
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 26 November 2019.
2 
The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (a) to (d)—
(a) in regulation 23 (applicable amount: persons who have an award of universal credit)—
(i) at the end of paragraph (2A)(a) omit “and”, and
(ii) at the end of paragraph (2A)(b) insert—“, and
(c) to add to the weekly applicable amount the sum of £53.47 in respect of each child or young person for whom no amount has been included in the calculation or estimate of the maximum amount as a result of the operation of section 10(1A) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (amounts usually to be available in respect of a maximum of two children or qualifying young persons),”,
(b) in regulation 26 (calculation of income and capital: persons who have an award of universal credit), after paragraph (5) insert—“
(5A) In using the figure for income under paragraph (3) or (4), the local authority must not regard as income of the applicant any amount of universal credit paid as a consequence of a determination under schedule 2 of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014 (transitional severe disability premium payments).”,
(c) in schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), after paragraph 67 insert—“
68. 
Any payment made under the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019.
69. 
Any payment or interest on a payment made under, or in connection with, the Windrush Compensation Scheme administered by the Home Office.”, and
(d) in schedule 5 (capital to be disregarded)—
(i) in paragraph 11 (disregard of payments related to benefit arrears), after sub-paragraph (1)(a) insert—“
(aa) a maternity allowance under section 35 of the 1992 Act,”,
(ii) after paragraph 68 insert—“
69. 
Any payment made under the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019.
70. 
Any payment or interest on a payment made under, or in connection with, the Windrush Compensation Scheme administered by the Home Office.”.
3 
The Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b)—
(a) in schedule 3 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), after paragraph 23 insert—“
24. 
Any payment or interest on a payment made under, or in connection with, the Windrush Compensation Scheme administered by the Home Office.”, and
(b) in schedule 4 (capital to be disregarded)—
(i) in paragraph 21 (disregard of payments related to benefit arrears), after sub-paragraph (2)(i) insert—“
(ia) maternity allowance under section 35 of the 1992 Act,”,
(ii) after paragraph 30E insert—“
30F. 
Any payment or interest on a payment made under, or in connection with, the Windrush Compensation Scheme administered by the Home Office.”.
KATE FORBES
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
9th October 2019