The Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989

Maximum community charge benefit

46.—(1) Except in a case to which paragraph (2) applies the amount of a person’s maximum community charge benefit shall be–

(a) 80% of his liability for a personal community charge; or

(b) 80% of his liability for a collective community charge contribution;

and shall be calculated on a weekly basis in accordance with regulation 57 (calculation of weekly amounts).

(2) Where a claim for community charge benefits is made by or on behalf of a couple or the members of a polygamous marriage, the maximum community charge benefit in respect of that couple or those members shall be 80% of the aggregate of the personal community charges or collective community charge contributions for which they are liable, except that where any member of that couple or marriage is a registered student the liability of that member for any such charge or contribution shall be disregarded.

(3) In calculating a person’s maximum community charge benefit any discount to which either Schedule 2 paragraph 4A of the 1987 Act(1) or Schedule 2 paragraph 5 of the 1988 Act relates shall be disregarded.

(1)

Schedule 2, paragraph 4A was inserted in the 1987 Act by the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41), Schedule 12, paragraph 36(6).