Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 27th October 2018.

Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012

2.  The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012(2) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.

3.  In schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 64 insert-

"65.  Any carer's allowance supplement made under section 81 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018(3).".

4.  In paragraph 11(1) of schedule 5 (capital to be disregarded)(4)-

(a)omit "or" where it occurs after head (f); and

(b)after head (g) insert-

"; or

(h)carer's allowance supplement under section 81 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018".

Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012

5.  The Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012(5) are amended in accordance with regulations 6 and 7.

6.  In regulation 27(1)(j) (meaning of "income")-

(a)omit "and" where it occurs after head (xix); and

(b)after head (xx) insert-

"; and

(xxi)carer's allowance supplement made under section 81 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018(6)".

7.  In paragraph 21(2) of schedule 4 (capital disregards)-

(a)omit "or" where it occurs after head (o); and

(b)after head (p) insert-

"; or

(q)carer's allowance supplement made under section 81 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018".

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012 and the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 to ensure that carer's allowance supplement is not to be taken into account in the calculation of income and any payment of arrears will be ignored for a period of 12 months from the date of receipt of the payment in the calculation of capital.