The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2022/25

2022 No. 25

Council Tax, England

The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Made 11th January 2022

Laid before Parliament 13th January 2022

Coming into force 11th February 2022

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 113(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1A to, the Local Government Finance Act 19921:

S-1 Citation, commencement, extent and application

Citation, commencement, extent and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 11th February 2022.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

(3) These Regulations apply in relation to council tax reduction schemes2made by billing authorities for financial years beginning on or after 1st April 2022.

S-2 Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012

Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012

2. The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 20123are amended as follows.

S-3 Amendment of regulation 2

Amendment of regulation 2

3. In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “child benefit” insert—

“child disability payment” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the DACYP Regulations;

”;

(b) after the definition of “couple” insert—

“the DACYP Regulations” means the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 20214;

”;

(c) after the definition of “a guaranteed income payment” insert—

“historical child abuse payment” means a payment made under—

(a) Part 1 of the Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 20195;

(b) Part 4 of the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 20216;

”;

(d) in the definition of “qualifying person”, after “Grenfell Tower support payment” insert “, a historical child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”;

(e) after the definition of “the Windrush Compensation Scheme” insert—

“Windrush payment” means a payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Act 20207;

S-4 Amendment of regulation 12

Amendment of regulation 12

4.—(1) Paragraph (5) of regulation 12 (persons treated as not being in Great Britain) is amended as follows.

(2) Before sub-paragraph (a) insert—

(za)

(za) a person granted leave in accordance with the immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 19718, where such leave is granted by virtue of—

(i) the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy; or

(ii) the previous scheme for locally-employed staff in Afghanistan (sometimes referred to as the ex-gratia scheme);

(zb)

(zb) a person in Great Britain not coming within sub-paragraph (za) or (e)(iv) who left Afghanistan in connection with the collapse of the Afghan government that took place on 15th August 2021;

(3) In sub-paragraph (e)—

(a)

(a) at the end of paragraph (ii) omit “or”;

(b)

(b) after paragraph (iii) insert—

or

(iv)

(iv) granted under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme9;

S-5 Amendment of Schedule 1

Amendment of Schedule 1

5.—(1) Schedule 1 (pensioners: matters that must be included in an authority’s scheme) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 8 (non-dependant deductions)—

(a)

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “£12.45” substitute “£12.85”;

(b)

(b) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “£4.05” substitute “£4.20”;

(c)

(c) in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “£217.00” substitute “£224.00”;

(d)

(d) in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “£217.00”, “£377.00” and “£8.30” substitute “£224.00”, “£389.00” and “£8.55” respectively;

(e)

(e) in sub-paragraph (2)(c) for “£377.00”, “£469.00” and “£10.40” substitute “£389.00”, “£484.00” and “£10.70” respectively;

(f)

(f) in sub-paragraph (9)—

(i) in paragraph (a), after “disability living allowance” insert “, child disability payment,”;

(ii) after paragraph (ba) insert—

(bb)

(bb) any historical child abuse payment;

(bc)

(bc) any Windrush payment;

”;

(g)

(g) in sub-paragraph (10), after paragraph (aa) insert—

(ab)

(ab) any historical child abuse payment;

(ac)

(ac) any Windrush payment;

(3) In paragraph 25(13) (treatment of child care charges), after paragraph (a) insert—

(aa)

(aa) in respect of whom child disability payment is payable;

S-6 Amendment of Schedule 2

Amendment of Schedule 2

6.—(1) Schedule 2 (applicable amounts) is amended as follows.

(2) In column (2) of the Table in paragraph 1 (personal allowance)—

(a)

(a) in paragraph (1) for “£191.15” substitute “£197.10”;

(b)

(b) in paragraph (2) for “£286.05” substitute “£294.90”;

(c)

(c) in paragraph (3)(a) for “£286.05” substitute “£294.90”;

(d)

(d) in paragraph (3)(b) for “£94.90” substitute “£97.80”;

(e)

(e) in paragraph (4) for “£177.10” substitute “£182.60”;

(f)

(f) in paragraph (5) for “£270.30” substitute “£278.70”;

(g)

(g) in paragraph (6)(a) for “£270.30” substitute “£278.70”;

(h)

(h) in paragraph (6)(b) for “£93.20” substitute “£96.10”.

(3) In column (2) of the Table in paragraph 2(1) (child or young person amounts), in paragraphs (a) and (b), for “£68.60” substitute “£70.80”.

(4) In paragraph 3(a) (family premium) for “£17.65” substitute “£17.85”.

(5) In paragraph 5(2) (premiums) after “the SSCBA” insert “, or the care component of child disability payment at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations”.

(6) In paragraph 7(1) (enhanced disability premium)—

(a)

(a) at the end of paragraph (a) omit “or”;

(b)

(b) after paragraph (a) insert—

(aa)

(aa) the care component of child disability payment is payable at the highest rate in accordance with...

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