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—

    1. a

      disability assistance for older people given in accordance with the Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 202422, and

    2. 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,”.