The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Subsidy) Order 1996

Calculation of applicable amount

4.  Where the total of the housing benefit amount and the additional sums calculated under Part I and paragraph 3, less any amount paid by reason of Part III, is other than, for appropriate authorities—

(a) in England, £131,240,168;

(b) in Wales, g£856,935,

the total of the applicable amount under this Part for an appropriate authority to which paragraph 3 does not apply shall be calculated, subject to paragraphs 5 and 6, by applying the following formula—

where—

• D is the total of the housing benefit amount and the applicable amount calculated under this Part in respect of that appropriate authority;

• E is the total of the housing benefit amount and the applicable amount calculated under this Part in respect of all appropriate authorities to whom paragraph 3 does not apply;

• F is the balance of the total of the housing benefit amount and the applicable amount calculated under this Part for appropriate authorities after deduction of the housing benefit amount and the applicable amount as calculated under this Part for such appropriate authorities to whom paragraph 3 applies; and

• G is the housing benefit amount for that appropriate authority.