Reading CTR Scheme 2020:21 V1.3

Reading CTR Scheme 2020:21 V1.3

Reading Borough Council The Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2020/21 Prepared January 2020 Reading Borough Council -–Council Tax Reduction 2020/21 1 Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 1.— Citation, commencement and application .................................................................................................................................. 6 2.— Interpretation .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 3.— Application of scheme: pensioners and persons who are not pensioners ................................................................................ 14 4.— Meaning of “couple” ................................................................................................................................................................. 14 5.— Polygamous marriages .............................................................................................................................................................. 14 6.— Meaning of “family” .................................................................................................................................................................. 14 7.— Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as responsible or not responsible for another ........................................... 15 8.— Households ................................................................................................................................................................................ 15 9.— Non-dependants ....................................................................................................................................................................... 16 10.— Remunerative work ................................................................................................................................................................. 17 11. Procedure for reduction applications and appeals against reduction decisions ........................................................................ 18 12.— Classes of person entitled to a reduction under this scheme ................................................................................................. 18 13. Class A: pensioners whose income is no greater than the applicable amount ........................................................................... 18 14. Class B: pensioners whose income is greater than the applicable amount ................................................................................ 18 15.— Class C: alternative maximum Council Tax Reduction – pensioners ....................................................................................... 18 16. Class D: persons who are not pensioners whose income is less than the applicable amount ................................................... 19 17. Class E: persons who are not pensioners whose income is greater than the applicable amount .............................................. 19 18.— Not used .................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 19.— Periods of absence from a dwelling ........................................................................................................................................ 20 20. Classes of person excluded from this scheme ............................................................................................................................ 23 21.— Class of person excluded from this scheme: persons treated as not being in Great Britain ................................................... 23 22.— Class of person excluded from this scheme: persons subject to immigration control ............................................................ 24 23.— Class of person excluded from this scheme: capital limit ....................................................................................................... 24 24. Class of person excluded from this scheme: students ................................................................................................................ 25 25.— Applicable amounts: pensioners ............................................................................................................................................. 25 26.— Applicable amounts: persons who are not pensioners ........................................................................................................... 25 27.— Polygamous marriages: persons who are not pensioners ...................................................................................................... 26 28.— Applicable amount: persons who are not pensioners who have an award of universal credit .............................................. 26 29.— Maximum Council Tax Reduction amount under this scheme: pensioners and persons who are not pensioners ................ 27 30.— Non-dependant deductions: persons who are pensioners ..................................................................................................... 27 30A.— Non-dependant deductions: persons who are not pensioners ............................................................................................ 29 30B.— Minimum Level of Council Tax Reduction: persons who are not pensioners ....................................................................... 30 31.— Alternative maximum Council Tax Reduction under this scheme: pensioners ....................................................................... 31 32.— Amount of reduction under this scheme: Classes A to E ........................................................................................................ 31 33.— Calculation of income and capital: applicant's family and polygamous marriages ................................................................. 32 34.— Circumstances in which income and capital of non-dependant is to be treated as applicant's ............................................. 32 35. Applicant in receipt of guarantee credit: pensioners ................................................................................................................. 32 Reading Borough Council -–Council Tax Reduction 2020/21 2 36.— Calculation of applicant's income and capital in savings credit only cases: pensioners ......................................................... 32 37.— Calculation of income and capital: persons who are not pensioners who have an award of universal credit ....................... 33 37A – Treatment of deductions from Universal Credit ..................................................................................................................... 34 38. Calculation of income and capital where state pension credit is not payable: pensioners ........................................................ 35 39.— Meaning of “income”: pensioners .......................................................................................................................................... 35 40.— Calculation of weekly income: pensioners .............................................................................................................................. 37 41.— Earnings of employed earners: pensioners ............................................................................................................................. 39 42.— Calculation of net earnings of employed earners: pensioners ................................................................................................ 39 43.— Calculation of earnings of self-employed earners: pensioners ............................................................................................... 40 44.— Earnings of self-employed earners: pensioners ...................................................................................................................... 40 45.— Notional income: pensioners .................................................................................................................................................. 41 46.— Income paid to third parties: pensioners ................................................................................................................................ 42 47.— Average weekly earnings of employed earners: persons who are not pensioners ................................................................. 43 47A – Date on which income consisting of earnings from employment as an employed earner are taken into account ............... 43 48.— Average weekly earnings of self-employed earners: persons who are not pensioners .......................................................... 43 49.— Average weekly income other than earnings: persons who are not pensioners .................................................................... 43 50.— Calculation of weekly income of employed earners: persons who are not pensioners .......................................................... 44 51.— Earnings of employed earners: persons who are not pensioners ........................................................................................... 44 52.— Calculation of net earnings of employed earners: persons who are not pensioners .............................................................

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