Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

33 Power to specify maximum amount of grant

(1) The Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, by order specify a maximum amount or a formula for calculating a maximum amount of grant which a local housing authority may pay in respect of an application for a grant.

(2) An order under this section may make different provision for different types of grant, or for the same type of grant in different circumstances.

(3) In relation to an application for a grant in respect of works for any of the purposes in section 23(1) (mandatory disabled facilities grant), the order may—

(a) provide for a maximum amount of grant to be paid if the application is approved, and

(b) authorise the local housing authority, if they think fit, to pay a further amount in excess of that maximum but subject to such other maximum (if any) as may be specified in or determined in accordance with the order.

(4) An authority may not, except as mentioned in subsection (3), pay an amount of grant in excess of a specified maximum amount.