The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Amendments to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013

6.  In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts: pensioners)—

(a) in column (2) of the Table in paragraph 1 (personal allowances)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1) for “£151.20” and “£166.05” substitute “£155.60” and “£170.45” respectively;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (2) for “£230.85” and “£248.30” substitute “£237.55” and “£255.00” respectively;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (3) for “£230.85” and “£79.65” substitute “£237.55” and “£81.95” respectively;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (4) for “£248.30” and “£82.25” substitute “£255.50” and “£84.55” respectively;

(b) in paragraph 6 (severe disability premium)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (3) for “is blind or is treated as blind”, substitute “is blind or severely sight-impaired or is treated as such”;

(ii) for sub-paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3), a person is blind or severely sight-impaired if that person—

(a) is registered as blind in a register compiled under section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (welfare services);

(b) is registered as severely sight-impaired in a register established and maintained by a local authority under section 18(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;

(c) is registered as severely sight-impaired in a register established and maintained by a local authority under section 77(1) of the Care Act 2014; or

(d) in Scotland, has been certified as blind and in consequence is registered in a register maintained by or on behalf of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (5) after “as blind” in both places where those words occur, insert “or severely sight-impaired”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (6)(b) for “is blind or is treated as blind”, substitute “is blind or severely sight-impaired or is treated as such”;

(c) in paragraph 8(b) (disabled child premium) for “is blind” substitute “is blind or severely sight-impaired”, and for “as blind” substitute “as such”.