Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2012/3144/schedule/1/made
Timestamp: 2018-08-21 18:30:09
Document Index: 497966849

Matched Legal Cases: ['ART 1', 'art 12', 'art 5', 'art 2', 'art 2', 'art 3', 'art 3', 'art 12', 'art 2', 'art 3', 'art 12']

SCHEDULE 1Determining eligibility for a reduction under an authority’s scheme, amount of reduction and calculation of income and capital: pensioners
PART 1Applicable amounts for the purposes of calculating eligibility for a reduction under an authority’s scheme and amount of reduction: pensioners
Applicable amounts: pensioners (including pensioners in polygamous marriages)
1.—(1) The applicable amount for a pensioner for a week is the aggregate of such of the following amounts as apply in that person’s case—
(a)an amount in respect of the person’s personal allowance or if that person is a member of a couple, an amount in respect of both of them, determined in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 (personal allowance);
“patient” means a person (other than a person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment or detention in a youth custody institution) who is regarded as receiving free in-patient treatment within the meaning of regulation 2(4) and (5) of the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005(1).
(iii)the daily living component of personal independence payment or would be receiving that allowance but for a suspension of benefit in accordance with regulations under section 86 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012(2)(hospital in-patients); or
(b)the non-dependant is in receipt of a training allowance paid in connection with youth training established under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973(3) or section 2 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990(4); or
(g)such further reduction (if any) as the authority thinks fit under section 13A(1)(c) of the 1992 Act(5);
(c)the increase occurs whilst there is in force an assessed income period within the meaning of sections 6 and 9 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(6).
(h)a payment made under article 21(1)(c) of the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2005(7), in any case where article 23(2)(c) applies or under article 29(1)(c) of the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011(8), in any case where article 31(2)(c) applies;
(vii)any guardian’s allowance payable under section 77 of the SSCBA(9)(guardian’s allowance);
(xvi)ordinary statutory paternity pay payable under Part 12ZA of the SSCBA (statutory paternity pay)(10);
(i)under article 30 of the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006(11), in any case where article 30(1)(b) applies; or
(n)payments under a scheme made under the Pneumoconiosis etc (Worker’s Compensation) Act 1979(12);
(i)book registered under the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982(13); or
(i)the Civil List Act 1837(14),
(ii)the Civil List Act 1937(15),
(iii)the Civil List Act 1952(16),
(iv)the Civil List Act 1972(17), or
(v)the Civil List Act 1975(18);
(a)the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979(19);
(b)the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005(20);
(c)section 30DD or section 30E of the SSCBA(21) (reductions in incapacity benefit in respect of pensions and councillor’s allowances);
(g)the amount of any payment by way of a non-cash voucher which has been taken into account in the computation of a person’s earnings in accordance with Part 5 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001(22);
(e)any payment of compensation made pursuant to an award by an employment tribunal established under the Employment Tribunals Act 1996(23) in respect of unfair dismissal or unlawful discrimination;
(a)an amount in respect of income tax equivalent to an amount calculated by applying to those earnings the basic rate of tax applicable to the assessment period less only the personal relief to which the applicant is entitled under section 35, 36 or 37 of the Income Taxes Act 2007(24)(personal allowances) as is appropriate to the applicant’s circumstances but, if the assessment period is less than a year, the earnings to which the basic rate of tax is to be applied and the amount of the personal relief deductible under this sub-paragraph is to be calculated on a pro rata basis;
(i)with whom a person is accommodated by virtue of arrangements made under sections 22C or 23(2)(a) of the Children Act 1989(25)(provision of accommodation and maintenance for a child whom they are looking after) or, as the case may be, section 26(1) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995(26); or
(ii)with whom a local authority fosters a child under the Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009(27) or who is a kinship carer under those Regulations;
(iii)the person concerned pursuant to section 26(3A) of the National Assistance Act 1948(28);
(iv)the National Health Service Commissioning Board or a clinical commissioning group established under section 14D of the National Health Service Act 2006(29); or
(v)a Local Health Board established by an order made under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006(30);
(c)graduated retirement benefit payable under sections 36 and 37 of the National Insurance Act 1965(31).
(10) Sub-paragraph (9) does not apply in respect of the amount of an increase of pension or benefit where a person, having made an election in favour of that increase of pension or benefit under Schedule 5 or 5A to the SSCBA or under Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Graduated Retirement Benefit) Regulations 2005(32), changes that election in accordance with regulations made under Schedule 5 or 5A to that Act in favour of a lump sum.
(a)a bankruptcy order has been made in respect of the person in respect of whom the payment has been made or, in Scotland, the estate of that person is subject to sequestration or a judicial factor has been appointed on that person’s estate under section 41 of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980(33);
(d)is paid income support on the grounds of incapacity for work under regulation 4ZA of, and paragraph 7 or 14 of Schedule 1B to, the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(34); or
(e)is credited with earnings on the grounds of incapacity for work or limited capability for work under regulation 8B of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975(35).
(b)by a child care provider approved in accordance with the Tax Credit (New Category of Child Care Provider) Regulations 1999(36); or
(c)by persons registered under Part 2 of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010(37); or
(d)by a person who is excepted from registration under Part 2 of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 because the child care that person provides is in a school or establishment referred to in article 11, 12 or 14 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2010(38); or
(i)persons registered under section 59(1) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010(39); or
(g)by a person who is registered under Chapter 2 or 3 of Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006(40); or
(h)by any of the schools mentioned in section 34(2) of the Childcare Act 2006(41) in circumstances where the requirement to register under Chapter 2 of Part 3 of that Act does not apply by virtue of section 34(2) of that Act; or
(k)by a foster parent or kinship carer under the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011(42), the Fostering Services (Wales) Regulations 2003(43) or the Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009(44) in relation to a child other than one whom the foster parent is fostering or kinship carer is looking after; or
(l)by a domiciliary care worker under the Domiciliary Care Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2002(45); or
(d)the applicant is, or is treated as, incapable of work and has been so incapable, or has been so treated as incapable, of work in accordance with the provisions of, and regulations made under, Part 12A of the SSCBA(46) (incapacity for work) for a continuous period of not less than 196 days; and for this purpose any two or more separate periods separated by a break of not more than 56 days must be treated as one continuous period;
(l)the other member has an invalid carriage or other vehicle provided to the other member by the Secretary of State under paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the National Health Service Act 2006(47) or under section 46 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, or provided by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland under Article 30(1) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, or provided by the Welsh Ministers under section 5 and Schedule 1 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.
(a)“qualifying support” means income support to which that person is entitled by virtue of paragraph 14B of Schedule 1B to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(48); and
(i)is in receipt of one or more of the following benefits: attendance allowance, disability living allowance, personal independence payment, an AFIP, the disability element or the severe disability element of working tax credit as specified in regulation 20(1)(b) and (f) of the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002(49), mobility supplement, long-term incapacity benefit under Part 2 of the SSCBA or severe disablement allowance under Part 3 of that Act but, in the case of long-term incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance, only where it is paid in respect of the applicant; or
(5) In the case of an applicant who is a welfare to work beneficiary (a person to whom regulation 13A(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 applies(50), and who again becomes incapable of work for the purposes of Part 12A of the SSCBA) the reference to a period of 56 days in sub-paragraph (3) must be treated as a reference to a period of 104 weeks.
(b)as if that income were assessable to income tax at the basic rate of tax applicable to the assessment period less only the personal relief to which the applicant is entitled under section 35, 36 or 37 of the Income Taxes Act 2007(51) as is appropriate to the applicant’s circumstances.
25.—(1) The capital of an applicant(52) to be taken into account must be, subject to sub-paragraph (2), the whole of the applicant’s capital calculated in accordance with this Part.
(a)to a mover(53); and
(b)the authority receives notification from the Secretary of State of the award of state pension credit
each of which results in a change in the amount of reduction the applicant receives under an authority’s scheme, the change of circumstances referred to in sub-paragraph (b) takes effect from the day specified in sub-paragraph (2), (3), (4) or (5) as the case may be, in relation to the change referred to in sub-paragraph (a).
“relevant determination” means a change in the determination by the authority of the applicant’s income and capital using the relevant calculation or estimate, in accordance with paragraph 8(1).