in sub-paragraph (a) for “£11.90” substitute “
£12.25
”
; and
ii
in sub-paragraph (b) for “£3.95” substitute “
£4.05
”
; and
b
in paragraph 2—
i
in sub-paragraph (a) for “£200.00” substitute “
£204.00
”
;
ii
in sub-paragraph (b) for—
aa
“£200.00” substitute “£204.00”;
bb
“£346.00” substitute “£354.00”; and
cc
“£7.85” substitute “£8.10”; and
iii
in sub-paragraph (c) for—
aa
“£346.00” substitute “£354.00”;
bb
“£430.00” substitute “£439.00”; and
cc
“£9.95” substitute “£10.25”.
16
In schedule 1 (applicable amount) M4—
a
in the table in paragraph 2 (personal allowances) —
i
in entry (1)(a) for “£159.35” substitute “
£163.00
”
;
ii
in entry (1)(b) for “£172.55” substitute “
£176.40
”
;
iii
in entry (2)(a) for “£243.25” substitute “
£248.80
”
;
iv
in entry (2)(b) for “£258.15” substitute “
£263.80
”
;
v
in entry (3)(a) for “£243.25” substitute “
£248.80
”
;
vi
in entry (3)(b) for “£83.90” substitute “
£85.80
”
;
vii
in entry (4)(a) for “£258.15” substitute “
£263.80
”
; and
viii
in entry (4)(b) for “£85.60” substitute “
£87.40
”
; and
b
in the table in paragraph 13 (amount of disability premium)—
i
in entries (1)(a) and (1)(b)(i) for “£62.45” substitute “
£64.30
”
;
ii
in entry (1)(b)(ii) for “£124.90” substitute “
£128.60
”
;
iii
in entry (2) for “£24.78” substitute “
£25.48
”
;
iv
in entry (3) for “£60.90” substitute “
£62.86
”
; and
v
in entry (4) for “£34.95” substitute “
£36.00
”
.
17
In schedule 5 (amount of alternative maximum council tax reduction) in the table in paragraph 1—
a
in entry (b)(i) for “£196.00” substitute “
£200.00
”
; and
b
in entry (b)(ii)—
i
for “£196.00” substitute “
£200.00
”
; and
ii
for “£255.00” substitute “
£261.00
”
.
1992 c.14; section 80 was amended by paragraph 176 of schedule 13 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39). There are other amendments to section 80 and section 113(1) that are not relevant to these Regulations. The functions of the Secretary of State, in so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).