New Draft Council Tax Reduction Scheme Regulations.

Looking at regulation 3, am I right in thinking that people will only be treated as pensioner claims (and hence protected) once both members of a couple reach the qualifying age for pension credit?

This would seem to reflect the situation for Universal Credit and Pension Credit claims.

Or is there more to it than that?

That’s my reading of the regulations too - looks like it’s falling in line with Universal Credit and Pension Credit regulations in so much as the qualifying age will be based on the youngest partner rather than the oldest partner as it is at the moment.

Best thing to do is to try and get all mixed age couples claiming Pension Credit before next April!