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 M1 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;

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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) M2—

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”.

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In schedule 1 (applicable amount) M3—

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 ”.

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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 ”.