Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 20129
1
The Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 201217 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (9).
2
In regulation 2(1) (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 202418, 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 the schedule is to be deemed to continue in payment for the purposes of these Regulations,
3
In regulation 27(1)(j) (meaning of “income”), after head (iiib) insert—
iiic
pension age disability payment,
4
In regulation 29(11)(f) (treatment of child care charges), after head (ii) insert—
iia
pension age disability payment,
5
In regulation 48 (non-dependant deductions)—
a
after paragraph (6)(b)(i) insert—
ia
pension age disability payment,
b
in paragraph (9)(a) after “attendance allowance,” insert “pension age disability payment,”
.
6
In Part 3 (disability premiums) of schedule 1 (applicable amount) in paragraphs 6(2), 7(2)(a)(i), 7(2)(b)(i), 7(2)(b)(ii), 7(6)(a) and 7(7)(a) after each occurrence of “attendance allowance,” insert “pension age disability payment,”
.
7
In schedule 2 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings) after paragraph 5(1)(a)(iii) insert—
iiia
pension age disability payment,
8
In Part 1 (capital to be disregarded) of schedule 4 (capital disregards) after paragraph 21(2)(aa) insert—
ab
pension age disability payment,
9
In schedule 5 (amount of alternative maximum council tax reduction) in paragraph 2(a), after “attendance allowance,” insert “pension age disability payment,”
.