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The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

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

7.  In Schedule 1 (determining eligibility for a reduction: pensioners)—

(a)in paragraph 3 (non-dependant deductions: pensioners)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “£11.30” substitute “£11.75”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “£3.75” substitute “£3.90”;

(iii)in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “£188.00” substitute “£189.00”;

(iv)in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “£188.00”, “£326.00” and “£7.50” substitute “£189.00”, “£328.00” and “£7.80” respectively;

(v)in sub-paragraph (2)(c) for “£326.00”, “£406.00” and “£9.45” substitute “£328.00”, “£408.00” and “£9.85” respectively;

(vi)in sub-paragraph (8)—

(aa)omit the “or” following paragraph (a);

(bb)after paragraph (b) add—

; or

(c)who is entitled to an award of universal credit where the award is calculated on the basis that the person does not have any earned income.;

(vii)after sub-paragraph (9) insert—

(10) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (8), “earned income” (“incwm a enillir”) has the meaning given in regulation 52 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013(1).;

(b)in paragraph 10(1) (meaning of “income”: pensioners)—

(i)in paragraph (j)(xvi) omit “ordinary”;

(ii)after paragraph (j)(xvi) insert—

(xvia)statutory shared parental pay payable under Part 12ZC of the SSCBA;(2);

(c)in paragraph 12 (earnings of employed earners: pensioners), after sub-paragraph (1)(j) insert—

(ja)statutory shared parental pay payable under Part 12ZC of the SSCBA;;

(d)in paragraph 13 (calculation of net earnings of employed earners: pensioners), in sub-paragraph (2)(d)—

(i)omit “ordinary or additional”;

(ii)after “statutory paternity pay” insert “, statutory shared parental pay”;

(e)in paragraph 19 (treatment of child care charges: pensioners)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (11)(c) and (e) after “Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008” insert “or the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013(3)”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (15)—

(aa)after “paternity leave” in both places where those words occur, insert “, shared parental leave”;

(bb)omit “ordinary”;;

(cc)after “maternity allowance under section 35 of that Act” insert “, statutory shared parental pay by virtue of section 171ZU or 171ZV of that Act”;

(iii)in sub-paragraph (16)—

(aa)after “paternity leave” insert “, shared parental leave”;

(bb)omit “ordinary or additional” in both places where those words occur;

(cc)after “statutory paternity pay” in both places where those words occur, insert “, statutory shared parental pay”.

(2)

The “SSCBA” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c 4); see the definition in regulation 2 of the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013 and in paragraph 2 of scheme set out in the Schedule to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Schemes) (Wales) Regulations 2013.

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