The Housing Benefit and Council tax Benefit (Subsidy) Order 1995

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

3. PART II HUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY

   1. 2. Interpretation of Part II

   2. 3. Amount of Housing Benefit subsidy

   3. 4. Rebates and allowances

   4. 5. Backdated benefit

   5. 6. Disproportionate rent increase

   6. 7. Treatment of high rents

   7. 8. Rent officers' determinations

   8. 9. Additions in respect of homeless and short lease cases

   9. 10. Further additions to Housing Benefit subsidy

   10. 11. Deductions to be made in calculating Housing Benefit subsidy in respect of rebates or allowances

   11. 12. Deduction from Housing Benefit subsidy

   12. 13. Addition to and deductions from Housing Benefit subsidy in respect of benefit savings

4. PART III COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT SUBSIDY

   1. 14. Interpretation of Part III

   2. 15. Amounts of Council Tax Benefit subsidy

   3. 16. Council Tax Benefit

   4. 17. Backdated benefit

   5. 18. Additions to Council Tax Benefit subsidy

   6. 19. Deductions to be made in calculating subsidy in respect of Council Tax Benefit

   7. 20. Deduction from Council Tax benefit subsidy

   8. 21. Additions to and deductions from Council Tax Benefit subsidy in respect of benefit savings

5. Signature

6. SCHEDULES

   1. 1

      Calculation of Housing Benefit subsidy in respect of administration costs

   2. 2

      Calculation of Council Tax Benefit subsidy in respect of administration costs

   3. 3

      Maximum amount of Housing Benefit subsidy payable in respect of certain authorities in Scotland

   4. 4

      Period overruns

   5. 5

      Threshold above which reduced Housing Benefit subsidy is payable on rent allowances

   6. 6

      Rent officers' determinations

   7. 7

      Threshold above which reduced Housing Benefit subsidy is payable on rent rebates in homeless cases

   8. 8

      Calculation of additions to or deductions from subsidy in respect of benefit savings

   9. 9

      Prescribed caseload and claims figures

   10. 10

       Prescribed figures for the calculation of the applicable amount

   11. 11

       Cost adjustment figures

7. Explanatory Note