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

3.  In Schedule 1 (pensioners: matters that must be included in an authority’s scheme)—

(a)in paragraph 8 (non-dependant deductions)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “£11.90” substitute “£12.20”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “£3.90” substitute “£4.00”;

(iii)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “£202.85” substitute “£207.70”;

(iv)in sub-paragraph (2)(b), for “£202.85”, “£351.65” and “£7.90” substitute “£207.70”, “£360.10” and “£8.10” respectively;

(v)in sub-paragraph (2)(c), for “£351.65”, “£436.90” and “£9.95” substitute “£360.10”, “£447.40” and “£10.20” respectively;

(b)in paragraph 16 (meaning of “income”) after sub-paragraph (1)(j)(xix) insert—

(xx)carer’s allowance supplement payable under section 81 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018(1);;

(c)in paragraph 25 (treatment of child care charges), in sub-paragraph (8)(l) after “those Regulations” insert “or by a person who is employed, or engaged under a contract for services, to provide care and support by the provider of a domiciliary support service within the meaning of Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016(2)”.