Disregard of changes in tax, contributions etcE+W
28. In calculating the applicant’s income an authority may disregard any legislative change—
(a)in the basic or other rates of income tax;
[F1(aa)in the Scottish basic or other rates of income tax;]
(b)in the amount of any personal tax [F2reliefs under Chapters 2, 3, and 3A of Part 3 of the Income Tax Act 2007];
(c)in the rates of [F3national insurance contributions] payable under the SSCBA or in the lower earnings limit or upper earnings limit for Class 1 contributions under that Act, the lower or upper limits applicable to Class 4 contributions under that Act or the amount specified in section 11(4) of that Act(1) ([F4small profits threshold] in relation to Class 2 contributions);
(d)in the amount of tax payable as a result of an increase in the weekly rate of Category A, B, C or D retirement pension or any addition thereto or any graduated pension payable under the SSCBA [F5or a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014];
(e)in the maximum rate of child tax credit or working tax credit,
for a period not exceeding 30 reduction weeks beginning with the reduction week immediately following the date from which the change is effective.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 para. 28(aa) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1262), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(d)(i) (with reg. 3)
F2Words in Sch. 1 para. 28(b) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1262), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(d)(ii) (with reg. 3)
F3Words in Sch. 1 para. 28(c) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3312), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(d)(i)
F4Words in Sch. 1 para. 28(c) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2041), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(c)
F5Words in Sch. 1 para. 28(d) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1985), arts. 1(2)(b), 39(3)(c)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 28 in force at 27.11.2012, see reg. 1(1)
Section 11(4) was amended by paragraph 12 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c. 2) and article 2 of S.I. 2012/807.