TAI, CYMRU Enwi a chychwyn 1 1 Enw'r Rheoliadau hyn yw Rheoliadau Grantiau Adnewyddu Tai (Diwygio) (Cymru) 2004. 2 Daw'r Rheoliadau hyn i rym ar 9 Chwefror 2004. Cymhwyso 2 Mae'r Rheoliadau hyn yn gymwys i geisiadau am grant sy'n cael eu gwneud ar neu ar ôl 9 Chwefror i awdurdodau tai lleol yng Nghymru. Diwygiadau 3 Mae Rheoliadau Grantiau Adnewyddu Tai 1996 yn cael eu diwygio yn unol â'r Rheoliadau canlynol. Rheoliad 2 4 Yn rheoliad 2(1) (dehongli) — a ar ôl y diffiniad o “the 1992 Act” mewnosodwch — “adoption leave” means a period of absence from work on ordinary or additional adoption leave under section 75A or 75B of the Employment Rights Act 1996 ; ; b yn lle'r diffiniad o “application” rhowch — “application”, without more, means an application for grant other than an application to which section 31 applies and “applicant” shall be construed accordingly; ; c ar ôl y diffiniad o “child benefit” mewnosodwch — “child tax credit” means a child tax credit under section 8 of the Tax Credits Act 2002; ); ch hepgorwch y diffiniad o “disabled person’s tax credit”; d ar ôl y diffiniad o “disability living allowance” mewnosodwch — “dwelling” includes a qualifying houseboat and a qualifying park home; ; dd ar ôl y diffiniad o “the Fund” mewnosodwch — “guarantee credit” shall be construed in accordance with sections 1 and 2 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002; ); e yn y diffiniad o “married couple” ar ôl “means” mewnosodwch “, except in regulation 10(2)(aa), paragraph 12(b) of Schedule 2, paragraph 4(b) of Schedule 3 and paragraph 6(b) of Schedule 4,”; f ar ôl y diffiniad o “partner” mewnosodwch — “parental leave” means maternity leave, paternity leave or adoption leave; “paternity leave” means a period of absence from work on leave under section 80A or 80B of the Employment Rights Act 1996; ; ff ar ôl y diffiniad o “sports award” mewnosodwch — “state pension credit” has the same meaning as in the State Pension Credit Act 2002 ; g yn y diffiniad o “unmarried couple” ar ôl “means” mewnosodwch “, except in regulation 10(2)(aa) and paragraph 4(b) of Schedule 3”; ng yn lle'r diffiniad o “working families' tax credit” rhowch — “working tax credit” means a working tax credit under section 10 of the Tax Credits Act 2002; ; ac h ar ôl y diffiniad o “war disablement pension” a “war widow’s pension” mewnosodwch — “war widower’s pension” means any widower’s pension or allowance granted in respect of a death due to service or war injury and payable by virtue of the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917, the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act 1939, the Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force and Mercantile Marine) Act 1939, the Polish Resettlement Act 1947 or Part 7 or section 151 of the Reserve Forces Act 1980; . Rheoliad 5 5 Yn rheoliad 5 (diffinio person perthnasol) — a hepgorwch baragraff (1); b ym mharagraff (2) yn lle'r geiriau o “in respect” hyd at “relevant person” rhowch “a relevant person in respect of an application”; ac c ym mharagraff (3) hepgorwch “sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (1), or”. Rheoliad 7 6 Yn rheoliad 7 (gwaith am dâl) — a ym mharagraff (6), ar ôl “income support” rhowch “, state pension credit”; a b ym mharagraff (7) yn lle “maternity leave” rhowch “parental leave”. Rheoliad 10 7 Yn rheoliad 10 (y swm sy'n gymwys) — a ym mharagraff (1)(b) — i yn lle “£52.27” rhowch “£53.79”; ii yn lle “£67.95” rhowch “£69.92”; a iii hepgorwch “disabled facilities”; a b ym mharagraff (2) ar ôl is-baragraff (a) mewnosodwch — aa as regards i a relevant person who is in receipt of guarantee credit; and ii those relevant persons who are members of a married or unmarried couple (within the meaning of the State Pension Credit Act 2002), the other member of which is in receipt of guarantee credit, is £1; . Rheoliad 12 8 Yn rheoliad 12 (gostyngiad yn swm y grant) — a ym mharagraff (1), yn lle “owner-occupation certificate” rhowch “owner’s certificate”; b ym mharagraff (2), ar ôl “tenant’s certificate” mewnosodwch “or occupier’s certificate” . Rheoliad 13 9 Yn rheoliad 13 (ceisiadau olynol) — a ym mharagraff (2), hepgorwch “or section 32(4) of the Act (apportionment in tenants' common parts application)”; b ym mharagraff (3)(a), hepgorwch “disabled facilities”, yn yr ail le y mae'r geiriau hyn yn ymddangos; ac c ym mharagraff (3)(b), ar ôl “tenant’s certificate” rhowch “or occupier’s certificate”. Rheoliad 18 10 Yn rheoliad 18(1ZA) (penderfynu incwm yn wythnosol) , yn lle “working families' tax credit or disabled person’s tax credit” rhowch “working tax credit or child tax credit”. Rheoliad 19 11 Yn rheoliad 19 (trin taliadau gofal plant) ) — a yn lle paragraff (9) rhowch — 9 For the purposes of paragraph (1) a person on parental leave shall be treated as if engaged in remunerative work for the period specified in sub-paragraph (b) (“the relevant period”) provided that — a in the week before the period of leave began the person was in remunerative work; b the relevant person incurred relevant child care charges in that week; and c the person on leave is entitled to parental support. 9A For the purposes of paragraph (9) the relevant period shall begin on the day on which the person’s parental leave commences and shall end on— a the date that leave ends; b if no tax credit is in payment on the date that entitlement to parental support ends, the date that entitlement ends; or c if a tax credit is in payment on the date that entitlement to parental support ends, the date that entitlement to that award of tax credit ends, whichever shall occur first. 9B In paragraphs (9) and (9A) — a “parental support” means — i statutory maternity pay under section 164 of the 1992 Act, ii statutory paternity pay under section 171ZA or section 171ZB of that Act, iii statutory adoption pay under section 171ZA of that Act, iv maternity allowance under section 35 of that Act, and v income support to which that person is entitled by virtue of paragraph 14B of Schedule 1B to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987” ; and b “tax credit” means — i working tax credit; and ii child tax credit. ; and b ym mharagraff (10), yn lle “woman on maternity leave” rhowch “person on parental leave”. Rheoliad 24 12 Yn rheoliad 24(1)(j) (enillion enillwyr cyflogedig), yn lle “maternity leave” rhowch “parental leave”. Rheoliad 30 13 Yn rheoliad 30 (cyfalaf sy'n cael ei drin fel incwm) — a ar ddiwedd paragraff (a), hepgorwch “and”; a b ar ôl paragraff (b) ychwanegwch — ; and c any payment made in consequence of any personal injury to a relevant person pursuant to any agreement or court order, where such payments are to be made, wholly or partly, by way of periodical payments. . Rheoliad 31 14 Yn rheoliad 31 (incwm tybiannol) — a hepgorwch baragraff (11); a b ym mharagraff (12), hepgorwch “and (11)”. Rheoliad 40 15 Yn rheoliad 40 (penderfynu incwm tariff o gyfalaf) — a yn lle paragraff (1) rhowch — 1 Where the relevant person’s capital determined in accordance with this Chapter and Chapters 4 to 8 exceeds £6000 it shall be treated as equivalent to a weekly tariff income of — a where the relevant person is aged under 60, £1 for each complete £250 in excess of £6000; and b where the relevant person is aged 60 or over, £1 for each complete £500 in excess of £6000. ; b ym mharagraff (2), ar ôl “£250” mewnosodwch “ or £500, as the case may be”. Rheoliad 43 16 Yn rheoliad 43 (penderfynu incwm grant) — a ym mharagraff (3)(a) yn lle “£260” rhowch “£270”; b ym mharagraff (3)(b) yn lle “£319” rhowch “£340”; ac c ar ôl paragraff (3A)(d) ychwanegwch — e any grant paid under the Schedule to the Education (Assembly Learning Grant Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2002; and f any grant paid under regulation 15(7) of the Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations 2002. . Atodlen 1 17 1 Ym mharagraff 1 o Atodlen 1 (symiau sy'n gymwys: lwfansau personol) ) yn y golofn sy'n dwyn y pennawd “(2) Amount ”— a yn is-baragraff 1(a), yn lle “£42.70” rhowch “£43.25”; b yn is-baragraff 1(b), yn lle “£53.95” rhowch “£54.65”; c yn is-baragraff 2(a), yn lle “£42.70” rhowch “£43.25”; ch yn is-baragraff 2(b), yn lle “£53.95” rhowch “£54.65”; d yn is-baragraff 3(a), yn lle “£64.45” rhowch “£65.30”; ac dd yn is-baragraff 3(b), yn lle “£84.65” rhowch “£85.75”. 2 Ym mharagraff 2 o Atodlen 1, yn y golofn sy'n dwyn y pennawd “(2) Amount ” — a yn is-baragraff (a), yn lle “£33.50” rhowch “£38.50”; a b yn is-baragraff (b), yn lle “£34.30” rhowch “£38.50”. 3 Ym mharagraff 3 o Atodlen 1 (symiau sy'n gymwys: premiwm teulu) — a yn is-baragraff (1), yn lle “£14.75” rhowch “£15.75”; a b ar ôl is-baragraff (2) ychwanegwch — 3 The amounts specified in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be increased by £10.45 where at least one child is under the age of one year and, for the purposes of this paragraph, where that child’s first birthday does not fall on a Monday that child shall be treated as being under the age of one year until the first Monday after that child’s first birthday. 4 Ym mharagraff 12(1)(a)(i) o Atodlen 1 (symiau sy'n gymwys: premiymau) yn lle “disabled person’s tax credit” rhowch “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” . 5 Ym mharagraff 13 o Atodlen 1 (premiwm anabledd difrifol) — a yn is-baragraff (2)(a)(iii) ac is-baragraff (2)(b)(iii) yn lle “an invalid care allowance” rhowch “a carer’s allowance”; a b yn is-baragraff (4)(b) ac is-baragraff (6) yn lle “invalid care allowance” rhowch “a carer’s allowance”. 6 Ym mharagraff 15 o Atodlen 1 (premiwm gofalwr) yn lle “invalid care allowance” (ym mha le bynnag y mae'n digwydd) rhowch “a carer’s allowance”. 7 Ym mharagraff 18 o Atodlen 1 (symiau sy'n gymwys: symiau premiwm a bennir yn Rhan 3) — a yn y golofn sy'n dwyn y pennawd “ Premium ” yn is-baragraff (5)(b)(i), yn lle “an invalid care allowance” rhowch “a carer’s allowance”. b yn y golofn sy'n dwyn y pennawd “Amount”— i yn is-baragraff (1)(a), yn lle “£44.20” rhowch “£47.45”; ii yn is-baragraff (1)(b), yn lle “£65.15”rhowch “£70.05”; iii yn is-baragraff (2)(a), yn lle “£44.20”rhowch “£47.45”; iv yn is-baragraff (2)(b), yn lle “£65.15” rhowch “£70.05”; v yn is-baragraff (3)(a), yn lle “£44.20” rhowch “£47.45”; vi yn is-baragraff (3)(b), yn lle “£65.15” rhowch “£70.05”; vii yn is-baragraff (3A), yn lle “£21.55” rhowch “£22.80”; viii yn is-baragraff (4)(a), yn lle “£23.00” rhowch “£23.30”; ix yn is-baragraff (4)(b), yn lle “£32.80” rhowch “£33.25”; x yn is-baragraff (5)(a), yn lle “£42.25” rhowch “£42.95”; xi yn is-baragraff (5)(b)(i), yn lle “£42.25” rhowch “£42.95”; xii yn is-baragraff (5)(b)(ii), yn lle “£84.50”rhowch “£85.90”; xiii yn is-baragraff (6), yn lle “£35.50”rhowch “£41.30”; xiv yn is-baragraff (7), yn lle “£24.80” rhowch “£25.10”; xv yn is-baragraff (8)(a) , yn lle “£11.25” rhowch “£16.60”; xvi in is-baragraff (8)(b), yn lle “£11.25” rhowch “£11.40”; a xvii yn is-baragraff (8)(c), yn lle “£16.25” rhowch “£16.45”. Atodlen 2 18 1 Ym mharagraff 5(1) of Schedule 2 (symiau sydd i'w hanwybyddu wrth benderfynu enillion) yn lle “invalid care allowance” (ym mha le bynnag y mae'n digwydd) rhowch “carer’s allowance”. 2 Yn lle paragraff 12 o'r Atodlen honno rhowch — 12 Where a relevant person — a is in receipt of income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or guarantee credit; or b is a member of a married or unmarried couple (within the meaning of the State Pension Credit Act 2002) and the other member of that couple is in receipt of guarantee credit, that person’s earnings. . 3 Yn lle paragraff 18 o'r Atodlen honno rhowch — 18 1 In a case where the relevant person is a person who satisfies at least one of the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (2), and that person’s net earnings equal or exceed the total of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3), the amount of that person’s earnings that falls to be disregarded under paragraphs 3 to 10 of this Schedule shall be increased by a sum equal to the 30 hour element of working tax credit referred to in regulation 20(1)(c) of the Working Tax Credit Regulations . 2 The conditions are that — a the relevant person, or if that person is a member of a couple, either the relevant person or that person’s partner, is a person to whom regulation 20(1)(c) of the Working Tax Credit Regulations applies; b the relevant person is, or if that person is a member of a couple, at least one member of that couple is aged at least 25 and is engaged in remunerative work for on average not less than 30 hours per week; c the relevant person is a member of a couple and — i at least one member of that couple, is engaged in remunerative work for on average not less than 16 hours per week; ii the aggregate number of hours for which the couple are engaged in remunerative work is at least 30 hours per week; and iii that person’s applicable amounts includes a family premium under paragraph 3 of Schedule 1; d the relevant person is a lone parent who is engaged in remunerative work for on average not less than 30 hours per week; e the relevant person is, or if that person is a member of a couple, at least one member of that couple is or both members are, engaged in remunerative work for on average not less than 30 hours per week and — i the relevant person’s applicable amount includes a higher pensioner premium or a disability premium under paragraph 10 or 11 of Schedule 1 respectively; and ii where that person is a member of a couple, at least one member of that couple satisfies the qualifying conditions for the higher pensioner premium or disability premium referred to in paragraph (i) above and is engaged in remunerative work for on average not less than 16 hours per week. 3 The following are the amounts referred to in sub-paragraph (1) — a the amount calculated as disregardable from the relevant person’s earnings under paragraphs 3 to 10 of this Schedule; b the amount of child care charges calculated as deductible under regulation 18(1) of these Regulations; and c the amount of the 30 hour element referred to in regulation 20(1)(c) of the Working Tax Credit Regulations. 4 The provisions of regulation 4 of the Working Tax Credit Regulations shall apply in determining whether or not a person works for on average not less than 30 hours per week, but as if the reference to 16 hours in paragraph (1) of that regulation were a reference to 30 hours. 5 In this paragraph “the Working Tax Credit Regulations” means the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002. . Atodlen 3 19 1 Mae Atodlen 3 (symiau sydd i'w hanwybyddu wrth benderfynu incwm heblaw enillion) yn cael ei diwygio fel a ganlyn. 2 Yn lle paragraff 4 rhowch — 4 Where a relevant person — a is in receipt of income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or guarantee credit; or b is a member of a married or unmarried couple (within the meaning of the State Pension Credit Act 2002) and the other member of that couple is in receipt of guarantee credit, the whole of that person’s income. . 3 Ym mharagraff 6, ar ôl is-baragraff (d) ychwanegwch — or; e state pension credit . 4 Ym mharagraff 13 — a yn lle is-baragraff (b) rhowch “a war widow or war widower’s pension”; b yn is-baragraff (c), yn lle “a pension payable to a person as a widow under the” rhowch “a pension payable to a person as a widow or widower under the”. 5 Ym mharagraff 51 ar ôl “pensions to widows” mewnosodwch “and widowers”. 6 Ym mharagraff 52 ar ôl “pensions to widows” mewnosodwch “and widowers”. 7 Ym mharagraff 53 — a yn is-baragraff (1)(a), ar ôl “to a widow” mewnosodwch “or a widower”. b yn is-baragraff (1)(b), ar ôl “pensions to widows” mewnosodwch “and widowers”. 8 Yn lle paragraff 54 rhowch — 54 Except in a case which falls under paragraph 18 of Schedule 2 to these Regulations, where the relevant person is entitled to the 30 hour element of working tax credit referred to in regulation 20(1)(c) of the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002, any amount of working tax credit up to the amount specified for that element in Schedule 2 to those Regulations. . 9 Hepgorwch baragraff 55. 10 Ar ôl paragraff 70 ychwanegwch — 71 Any payment— a from a trust whose funds are derived from a payment made in consequence of any personal injury to a relevant person; b under an annuity purchased — i pursuant to any agreement or court order to make payments to a relevant person; or ii from funds derived from a payment made, in consequence of any personal injury to a relevant person; and c (not falling within (a) and (b) above) received by virtue of any agreement or court order to make payments to a relevant person in consequence of any personal injury to that person. . Atodlen 4 20 1 Yn lle paragraff 6 o Atodlen 4 rhowch— 6 Where a relevant person — a is in receipt of income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or guarantee credit; or b is a member of a married or unmarried couple (within the meaning of the State Pension Credit Act 2002) and the other member of that couple is in receipt of guarantee credit, the whole of that person’s capital. . 2 Ym mharagraff 9 o'r Atodlen honno (cyfalaf sydd i'w anwybyddu) — a yn is-baragraff (b), ar ôl “Family Income Supplements Act 1970” mewnosodwch “, working families' tax credit under section 128 of the 1992 Act, disabled person’s tax credit under section 129 of that Act”; b ar ôl is-baragraff (e) ychwanegwch — f working tax credit and child tax credit where such payment is made as a result of a change of circumstances. . Llofnodwyd ar ran Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru o dan adran 66(1) o Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 1998 D. Elis-Thomas Llywydd y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol 4 Chwefror 2004