The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Amendments to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2013

28.  In Schedule 6 (sums disregarded in the calculation of earnings: persons who are not pensioners)—

(a)in paragraph 4(2), after “Schedule 3 (applicable amounts: persons who are not pensioners)” insert “or where the applicant or the applicant’s partner is a member of the work-related activity group”;

(b)in paragraph 18, in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(iv)—

(i)in paragraph (aa), for “respectively” substitute “, or the applicant or the applicant’s partner is a member of the work-related activity group”;

(ii)in paragraph (bb), for “and is engaged in remunerative work for on average not less than 16 hours per week” substitute “or at least one of the couple is a member of the work-related activity group”.