1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax (Additional Provisions for Discount Disregards) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 31st March 1992.

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, “the Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1992 .

[^F1 (3) These Regulations apply in relation to England.^F1]

Care Workers_I2

2. The condition prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Act is that, on the day in question the person fulfils either the requirements set out in Part I of the Schedule to these Regulations or those set out in Part II of that Schedule.

[^F2Persons of other descriptions: England^F2]

3.—(1)[^F3 In relation to dwellings in England,^F3] the descriptions prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Act and the conditions to be fulfilled in respect of those descriptions on a particular day are, subject to paragraph (2), that a person is within one of the following classes—

[^F10 (2) In relation to Class C in paragraph (1)—

(a) “ relevant period ” means the period after 30th April and before 1st November in any year;

(b) “ qualifying course of education ” and “ full time course of education ” have the same meaning as in Part II of Schedule 1 to the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992 ; and

(c)the day in question must be within the same relevant period as that in which the cessation takes place.^F10]

Persons of other descriptions: Wales

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Regulation 2

SCHEDULE

PART I _I4,I5

1. The requirements set out in this Part of this Schedule are that the person is–

(a) either–

(i) providing the care or support in question on behalf of a relevant body; or

(ii) employed to provide such care or support by the person to whom it is provided and to whom he was introduced by a relevant body falling within paragraph 2(e) below;

(b) engaged or employed to do so for at least 24 hours a week;

(c) in receipt under his engagement or employment of not more than ^F13[^F14£44^F14] remuneration a week; and

(d) resident in premises provided by or on behalf of the relevant body (in a case to which subparagraph (a)(i) applies) or by his employer, (in a case to which subparagraph (a)(ii) applies), for the better performance of his work.

2. In paragraph 1 above, “relevant body” means–

(a) a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972(3)

(b) the Common Council of the City of London;

(c) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(d) the Crown;

(e) a body established for charitable purposes only.

PART II _I6,I7

3. The requirements set out in this Part of this Schedule are that the person is—

(a) providing care to a person who is [^F15entitled to^F15] —

(i)^F16[^F17 an^F17] attendance allowance under section 65 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(4);

(ii) the highest ^F18[^F19or middle^F19] rate of the care component of a disability living allowance under section 72(4)(a) ^F20[^F19or section 72(4)(b)^F19] of that Act;

[^F21 (iii) an increase in the rate of his disablement pension under section 104 of that Act by an amount which is the highest amount determined in accordance with paragraph (a) of regulation 19 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 or, in a case to which paragraph (b) of that regulation applies, the amount determined in accordance with that paragraph; ^F22,F23 ...^F21]

(iv) an increase in a constant attendance allowance under the proviso to article 14 of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983(5), or under article 14(1)(b) of the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983(6) (including that provision as applied, whether with or without modifications, by any other instrument); ^F24,F25,F27[^F26...

(v) the standard or enhanced rate of the daily living component of personal independence payment under section 78(3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;^F26]^F28[^F29 or

(vi) armed forces independence payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011;^F29]

(b) resident in the same dwelling as the person to whom he is providing care;

(c) providing that care for at least 35 hours a week on average; and

(d) not a disqualified relative of that person.

4.—(1) For the purposes of paragraph 3 above, a person is a disqualified relative of another if—

[^F30 (a) he is the spouse or civil partner of the other or they live together as if they were a married couple or civil partners; or^F30]

(b) he is the parent of the other, who is a child below the age of 18 years.