55.—(1) The Council Tax (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1993(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) —
(a)in the definition of “benefit week” after “State Pension Credit Regulations 2002” insert “, regulation 2(1) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008”;
(b)after the definition of “contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance” insert—
““contributory employment and support allowance” means a contributory allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (employment and support allowance);”;
(c)after the definition of “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” insert—
““income-related employment and support allowance” means—
an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act; and
in a case where, if there was no entitlement to contributory employment and support allowance, there would be entitlement to income-related employment and support allowance at the same rate, contributory employment and support allowance;”;
(d)in the definition of “personal allowance for a single claimant aged not less than 25”—
(i)after sub-paragraph (a) omit “or”;
(ii)after sub-paragraph (b) add—
“or
(c)in the case of a person who is entitled to income-related employment and support allowance, the amount specified for the time being in paragraph 1 of column 2 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008;”;
(e)in the definition of “social security office” for “or a jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, a jobseeker’s allowance or an employment and support allowance”;
(f)after the definition of “tribunal” insert—
““the Welfare Reform Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007.”.
(3) In regulation 2 (application for deductions… England and Wales)—
(a)in the heading for “or jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, jobseeker’s allowance or employment and support allowance”; and
(b)for “or jobseeker’s allowance” each time it occurs substitute “, a jobseeker’s allowance or an employment and support allowance”;
(4) In regulation 3 (application for deductions… Scotland)—
(a)in the heading for “or jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, jobseeker’s allowance or employment and support allowance”;
(b)for “or jobseeker’s allowance” each time it occurs substitute “, a jobseeker’s allowance or an employment and support allowance”.
(5) In regulation 4(1)(f) (contents of application) for “or jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, a jobseeker’s allowance or an employment and support allowance”.
(6) In regulation 5 (deductions from debtor’s income support etc.)—
(a)in the heading for “or jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, jobseeker’s allowance or employment and support allowance”;
(b)in paragraph (1)(a) for “or income-based jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or an income-related employment and support allowance”; and
(c)in paragraph (2)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a) after “allowance” insert “or contributory employment and support allowance”; and
(ii)for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)the amount payable, before any deductions under this paragraph, of—
(i)contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance is equal to or more than one-third of the age-related amount applicable to the debtor under section 4(1)(a) of the Jobseekers Act; or
(ii)contributory employment and support allowance is equal to or more than one-third of the amount applicable to the debtor under section 2(1)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act,
as the case may be,”; and
(iii)after “Jobseekers Act” the second time it occurs insert “or under section 2(1)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act”.
(7) In regulation 8 (circumstances, time of making and termination of deductions)—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)for “ or jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, jobseeker’s allowance or employment and support allowance”;
(ii)for “regulation 7 or 7A” substitute “regulation 5”; and
(iii)in sub-paragraph (a) for “or jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, jobseeker’s allowance or employment and support allowance”;
(b)in paragraph (2) for “or jobseeker’s allowance” each time it occurs substitute “, jobseeker’s allowance or employment and support allowance”;
(c)in paragraph (3) for “or jobseeker’s allowance” each time it occurs substitute “, jobseeker’s allowance or employment and support allowance”; and
(d)in paragraph (5) for “or jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, jobseeker’s allowance or employment and support allowance”.