Amendments to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 201331

In Schedule 9 (capital disregards: persons who are not pensioners)—

a

for paragraph 23 substitute—

23

Any payment made by a local authority in accordance with—

a

section 17, 23B, 23C or 24A of the Children Act 1989;

b

section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;

c

section 22, 29, or 30 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; or

d

section 37, 38, 109, 110 or 114 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, but excluding any direct payments under that Act.

b

for paragraph 47 substitute—

47

1

Any payment made by a local authority under section 3 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1958 to homeworkers assisted under a blind homeworkers’ scheme.

2

Any payment made by a local authority under Part 4 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 to homeworkers assisted under a blind homeworkers’ scheme.

c

for paragraph 60 substitute—

60

Any payment made—

a

under regulations made under section 57 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (direct payments);

b

as a direct payment as defined in section 4(2) of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013;

c

under sections 12A to 12D of the National Health Service Act 2006 (direct payments for health care);

d

under regulations made under sections 50 to 53 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (direct payments); or

e

under regulations made under section 33 of the Care Act 2014 (direct payments).