UK Statutory Instrument
2006
United Kingdom
The Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006
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Schedules
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Persons in receipt of concessionary payments
Person in receipt of benefit
(1) The amount specified in column (2) below in respect...
(1) The amount for the purposes of regulation 12(1)(c) and...
The premiums specified in Part 4 shall, for the purposes...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), for the purposes of this...
Severe Disability Premium
Enhanced disability premium
Disabled Child Premium
Carer Premium
Where two or more of paragraphs 2 to 5 apply...
Where a payment of earnings is made in a currency...
In a case where a claimant is a lone parent,...
(1) In a case of earnings from any employment or...
(1) If the claimant or, if he has a partner,...
(1) £20 is disregarded if the claimant or, if he...
(1) Where— (a) the claimant (or if the claimant is...
Any amount or the balance of any amount which would...
Except where the claimant or his partner qualifies for a...
Any earnings, other than earnings referred to in regulation 23(8)(b),...
(1) In a case where the claimant is a person...
In addition to any sum which falls to be disregarded...
If the claimant— (a) owns the freehold or leasehold interest...
Where a claimant receives income under an annuity purchased with...
(1) Any payment, other than a payment to which sub-paragraph...
Any increase in pension or allowance under Part 2 or...
Any payment ordered by a court to be made to...
Periodic payments made to the claimant or the claimant's partner...
Any income which is payable outside the United Kingdom for...
Any banking charges or commission payable in converting to Sterling...
Where the claimant makes a parental contribution in respect of...
(1) Where the claimant is the parent of a student...
The whole of any amount included in a pension to...
(1) Where a claimant's applicable amount includes an amount by...
Except in a case which falls under paragraph 9 of...
Any special war widows payment made under—
Where the total value of any capital specified in Part...
Except in the case of income from capital specified in...
Where the claimant, or the person who was the partner...
Any mobility supplement under article 20 of the Naval, Military...
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...
£15 of any widowed parent's allowance to which the claimant...
£15 of any widowed mother's allowance to which the claimant...
Where the claimant occupies a dwelling as his home and...
Any premises acquired for occupation by the claimant which he...
The assets of any business owned in whole or in...
The surrender value of any policy of life insurance.
The value of any funeral plan contract; and for this...
Where an ex-gratia payment has been made by the Secretary...
(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 under or by—
(1) An amount equal to the amount of any payment...
Any amount specified in paragraph 19, 20, 21 or 25A...
Amounts paid under a policy of insurance in connection with...
Any premises which the claimant intends to occupy as his...
So much of any amounts paid to the claimant or...
(1) Subject to paragraph 22 any amount paid—
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), any payment of £5,000 or...
Where a capital asset is held in a currency other...
The value of the right to receive income from an...
Capital disregards
Any arrears of supplementary pension which is disregarded under paragraph...
The dwelling occupied as the home; but only one dwelling...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), where a claimant satisfies the...
Any payment made under Part 8A of the Act (entitlement...
Where a person elects to be entitled to a lump...
Any payments made by virtue of regulations made under—
The value of the right to receive any income under...
The value of the right to receive any rent except...
The value of the right to receive any income under...
Any premises which the claimant intends to occupy as his...
Where property is held under a trust, other than—
Any premises occupied in whole or in part—
Any future interest in property of any kind, other than...
Where a claimant has ceased to occupy what was formerly...
Any premises where the claimant is taking reasonable steps to...
All personal possessions.
The assets of any business owned in whole or in...
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
In a case to which paragraph 3 applies the amount...
The maximum council tax benefit of a mover the amount...
Adjustment of entitlement in respect of an extended payment (severe disablement allowance and incapacity benefit)
Interpretation
(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...
The statement of matters to be included in any decision...
Where a person is not on state pension credit but...
Where an authority makes a decision under regulation 14 (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
Except in cases to which paragraphs (a) and (b) of...
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...
(1) Where a person on state pension credit is awarded...
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
- Pension fund holders must provide scheme details to local authority on request
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Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Definition of non-dependant
Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act disapplied
Application of Regulations
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
Calculation of income and capital of members of claimant's family and of a polygamous marriage
Circumstances in which income of non-dependant is to be treated as claimant's
Calculation of income and capital
Claimant in receipt of guarantee credit
Calculation of claimant's income in savings credit only cases
Calculation of income and capital where state pension credit is not payable
Meaning of “income”
Calculation of income on a weekly basis
Treatment of child care charges
Calculation of average weekly income from tax credits
Calculation of weekly income
Disregard of changes in tax, contributions etc
Earnings of employed earners
Calculation of net earnings of employed earners
Calculation of earnings of self-employed earners
Earnings of self-employed earners
Calculation of net profit of self-employed earners
Deduction of tax and contributions for self-employed earners
Notional income
Income paid to third parties
Capital limit
Calculation of capital
Calculation of capital in the United Kingdom
Calculation of capital outside the United Kingdom
Notional capital
Diminishing notional capital rule
Capital jointly held
Maximum council tax benefit
Amount payable during extended payment period when an extended payment is payable pursuant to regulation 60 or 61 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations
Non-dependant deductions
Council tax benefit taper
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
Continuing payments where state pension credit claimed
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 where entitlement to severe disablement allowance or incapacity benefit ceases
Date on which change of circumstances is to take effect
Change of circumstances where state pension credit in payment
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
Time for claiming council tax benefit
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
Person 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 (severe disablement allowance and incapacity benefit)
Supply of benefit administration information between authorities
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