UK Statutory Instrument
2006
United Kingdom
The Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006
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What's here
1 compliance obligation
What this Act requires
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Schedules
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Pensioner Premium for persons 75 and over
Higher Pensioner Premium
Disability Premium
Additional Condition for the Disability Premium
Severe Disability Premium
Enhanced disability premium
Disabled Child Premium
Carer Premium
Persons in receipt of concessionary payments
Persons in receipt of benefit for another
In paragraph 1 a claimant is entitled to main phase...
(1) The amount specified in column (2) below in respect...
Subject to paragraph 22 the claimant is entitled to one,...
Subject to paragraph 22, the claimant is entitled to one,...
(1) The claimant has no entitlement under paragraph 23 or...
The work-related activity component
The support component
The amount of the work-related activity component is £28.15.
The amount of the support component is £34.05.
(1) The claimant is entitled to the transitional addition calculated...
(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) the claimant's entitlement to...
(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) the claimant's entitlement to...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2),The amount for the purposes of...
(1) Subject to paragraph 31, the amount of the transitional...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), where there is a change...
Except as provided in paragraph 5, the premiums specified in...
Subject to paragraph 6, where a claimant satisfies the conditions...
-The following premiums, namely— (a) a severe disability premium to...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), for the purposes of this...
Bereavement premium
Pensioner Premium for persons under 75
(1) Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, the alternative maximum...
In determining a second adult's gross income for the purposes...
Where there are two or more second adults residing with...
In the case of a claimant who has been engaged...
In a case to which none of the paragraphs 3...
(1) Where— (a) the claimant (or if the claimant is...
Any amount or the balance of any amount which would...
Where a claimant is on income support, an income-based jobseeker's...
Any earnings derived from employment which are payable in a...
Where a payment of earnings is made in a currency...
Any earnings of a child or young person.
(1) In a case where the claimant is a person...
In this Schedule “part-time employment” means employment in which the...
In the case of a claimant who, before the first...
In the case of a claimant who has been engaged...
(1) In a case to which this paragraph applies and...
In a case where the claimant is a lone parent,...
(1) In a case to which neither paragraph 3 nor...
Where the carer premium is awarded in respect of a...
In a case where paragraphs 3, 5, 6 and 8...
(1) In a case where paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and...
Where the claimant is engaged in one or more employments...
Any amount paid by way of tax on income which...
Any attendance allowance.
Any payment to the claimant as holder of the Victoria...
(1) Any payment— (a) by way of an education maintenance...
Any payment made to the claimant by way of a...
(1) Any payment made pursuant to section 2 of the...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any of the following payments—...
Subject to paragraph 35, £10 of any of the following,...
Subject to paragraph 35, £15 of any—
(1) Any income derived from capital to which the claimant...
Where the claimant makes a parental contribution in respect of...
Any payment in respect of any expenses incurred or to...
(1) Where the claimant is the parent of a student...
Any payment made to the claimant by a child or...
Where the claimant occupies a dwelling as his home and...
(1) Where the claimant occupies a dwelling as his home...
(1) Any income in kind, except where regulation 30(11)(b) (provision...
Any income which is payable in a country outside the...
(1) Any payment made to the claimant in respect of...
Any payment made to the claimant with whom a person...
Any payment made to the claimant or his partner for...
Any payment made by a local authority in accordance with...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any payment (or part of...
Any payment in respect of expenses arising out of the...
In the case of employment as an employed earner, any...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any payment received under an...
Any payment of income which by virtue of regulation 36...
Any social fund payment made pursuant to Part 8 of...
Any payment under Part 10 of the Act (Christmas bonus...
Where a payment of income is made in a currency...
The total of a claimant's income or, if he is...
(1) Any payment made under or by any of the...
Any housing benefit.
Any payment made by the Secretary of State to compensate...
Where a claimant is on income support, an income-based jobseeker's...
Any payment to a juror or witness in respect of...
Any payment in consequence of a reduction of council tax...
(1) Any payment or repayment made— (a) as respects England,...
Any payment made to such persons entitled to receive benefits...
Any payment made by either the Secretary of State for...
(1) Where a claimant’s applicable amount includes an amount by...
(1) Any payment of child maintenance made or derived from...
Where the claimant is a member of a joint-claim couple...
Any payment (other than a training allowance) made, whether by...
Any guardian's allowance.
(1) If the claimant is in receipt of any benefit...
Any supplementary pension under article 23(2) of the Naval, Military...
In the case of a pension awarded at the supplementary...
(1) Any payment which is— (a) made under any of...
Any council tax benefit to which the claimant is entitled....
Except in a case which falls under sub-paragraph (1) of...
Any payment made ... under section 12B of the Social...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), in respect of a person...
(1) Any payment of a sports award except to the...
Where the claimant, or the person who was the partner...
Where the amount of subsistence allowance paid to a person...
In the case of a claimant participating in an employment...
Any discretionary housing payment paid pursuant to regulation 2(1) of...
(1) Any payment made by a local authority or by...
(1) £1.20 in relation to each week in which child...
Any payment of child benefit.
Any disability living allowance.
Any concessionary payment made to compensate for the non-payment of—...
Any mobility supplement under article 20 of the Naval, Military...
Any payment made to the claimant in respect of any...
Any payment made to the claimant in respect of any...
The dwelling together with any garage, garden and outbuildings, normally...
Any sum— (a) paid to the claimant in consequence of...
Any sum— (a) deposited with a housing association as defined...
Any personal possessions except those which have been acquired by...
The value of the right to receive any income under...
Where the funds of a trust are derived from a...
(1) Any payment made to the claimant or the claimant’s...
The value of the right to receive any income under...
The value of the right to receive any income which...
The surrender value of any policy of life insurance.
Where any payment of capital falls to be made by...
Any payment made by a local authority in accordance with...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any payment (or part of...
Any premises acquired for occupation by the claimant which he...
Any social fund payment made pursuant to Part 8 of...
Any refund of tax which falls to be deducted under...
Any capital which by virtue of regulation 31 or 51...
Where any payment of capital is made in a currency...
(1) Any payment made under or by the Trusts, the...
(1) Where a claimant has ceased to occupy what was...
Any premises where the claimant is taking reasonable steps to...
Any premises which the claimant intends to occupy as his...
Any premises which the claimant intends to occupy as his...
Any payment made by the Secretary of State to compensate...
Any sum directly attributable to the proceeds of sale of...
The value of the right to receive an occupational or...
The value of any funds held under a personal pension...
The value of the right to receive any rent except...
Any payment in kind made by a charity or under...
Any payment made pursuant to section 2 of the 1973...
Any payment in consequence of a reduction of council tax...
Any grant made in accordance with a scheme made under...
Any arrears of supplementary pension which is disregarded under paragraph...
Any premises occupied in whole or in part—
(1) Any payment or repayment made— (a) as respects England,...
Any payment made to such persons entitled to receive benefits...
Any payment made under Part 8A of the Act (entitlement...
Any payment made either by the Secretary of State for...
Any payment (other than a training allowance) made, whether by...
Any payment made by a local authority under section 3...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), where a claimant satisfies the...
(1) Any sum of capital to which sub-paragraph (2) applies...
Any sum of capital administered on behalf of a person...
Any payment to the claimant as holder of the Victoria...
Where a claimant is on income support, an income-based jobseeker's...
The amount of any child maintenance bonus payable by way...
In the case of a person who is receiving, or...
(1) Any payment of a sports award for a period...
(1) Any payment— (a) by way of an education maintenance...
In the case of a claimant participating in an employment...
Any arrears of subsistence allowance paid as a lump sum...
Where an ex-gratia payment of £10,000 has been made by...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the amount of any trust...
The amount of any payment, other than a war pension...
(1) Any payment made by a local authority, or by...
Where the claimant is a member of a joint-claim couple...
Any payment made under ... regulations made under section 57...
Any payment made to the claimant pursuant to regulations under...
Any payment made to the claimant in accordance with regulations...
Any future interest in property of any kind, other than...
(1) The assets of any business owned in whole or...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any arrears of, or any...
Any payment made to the claimant in respect of any...
Any payment made to the claimant in respect of any...
Extended payments of council tax benefit
Extended payments of council tax benefit
Calculation and payment of an extended payment
Movers
Movers and extended payments
Adjustment of entitlement in respect of an extended payment
Interpretation
Condition for an extended payment (severe disablement allowance and incapacity benefit)
Calculation and payment of an extended payment (severe disablement allowance and incapacity benefit)
Movers
Movers and extended payments
Extended payments (severe disablement allowance and incapacity benefit) of council tax benefit
Adjustment of entitlement in respect of an extended payment (severe disablement allowance and incapacity benefit)
Interpretation
The statement of matters to be included in any decision...
Where a person is not on income support, an income-based...
Where an authority makes a decision under regulation 16 (circumstances...
Where a person is not awarded council tax benefit under...
Where a person is awarded council tax benefit determined in...
Notice where no award of alternative maximum council tax benefit is made
Notice where council tax benefit is awarded and section 131(9) of the Act applies
(1) Except in cases to which paragraphs (a) and (b)...
Every decision notice shall include a statement as to the...
Every decision notice shall include a statement as to the...
Every decision notice following an application for a revision in...
Every decision notice following an application for a revision in...
An authority may include in the decision notice any other...
Parts 2, 3 and 4 of this Schedule shall apply...
Where a decision notice is given following a revision of...
Where a person on income support, an income-based jobseeker's allowance...
Interpretation
Conditions for the use of electronic communication
Use of intermediaries
Effect of delivering information by means of electronic communication
Proof of identity of sender or recipient of information
Proof of delivery of information
Proof of content of information
Evidence and information
- Provide evidence and information when the council asks
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Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Definition of non-dependant
Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act
Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit
Remunerative work
Persons from abroad
Prescribed persons for the purposes of section 131(3)(b) of the Act
Persons of prescribed description for the definition of family in section 137(1) of the Act
Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as responsible or not responsible for another
Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being a member of the household
Applicable amounts
Polygamous marriages
Patients
Calculation of income and capital of members of claimant's family and of a polygamous marriage
Circumstances in which capital and income of non-dependant is to be treated as claimant's
Calculation of income on a weekly basis
Treatment of child care charges
Average weekly earnings of employed earners
Average weekly earnings of self-employed earners
Average weekly income other than earnings
Calculation of average weekly income from tax credits
Calculation of weekly income
Disregard of changes in tax, contributions
Earnings of employed earners
Calculation of net earnings of employed earners
Earnings of self-employed earners
Calculation of net profit of self-employed earners
Deduction of tax and contributions of self-employed earners
Calculation of income other than earnings
Capital treated as income
Notional income
Capital limit
Calculation of capital
Disregard of capital of child and young person
Income treated as capital
Calculation of capital in the United Kingdom
Calculation of capital outside the United Kingdom
Notional capital
Diminishing notional capital rule
Capital jointly held
Calculation of tariff income from capital
Interpretation
Treatment of students
Students who are excluded from entitlement to council tax benefit
Calculation of grant income
Calculation of covenant income where a contribution is assessed
Covenant income where no grant income or no contribution is assessed
Relationship with amounts to be disregarded under Schedule 4
Other amounts to be disregarded
Treatment of student loans
Treatment of fee loans
Treatment of payments from access funds
Disregard of contribution
Further disregard of student's income
Income treated as capital
Disregard of changes occurring during summer vacation
Maximum council tax benefit
Non-dependant deductions
Council tax benefit taper
Extended payments
Duration of extended payment period
Amount of extended payment
Extended payments – movers
Relationship between extended payment and entitlement to council tax benefit under the general conditions of entitlement
Extended Payments (qualifying contributory benefits)
Duration of extended payment period (qualifying contributory benefits)
Amount of extended payment (qualifying contributory benefits)
Extended payments (qualifying contributory benefits) – movers
Relationship between extended payment (qualifying contributory benefits) and entitlement to council tax benefit under the general conditions of entitlement
Alternative maximum council tax benefit
Residents of a dwelling to whom section 131(6) of the Act does not apply
Date on which entitlement is to begin
Date on which council tax benefit is to end
Date on which council tax benefit is to end where entitlement to severe disablement allowance or incapacity benefit ceases
Date on which change of circumstances is to take effect
Who may claim
Time and manner in which claims are to be made
Electronic claims for benefit
Date of claim where claim sent or delivered to a gateway office
Date of claim where claim sent or delivered to an office of a designated authority
Amendment and withdrawal of claim
Duty to notify changes of circumstances
Notice of changes of circumstances given electronically
Alternative means of notifying changes of circumstances
Decisions by a relevant authority
Notification of decision
Time and manner of granting council tax benefit
Persons to whom benefit is to be paid
Shortfall in benefit
Payment on the death of the person entitled
Offsetting
Meaning of excess benefit
Recoverable excess benefit
Authority by which recovery may be made
Persons from whom recovery may be sought
Methods of recovery
Further provision as to recovery of excess benefit
Diminution of capital
Sums to be deducted in calculating recoverable excess benefit
Recovery of excess benefit from prescribed benefits
Interpretation
Collection of information
Verifying information
Recording and holding information
Forwarding of information
Request for information
Information to be supplied by an authority to another authority
Supply of information – extended payments (qualifying contributory benefits)
Supply of benefit administration information between authorities
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