
PART 1
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These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 and come into force on 1 April 2020.
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PART 3
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The Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012  are amended in accordance with regulations 12 to 15.
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In regulation 20 (applicable amount) , omit the  “and” after paragraph (b) and after paragraph (d) insert—“, and
(e) the amount of £17.60 if the applicant is entitled to an amount (“a transitional family premium”) by virtue of regulation 2 (transitional provision) of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 .”.
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In regulation 48 (non-dependant deductions) —
(a) in paragraph 1—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for  “£12.55” substitute “
                      £12.80
                    ”, and
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for  “£4.15” substitute “
                      £4.25
                    ”, and
(b) in paragraph 2—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for  “£209.00” substitute “
                      £213.00
                    ”,
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for—(aa) “£209.00” substitute  “£213.00”,(bb) “£363.00” substitute  “£370.00”, and(cc) “£8.30” substitute  “£8.45”, and
(iii) in sub-paragraph (c) for—(aa) “£363.00” substitute  “£370.00”,(bb) “£451.00” substitute  “£458.00”, and(cc) “£10.50” substitute  “£10.70”.
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In schedule 1 (applicable amount) —
(a) in the table in paragraph 2 (personal allowances)—
(i) in entry (1)(b) for  “£181.00” substitute “
                      £187.75
                    ”,
(ii) in entry (2)(b) for  “£270.60” substitute “
                      £280.85
                    ”,
(iii) in entry (4)(a) for  “£270.60” substitute “
                      £280.85
                    ”, and
(iv) in entry (4)(b) for  “£89.60” substitute “
                      £93.10
                    ”,
(b) in the table in paragraph 3 (applicable amount for the purposes of regulation 20(b)), for  “£83.63” in both places where it occurs substitute “
                  £85.34
                ”, and
(c) in the table in paragraph 13 (amount of disability premium)—
(i) in entries (1)(a) and (1)(b)(i) for  “£65.85” substitute “
                      £66.95
                    ”,
(ii) in entry (1)(b)(ii) for  “£131.70” substitute “
                      £133.90
                    ”,
(iii) in entry (2) for  “£26.04” substitute “
                      £26.60
                    ”,
(iv) in entry (3) for  “£64.19” substitute “
                      £65.52
                    ”, and
(v) in entry (4) for  “£36.85” substitute “
                      £37.50
                    ”.
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In schedule 5 (amount of alternative maximum council tax reduction), in the table in paragraph 1—
(a) in entry (b)(i) for  “£205.00” substitute “
                  £209.00
                ”, and
(b) in entry (b)(ii)—
(i) for  “£205.00” substitute “
                      £209.00
                    ”, and
(ii) for  “£268.00” substitute “
                      £273.00
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