The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2017

Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

8.  In Part 3 (maximum council tax reduction for the purposes of calculating eligibility for a reduction under an Authority’s scheme and amount of reduction), in paragraph 8 (non-dependant deductions), in—

(a)sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “£11.55” substitute “£11.90”;

(b)sub-paragraph (1)(b), for “£3.80” substitute “£3.90”;

(c)sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “£196.95” substitute “£202.85”;

(d)sub-paragraph (2)(b), for “£196.95”, “£341.40” and “£7.65” substitute “£202.85”, “£351.65” and “£7.90” respectively;

(e)sub-paragraph (2)(c), for “£341.40”, “£424.20” and “£9.65” substitute “£351.65”, “£436.90”, “£9.95” respectively;

(f)sub-paragraph (9)(b), after “the Caxton Foundation” insert “, the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme, an approved blood scheme, the London Emergencies Trust, the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund”;

(g)sub-paragraph (10)(a), after “the Caxton Foundation” insert “, the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme, an approved blood scheme, the London Emergencies Trust, the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund”;

(h)after sub-paragraph (10)(f), insert—

(g)any payment made under, or by, a trust which is approved by the Secretary of State and which is established for the purpose of giving relief and assistance to a disabled person whose disability was caused by their mother having taken a preparation containing the drug known as Thalidomide during her pregnancy..