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2024 No. 176 TAX CREDITS The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 Made 20th February 2024 Laid before Parliament 21st February 2024 Coming into force 13th March 2024 The Treasury make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(8) and (9), 9(6), 11 and 65(1), (7) and (9) of the Tax Credits Act 2002.
Propose a changeThese Regulations may be cited as the Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 13th March 2024.
Propose a change(1) The Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 8 (prescribed conditions for a disabled or severely disabled child or qualifying young person)— (a) in paragraph (2)(e) after “Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018” insert “, or would be so payable but for a reduction because that person is undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient at a hospital or similar institution”, and (b) in paragraph (6) after “in respect of that person” insert “, or would be so payable but for a reduction because that person is undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient at a hospital or similar institution”.
Propose a change(1) The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 19 (general disregards in the calculation of income)— (a) in paragraph (2)— (i) omit the “and” after “Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996;”, (ii) after “Jobseeker’s Allowance (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1996”, for “.” substitute— ; and “Scottish local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. (b) in Table 6 (sums disregarded in the calculation of income)— (i) in item 22 omit the wording from “In this item” to the end, and (ii) after item 44 insert— 45. Any payment made by the Post Office or the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing compensation which is— (a) in connection with the failings of the Horizon System, or (b) otherwise payable following the judgment of Bates and Others v Post Office Limited ((No. 3) “Common Issues”). In this item— (a) “the Horizon System” means a version of the computer system used by the Post Office known as Horizon, Horizon Legacy, Horizon Online or HNG-X; (b) “the Post Office” means Post Office Limited (registered number 02154540). 46. Any payment made by a Scottish local authority to parents, under section 20 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003, as part of the scheme entitled Parental Transitions Support, to ease progression into work, the eligibility for which is dependent on— (a) the receipt of certain social security benefits, as specified by that scheme, and (b) the receipt of a formal offer to start work. 47. Any payment made by a housing association or local authority in England, from funding granted by the Department for Work and Pensions under section 2 of the Employment Act, to a person residing in social housing, as an incentive to enter employment. .
Propose a change(1) The Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 17 (severe disability element)— (a) in paragraph (1) for “(2) or (3) or (4) or (5)” substitute “(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6)”, (b) for paragraph (5), substitute— (5) A person satisfies this paragraph if the enhanced rate of the daily living component of the Adult Disability Payment under regulation 5(3) of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022— (a) is payable in respect of that person; or (b) would be so payable but for regulation 28 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment) of those Regulations. , and (c) after paragraph (5), insert— (6) A person satisfies this paragraph if they— (a) have reached pensionable age (within the meaning given by the rules in Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 1995), (b) and the higher rate of Scottish disability assistance— (i) is payable in respect of that person; or (ii) would be so payable but for a reduction because that person is undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient at a hospital or similar institution. .
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