2019 No. 252
The Tax Credits and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2019
Made
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
Following a review under section 41(1) of the Tax Credits Act 20021 in the tax year 2018-19 of some of the amounts specified in section 41(2) of that Act, the Treasury have determined that Regulations should be made prescribing increases in some of those amounts.
Following a review of the sums specified in section 150(1)(a)(i) of the Social Security Administration Act 19922 (“the Great Britain Administration Act”) in the tax year 2018-19, the Treasury have determined that the general level of prices in Great Britain is greater at the end of the period under review than it was at the beginning. These Regulations make provision under section 150 of the Great Britain Administration Act and make corresponding provision for Northern Ireland in accordance with section 132(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19923 (“the Northern Ireland Administration Act”).
A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 66(1) and (2)(a) of the Tax Credits Act 2002, sections 150(2)(a) and 190(1) of the Great Britain Administration Act, and section 166(10A)4 of the Northern Ireland Administration Act, and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
The Treasury make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9, 11, 65(1) and 67 of the Tax Credits Act 20025, sections 150(2)(a), (5), (9) and (10)(a)(i) of the Great Britain Administration Act6, and section 132(1) of the Northern Ireland Administration Act and now exercisable by them.
Citation, commencement and effect1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Tax Credits and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2019.
2
These Regulations come into force on 6th April 2019 except for regulations 4 and 5 which come into force on 8th April 2019.
3
Regulations 2 and 3 have effect in relation to awards of tax credits for the tax year beginning on 6th April 2019 and subsequent tax years.
Amendment of the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 20022
The table in Schedule 2 (maximum rates of the elements of a working tax credit) to the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 20027 is amended as follows—
a
in item 2 (disability element), in the second column for “£3,090” substitute “£3,165”; and
b
in item 6 (severe disability element), in the second column for “£1,330” substitute “£1,365”.
Amendment of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 20023
Regulation 7 (determination of the maximum rate at which a person or persons may be entitled to child tax credit) of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 20028 is amended as follows—
a
in paragraph (5)(a), for “£3,275” substitute “£3,355”; and
b
in paragraph (5)(b), for “£4,600” substitute “£4,715”.
Amendment of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19924
In paragraph 5 of Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19929 (weekly rate of guardian’s allowance) for “£17.20” substitute “£17.60”.
Amendment of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19925
In paragraph 5 of Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 199210 (weekly rate of guardian’s allowance) for “£17.20” substitute “£17.60”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)