Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 202111
1
The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 202121 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
2
In regulation 4 (interpretation) after the definition of “payment” insert—
“pension age disability payment” means—
- a
disability assistance for older people given in accordance with the Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 202422, and
- b
where short-term assistance is being given under Part 1 of the schedule (short-term assistance) of those Regulations, the “earlier determination” referred to in paragraph 1(1)(a) of that schedule is to be deemed to continue in payment for the purposes of these Regulations,
3
In regulation 77 (treatment of childcare charges (applicants with no award of universal credit)) in paragraph (12)(f)—
a
at the end of head (x) omit “or”,
b
after head (xi) insert—
or
xii
pension age disability payment,
4
In regulation 90 (non-dependant deductions)—
a
in paragraph (6)(b)—
i
at the end of head (v) omit “or”,
ii
after head (vi) insert—
, or
vii
pension age disability payment.
b
in paragraph (9)(a) after “attendance allowance,” insert “pension age disability payment,”
.
5
In schedule 1 (applicable amount)—
a
in paragraph 6(4) after “attendance allowance,” insert “pension age disability payment,”
,
b
in paragraph 12(1)(a)—
i
in sub-head (i) after “attendance allowance,” insert “pension age disability payment,”
,
ii
after sub-head (iiia) insert—
iiib
would be in receipt of pension age disability payment were it not for regulation 20 (effect of admission to a hospital on ongoing entitlement to pension age disability payment) of the Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024,
c
in paragraph 13(2)(a)(i), (2)(b)(i), (2)(b)(ii), (4)(a) and (5)(a) after “attendance allowance,” insert “pension age disability payment,”
,
d
in paragraph 14(1)(g) after “attendance allowance” insert “or pension age disability payment”
.
6
In schedule 2 (amount of second adult rebate) in paragraph 2(a) after “attendance allowance,” insert “pension age disability payment,”
.