SCHEDULE 3Applicable amounts
PART 1Personal allowances
1
The amount specified in column (2) below in respect of each person or couple specified in column (1) shall be the amount specified for the purposes of regulation 22—
F59Column (1) Person, couple or polygamous marriage | Column (2) Amount | |||
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(1) Single claimant or lone parent— | (1) | |||
(b) (c) | who has attained pensionable age before 1st April 2021. who has attained pensionable age on or after 1st April 2021. | (b) (c) | £217.00. £201.05. | |
(2) Couple— | (2) | |||
(b) (c) | one member or both members who have attained pensionable age before 1st April 2021. both members who have attained pensionable age on or after 1st April 2021. | (b) (c) | £324.70. £306.85. | |
(4) If the claimant is a member of a polygamous marriage and one or more members of the marriage have attained pensionable age before 1st April 2021— | (4) | |||
(a) | for the claimant and the other party to the marriage; | (a) | £324.70; | |
(b) | for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the claimant. | (b) | £107.70. | |
(5) If the claimant is a member of a polygamous marriage and all members of the marriage have attained pensionable age on or after 1st April 2021— | (5) | |||
(a) | for the claimant and the other party to the marriage; | (a) | £306.85; | |
(b) | for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the claimant. | (b) | £105.80. | |
2
1
The amounts specified in column (2) below in respect of each person specified in column (1) shall, for the relevant period specified in column (1), be the amounts specified for the purposes of regulation 22—
2
In column (1) of the Table above, “the first Monday in September” means the Monday which first occurs in the month of September in any year.
PART 2Family premium
3
F401
The amount for the purposes of regulations 22(1)(c) and (d) in respect of a family of which at least one member is a child or young person shall be F62£18.53
F412
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PART 3Premiums
4
The premiums specified in Part 4 shall, for the purposes of regulation 22(1)(e), be applicable to a claimant who satisfies the condition specified in this Part in respect of that premium.
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1
Subject to sub-paragraph (2), for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule, once a premium is applicable to a claimant under this Part, a person shall be treated as being in receipt of any benefit for—
a
in the case of a benefit to which the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979 F1 applies, any period during which, apart from the provisions of those Regulations, he would be in receipt of that benefit; and
b
any period spent by a person in undertaking a course of training or instruction provided or approved by the Secretary of State under section 2 of the 1973 Act F2, or by F7Skills Development Scotland, Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise under section 2 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 F3 or for any period during which he is in receipt of a training allowance.
2
F12For the purposes of the carer premium under paragraph 9, a person shall be treated as being in receipt of a carer’s allowance under section 70 of the Act by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(a) only if and for so long as the person in respect of whose care the allowance has been claimed remains in receipt of—
a
attendance allowance;
b
c
F46ca
the daily living component of adult disability payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with regulation 5 of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022; or
d
armed forces independence payment.
Severe disability premium6
1
The condition is that the claimant is a severely disabled person.
2
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), a claimant shall be treated as being a severely disabled person if, and only if—
a
in the case of a single claimant, lone parent or a claimant who is treated as having no partner in consequence of sub-paragraph (3)—
i
he is in receipt of attendance allowanceF15, the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the ActF47, the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78(3) of the 2012 ActF48, the daily living component of adult disability payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with regulation 5 of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022F20or armed forces independence payment; and
ii
subject to sub-paragraph (6), he has no non-dependants aged 18 or over normally residing with him or with whom he is normally residing; and
iii
no person is entitled to, and in receipt of, a carer's allowance F36under section 70 of the Act or has an award of universal credit which includes the carer element under regulation 29 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 in respect of caring for him;
b
in the case of a claimant who has a partner—
i
the claimant is in receipt of attendance allowanceF16, the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the ActF49, the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78(3) of the 2012 ActF50, the daily living component of adult disability payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with regulation 5 of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022F21or armed forces independence payment; and
ii
iii
subject to sub-paragraph (6), the claimant has no non-dependants aged 18 or over normally residing with him or with whom he is normally residing,
and either a person is entitled to and in receipt of a carer's allowance F34or has an award of universal credit which includes the carer element in respect of caring for only one of the couple or, if he is a member of a polygamous marriage, for one or more but not all the members of the marriage, or as the case may be, no person is entitled to and in receipt of such an allowance F35or has such an award of universal credit in respect of caring for either member of a couple or any of the members of the marriage.
3
Where a claimant has a partner who does not satisfy the condition in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii), and that partner is blind or is treated as blind within the meaning of sub-paragraph (4), that partner shall be treated for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) as if he were not a partner of the claimant.
F304
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3), a person is blind if he is certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist.
F315
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4), a person who has ceased to be certified as severely sight impaired or blind on regaining his eyesight shall nevertheless be treated as blind and as satisfying the additional condition set out in that sub-paragraph for a period of 28 weeks following the date on which he ceased to be so certified.
6
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(a)(ii) and (2)(b)(iii) no account shall be taken of—
a
a person receiving attendance allowanceF18, the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the ActF51, the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78(3) of the 2012 ActF52, the daily living component of adult disability payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with regulation 5 of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022F22or armed forces independence payment; or
b
a person who is blind or is treated as blind within the meaning of sub-paragraphs (4) and (5).
7
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(b) a person shall be treated —
a
as being in receipt of attendance allowance, or the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Act, if he would, but for his being a patient for a period exceeding 28 days, be so in receipt;
b
as being entitled to and in receipt of a carer's allowance F37or having an award of universal credit which includes the carer element if he would, but for the person for whom he was caring being a patient in hospital for a period exceeding 28 days, be so entitled and in receipt F38or have such an award of universal credit.
F19c
as being in receipt of the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78 of the 2012 Act, if he would, but for F27payment ceasing by virtue of regulations made under section 86(1) (hospital in-patients) of the 2012 Act, be so in receiptF53;
F53d
as being in receipt of the daily living component of adult disability payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with regulation 5 of the F57Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022, if they would, but for payment ceasing by virtue of regulation 28 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment) of those Regulations, be so in receipt
8
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(a)(iii) and (2)(b)—
a
b
references to a person being in receipt of a carer's allowance F32or as having an award of universal credit which includes the carer element shall include references to a person who would have been in receipt of that allowance F33or had such an award of universal credit but for the application of a restriction under section F86B or 7 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 F4 (loss of benefit).
Enhanced disability premium7
F231
Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the condition is that—
a
the care component of disability living allowance is, or would, but for a suspension of benefit in accordance with regulations under section 113(2) of the Act or but for an abatement as a consequence of hospitalisation, be payable at the highest rate prescribed under section 72(3) of the Act; or
F43aa
the care component of child disability payment is payable at the highest rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations in respect of a member of the claimant’s family; or
b
F54ba
the daily living component of adult disability payment is payable, or has ceased to be payable by virtue of regulation 28 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment) of the F58Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022, at the enhanced rate in accordance with regulation 5 of those Regulations; or;
c
armed forces independence payment is payable
in respect of a child or young person who is a member of the claimant’s family.
F92
Where the condition in sub-paragraph (1) ceases to be satisfied because of the death of a child or young person, the condition is that the claimant F11or partner is entitled to child benefit in respect of that person under section 145A of the Act (entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person).
Disabled child premium8
The condition is that a child or young person for whom the claimant or a partner of his is responsible and who is a member of the claimant's household—
a
is in receipt of disability living allowance or is no longer in receipt of such allowance because he is a patient, provided that the child or young person continues to be a member of the family; or
F44aa
is in receipt of child disability payment; or
b
is blind within the meaning of paragraph 6(4) or is treated as blind in accordance with paragraph 6(5);
F10c
is a child or young person in respect of whom section 145A of the Act (entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person) applies for the purposes of entitlement to child benefit but only for the period prescribed under that section, and in respect of whom a disabled child premium was included in the claimant’s applicable amount immediately before the death of that child or young person, or ceased to be included in the claimant’s applicable amount because of that child or young person’s death.F25; or
d
F56da
is a young person who is in receipt of adult disability payment or who would, but for payment ceasing by virtue of regulation 28 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment) of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022 be so in receipt, provided that the young person continues to be a member of the family; or
e
is a young person who is in receipt of armed forces independence payment.
Carer premium9
1
The condition is that the claimant or his partner is, or both of them are, entitled to a carer's allowance.
2
Where a carer premium has been awarded but—
a
the person in respect of whose care the carer's allowance has been awarded dies; or
b
the person in respect of whom the premium was awarded ceases to be entitled, or ceases to be treated as entitled, to a carer's allowance,
this paragraph shall be treated as satisfied for a period of eight weeks from the relevant date specified in sub-paragraph (3).
3
The relevant date for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) is—
a
the Sunday following the death of the person in respect of whose care the carer's allowance has been awarded (or beginning with the date of death if the date occurred on a Sunday);
b
where head (a) above does not apply, the date on which that person who was entitled to a carer's allowance ceases to be entitled to it.
4
For the purposes of this paragraph, a person shall be treated as being entitled to and in receipt of a carer's allowance for any period not covered by an award but in respect of which a payment is made in lieu of an award.
Persons in receipt of concessionary payments10
For the purpose of determining whether a premium is applicable to a person under paragraphs 6 to 9, any concessionary payment made to compensate that person for the non-payment of any benefit mentioned in those paragraphs shall be treated as if it were a payment of that benefit.
Person in receipt of benefit11
For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule, a person shall be regarded as being in receipt of any benefit if, and only if, it is paid in respect of him and shall be so regarded only for any period in respect of which that benefit is paid.
PART 4Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3
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