The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020

Prospective

Valid from 01/04/2020

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

11.  The Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 M1 are amended in accordance with regulations 12 to 15.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 11 in force at 1.4.2020, see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M1 S.S.I. 2012/319, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/49, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I. 2016/253, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2018/69 and S.S.I. 2019/29.

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12.  In regulation 20 (applicable amount) M2 , omit the “and” after paragraph (b) and after paragraph (d) insert—

“, and

(e) the amount of £17.60 if the applicant is entitled to an amount (“a transitional family premium”) by virtue of regulation 2 (transitional provision) of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 M3 .”.

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 12 in force at 1.4.2020, see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M2 Regulation 20 was amended by S.S.I. 2016/81.

M3 S.S.I. 2016/81,

13.  In regulation 48 (non-dependant deductions) M4 —

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£12.55” substitute “ £12.80 ”, and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£4.15” substitute “ £4.25 ”, and

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£209.00” substitute “ £213.00 ”,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for—

(aa) “£209.00” substitute “£213.00”,

(bb) “£363.00” substitute “£370.00”, and

(cc) “£8.30” substitute “£8.45”, and

(iii) in sub-paragraph (c) for—

(aa) “£363.00” substitute “£370.00”,

(bb) “£451.00” substitute “£458.00”, and

(cc) “£10.50” substitute “£10.70”.

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 13 in force at 1.4.2020, see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M4 Regulation 48 was relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/49, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2018/69 and S.S.I. 2019/29.

14.  In schedule 1 (applicable amount) M5 —

(a) in the table in paragraph 2 (personal allowances)—

(i) in entry (1)(b) for “£181.00” substitute “ £187.75 ”,

(ii) in entry (2)(b) for “£270.60” substitute “ £280.85 ”,

(iii) in entry (4)(a) for “£270.60” substitute “ £280.85 ”, and

(iv) in entry (4)(b) for “£89.60” substitute “ £93.10 ”,

(b) in the table in paragraph 3 (applicable amount for the purposes of regulation 20(b)), for “£83.63” in both places where it occurs substitute “ £85.34 ”, and

(c) in the table in paragraph 13 (amount of disability premium)—

(i) in entries (1)(a) and (1)(b)(i) for “£65.85” substitute “ £66.95 ”,

(ii) in entry (1)(b)(ii) for “£131.70” substitute “ £133.90 ”,

(iii) in entry (2) for “£26.04” substitute “ £26.60 ”,

(iv) in entry (3) for “£64.19” substitute “ £65.52 ”, and

(v) in entry (4) for “£36.85” substitute “ £37.50 ”.

Commencement Information

I4 Reg. 14 in force at 1.4.2020, see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M5 Schedule 1 was relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/49, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I. 2016/253, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2018/69 and 2019/29.

15.  In schedule 5 (amount of alternative maximum council tax reduction), in the table in paragraph 1—

(a) in entry (b)(i) for “£205.00” substitute “ £209.00 ”, and

(b) in entry (b)(ii)—

(i) for “£205.00” substitute “ £209.00 ”, and

(ii) for “£268.00” substitute “ £273.00 ”.

Commencement Information

I5 Reg. 15 in force at 1.4.2020, see reg. 1