The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 196

social security

The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2008

Made

28th January 2008

Laid before Parliament

6th February 2008

Coming into force

28th February 2008

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 140B, 140C(1) and (4), 140F(2) and 189(1), (4), (5) and (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1).

In accordance with section 189(8) of that Act he has sought the consent of the Treasury(2). In accordance with section 176(1) of that Act he has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned(3).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2008 and shall come into force on 28th February 2008.

(2) This Order shall have effect from 1st April 2006.

(3) In this Order, “the principal Order” means the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998(4).

Amendment of Part III of the principal Order

2.—(1) Part III of the principal Order (calculation of subsidy) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In article 13 (relevant benefit)(5) for “articles 18 and 21” substitute “article 18”.

(3) In article 18 (additions to subsidy)(6)—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “paragraphs (8), (9) and (10)” substitute “paragraphs (8) and (9)”; and

(b) omit paragraphs (10) and (11).

(4) Omit article 21 (additions to subsidy in respect of security against fraud and error)(7).

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Order

3.  For Schedule 1 to the principal Order (sums used in the calculation of subsidy) substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

James Plaskitt

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

24th January 2008

We consent

Claire Ward

Dave Watts

Two of the Lord Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

28th January 2008

Art 3

SCHEDULE SCHEDULE TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL ORDER

Articles 12(1)(b) and 17(1) and (8)

“SCHEDULE 1 SUMS TO BE USED IN THE CALCUALTION OF SUBSIDY

RELEVANT YEAR 2006-2007

		Non-HRA Rent Rebates
Local authority	Administration subsidy (£)	Threshold (£)	Cap (£)
Adur	474,798	117.63	208.18
Allerdale	1,099,537	94.42	166.78
Alnwick	246,020	81.85	145.23
Amber Valley	1,440,889	94.89	167.80
Arun	1,119,127	123.12	217.48
Ashfield	884,292	89.10	157.56
Ashford	695,507	116.91	206.73
Aylesbury Vale	766,303	113.05	200.37
Babergh	521,463	108.20	191.31
Barking	2,938,869	223.51	355.32
Barnet	2,926,508	223.51	355.32
Barnsley	2,411,933	79.15	140.95
Barrow in Furness	819,973	98.76	174.63
Basildon	1,571,112	114.95	203.26
Basingstoke and Deane	967,560	117.07	206.80
Bassetlaw	859,394	99.33	175.65
Bath and NE Somerset	1,781,980	100.71	177.90
Bedford	1,299,391	93.24	165.29
Berwick upon Tweed	286,511	88.60	156.65
Bexley	1,745,432	223.51	355.32
Birmingham	13,749,369	95.47	169.29
Blaby	328,544	85.08	150.76
Blackburn with Darwen	1,792,140	108.94	192.43
Blackpool	2,874,572	90.73	164.69
Blyth Valley	1,040,064	75.02	133.00
Bolsover	702,096	77.36	139.66
Bolton	2,904,157	81.72	145.82
Boston	516,218	85.21	150.85
Bournemouth	1,723,844	102.41	192.46
Bracknell Forest	857,743	127.20	228.58
Bradford	5,045,062	86.20	161.99
Braintree	939,885	104.64	185.03
Breckland	1,013,228	107.01	189.70
Brent	4,013,244	223.51	375.78
Brentwood	351,021	118.62	209.76
Bridgnorth	794,402	96.45	171.82
Brighton and Hove	3,444,442	105.84	207.96
Bristol	4,136,619	93.23	184.32
Broadland	638,765	107.01	189.70
Bromley	2,341,620	223.51	355.32
Bromsgrove	439,854	99.45	183.77
Broxbourne	756,281	126.48	223.65
Broxtowe	919,429	81.36	145.09
Burnley	1,217,644	96.75	170.90
Bury	1,396,125	94.23	166.63
Calderdale	1,921,135	83.75	148.18
Cambridge	861,033	111.41	197.00
Camden	3,953,396	223.51	374.07
Cannock Chase	653,682	99.89	182.66
Canterbury	1,415,721	112.34	198.63
Caradon	657,976	94.69	167.43
Carlisle	1,005,039	92.14	162.92
Carrick	799,852	107.83	190.67
Castle Morpeth	284,358	88.89	157.18
Castle Point	552,665	122.30	216.25
Charnwood	759,681	85.61	151.40
Chelmsford	908,480	119.70	212.44
Cheltenham	947,870	121.58	214.97
Cherwell	1,057,051	117.87	208.71
Chester	956,974	89.00	157.20
Chester le Street	491,553	82.28	145.95
Chesterfield	1,170,589	81.69	144.45
Chichester	1,017,546	118.48	209.27
Chiltern	481,532	117.07	206.80
Chorley	726,694	83.82	149.03
Christchurch	373,358	100.71	189.07
City of London	130,041	223.51	355.32
Colchester	1,072,497	110.25	196.54
Congleton	587,614	94.42	166.78
Copeland	675,338	88.71	168.53
Corby	486,080	91.42	167.05
Cotswold	570,370	100.71	177.90
Coventry	4,898,482	81.21	159.38
Craven	398,717	100.12	177.04
Crawley	819,798	126.74	224.91
Crewe and Nantwich	855,346	99.90	184.00
Croydon	3,574,580	223.51	369.09
Dacorum	877,167	110.97	198.70
Darlington	970,273	86.96	153.76
Dartford	584,640	114.85	203.08
Daventry	400,887	91.32	161.47
Derby	2,398,576	90.19	159.50
Derbyshire Dales	392,332	91.57	162.27
Derwentside	1,393,775	89.71	158.63
Doncaster	2,802,700	82.28	147.95
Dover	1,064,534	116.94	206.78
Dudley	3,004,566	95.78	171.85
Durham City	701,891	84.71	151.79
Ealing	3,088,321	223.51	359.62
Easington	1,181,415	87.21	154.20
East Cambridgeshire	474,922	107.01	189.70
East Devon	844,757	91.41	171.78
East Dorset	526,189	100.71	189.07
East Hampshire	643,613	117.07	206.80
East Hertfordshire	707,366	127.90	226.97
East Lindsey	1,249,863	87.82	155.45
East Northamptonshire	542,911	98.10	173.67
East Riding of Yorkshire	2,283,011	87.66	159.14
East Staffordshire	866,008	85.52	151.06
Eastbourne	1,033,093	105.32	197.95
Eastleigh	691,194	117.07	206.80
Eden	313,746	94.42	166.78
Ellesmere Port and Neston	832,836	73.57	149.46
Elmbridge	717,819	133.53	235.85
Enfield	3,047,331	223.51	355.32
Epping Forest	788,860	113.34	200.97
Epsom and Ewell	342,404	117.07	206.80
Erewash	1,548,192	83.97	148.80
Exeter	927,681	88.54	166.40
Fareham	471,565	110.95	200.14
Fenland	793,582	100.56	177.83
Forest Heath	323,870	99.04	175.13
Forest of Dean	845,742	96.52	170.67
Fylde	569,810	82.51	145.73
Gateshead	3,857,741	87.29	154.36
Gedling	691,744	83.14	147.64
Gloucester	1,007,393	105.41	186.39
Gosport	612,066	108.81	192.41
Gravesham	796,103	111.04	196.36
Great Yarmouth	1,352,948	83.55	157.02
Greenwich	4,355,483	223.51	355.32
Guildford	760,113	134.07	237.08
Hackney	4,960,192	223.51	355.82
Halton	1,515,477	86.83	159.06
Hambleton	479,880	83.08	156.20
Hammersmith and Fulham	3,260,858	223.51	355.32
Harborough	308,453	103.09	182.28
Haringey	3,988,001	223.51	355.32
Harlow	792,890	109.42	193.47
Harrogate	786,423	106.57	188.46
Harrow	1,911,419	223.51	390.44
Hart	408,682	117.07	206.80
Hartlepool	1,440,144	90.16	159.43
Hastings	1,330,158	117.07	206.80
Havant	899,168	117.07	206.80
Havering	1,633,288	223.51	355.32
Herefordshire	1,570,533	89.64	158.52
Hertsmere	795,873	107.01	189.70
High Peak	629,871	96.94	171.41
Hillingdon	2,258,065	223.51	392.59
Hinckley and Bosworth	524,775	93.60	165.52
Horsham	785,688	138.41	244.47
Hounslow	2,000,420	223.51	355.32
Huntingdonshire	996,102	115.92	205.50
Hyndburn	1,062,417	93.45	165.07
Ipswich	2,228,598	99.72	176.32
Isle of Wight	1,464,942	117.07	206.80
Isles of Scilly	10,251	104.08	184.04
Islington	4,212,357	223.51	368.15
Kennet	480,154	100.71	177.90
Kensington and Chelsea	2,690,065	223.51	405.66
Kerrier	947,063	100.71	177.90
Kettering	528,662	90.21	160.83
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk	1,318,359	87.62	163.25
Kingston upon Hull	3,575,337	90.63	166.28
Kingston upon Thames	986,179	223.51	381.54
Kirklees	3,613,752	91.86	162.45
Knowsley	2,504,176	102.02	180.40
Lambeth	5,757,721	223.51	355.32
Lancaster	1,201,235	90.85	160.63
Leeds	7,523,174	83.41	157.14
Leicester	3,117,616	92.52	163.44
Lewes	653,550	113.59	202.24
Lewisham	5,020,695	223.51	355.32
Lichfield	691,937	92.82	163.96
Lincoln	1,031,860	87.56	154.83
Liverpool	8,226,762	93.12	164.69
Luton	1,583,092	114.55	202.56
Macclesfield	812,532	103.10	197.84
Maidstone	967,587	116.30	205.64
Maldon	569,990	107.01	189.70
Malvern Hills	541,882	92.82	163.96
Manchester	7,626,793	109.17	193.03
Mansfield	997,354	93.71	165.53
Medway	2,225,582	114.85	203.08
Melton	241,719	84.14	152.81
Mendip	827,882	99.23	175.29
Merton	1,485,044	223.51	355.32
Mid Bedfordshire	724,500	106.32	188.68
Mid Devon	466,519	94.27	166.71
Mid Suffolk	415,646	100.56	177.83
Mid Sussex	1,540,983	117.07	206.80
Middlesbrough	2,074,866	98.66	174.46
Milton Keynes	1,741,690	114.35	203.06
Mole Valley	415,629	113.82	201.26
New Forest	1,035,764	126.10	222.99
Newark and Sherwood	722,959	87.56	154.82
Newcastle under Lyme	940,581	78.70	154.48
Newcastle upon Tyne	4,028,659	85.76	151.64
Newham	4,356,826	223.51	355.32
North Cornwall	1,120,411	95.06	168.08
North Devon	984,885	109.95	194.21
North Dorset	527,537	100.71	177.90
North East Derby	637,896	79.87	144.84
North East Lincoln	1,953,804	85.81	157.04
North Hertfordshire	960,531	115.06	209.56
North Kesteven	975,551	87.53	154.76
North Lincolnshire	1,319,194	83.07	147.43
North Norfolk	920,331	92.45	163.68
North Shropshire	388,232	86.90	154.64
North Somerset	1,393,347	115.92	204.97
North Tyneside	2,467,630	80.25	142.68
North Warwickshire	524,655	91.58	164.56
North West Leicester	583,539	86.63	153.18
North Wiltshire	670,088	100.71	177.90
Northampton	2,274,666	113.90	201.39
Norwich	1,696,552	90.26	160.15
Nottingham	3,525,918	83.96	148.47
Nuneaton and Bedworth	986,330	88.81	158.64
Oadby and Wigston	301,809	85.39	151.83
Oldham	2,653,120	83.75	156.81
Oswestry	274,849	89.56	158.36
Oxford	1,228,342	122.71	219.06
Pendle	1,026,708	87.23	154.26
Penwith	791,935	94.58	177.56
Peterborough	1,692,593	114.08	201.73
Plymouth	2,645,527	92.07	162.79
Poole	1,509,757	104.52	196.22
Portsmouth	1,853,841	111.09	196.41
Preston	1,331,752	94.99	167.95
Purbeck	302,203	116.19	205.43
Reading	1,580,663	135.67	239.89
Redbridge	2,258,501	223.51	361.23
Redcar and Cleveland	1,644,402	94.34	166.81
Redditch	989,952	100.51	177.74
Reigate and Banstead	689,402	131.92	233.26
Restormel	924,965	108.16	191.05
Ribble Valley	248,379	81.96	144.92
Richmond upon Thames	1,229,465	223.51	355.32
Richmondshire	287,010	97.21	171.88
Rochdale	2,802,637	87.10	154.02
Rochford	440,315	103.82	183.56
Rossendale	824,167	88.21	155.81
Rother	893,660	117.07	206.80
Rotherham	2,424,981	73.64	135.70
Rugby	599,031	94.15	167.55
Runnymede	539,293	138.57	245.03
Rushcliffe	500,350	96.48	172.21
Rushmoor	576,257	117.07	206.80
Rutland	133,560	102.90	181.96
Ryedale	780,789	83.08	156.20
Salford	3,161,396	96.36	170.38
Salisbury	680,873	121.97	221.28
Sandwell	3,585,943	103.71	184.98
Scarborough	1,142,319	98.94	174.94
Sedgefield	1,133,757	85.26	151.18
Sedgemoor	760,878	106.66	188.60
Sefton	2,930,488	98.01	173.56
Selby	399,963	92.79	164.09
Sevenoaks	768,650	117.07	206.80
Sheffield	5,295,086	83.75	148.21
Shepway	1,095,594	107.33	189.78
Shrewsbury and Atcham	758,711	95.11	168.18
Slough	1,140,095	122.26	218.49
Solihull	1,508,168	99.57	176.07
South Bedfordshire	672,310	119.67	212.85
South Bucks	320,668	117.07	206.80
South Cambridgeshire	558,174	119.89	212.00
South Derbyshire	1,854,881	94.21	166.57
South Gloucestershire	2,985,626	102.68	185.15
South Hams	779,520	100.71	177.90
South Holland	546,377	89.35	158.00
South Kesteven	681,616	92.28	165.21
South Lakeland	590,862	106.13	193.24
South Norfolk	769,615	97.21	171.88
South Northants	271,923	106.08	189.05
South Oxfordshire	730,192	117.07	206.80
South Ribble	660,992	94.42	166.78
South Shropshire	313,314	92.82	163.96
South Somerset	1,144,862	100.71	177.90
South Staffordshire	719,028	92.82	163.96
South Tyneside	2,658,850	78.12	139.95
Southampton	2,809,487	98.03	192.58
Southend on Sea	1,981,774	106.44	188.21
Southwark	5,241,758	223.51	355.32
Spelthorne	614,324	117.07	206.80
St Albans	652,738	118.06	210.28
St Edmundsbury	703,740	106.04	188.19
St Helens	2,516,332	100.64	177.95
Stafford	755,358	92.82	163.96
Staffordshire Moorlands	542,469	90.27	159.45
Stevenage	829,341	116.92	206.74
Stockport	2,034,774	85.47	168.28
Stockton on Tees	1,674,181	89.51	159.71
Stoke on Trent	3,060,875	89.33	157.94
Stratford on Avon	702,802	92.82	163.96
Stroud	820,860	107.03	189.25
Suffolk Coastal	867,772	97.13	172.18
Sunderland	4,563,641	97.04	171.42
Surrey Heath	348,929	117.07	206.80
Sutton	1,360,895	223.51	355.32
Swale	1,079,274	117.07	206.80
Swindon	1,260,063	95.38	170.55
Tameside	2,812,575	99.17	175.17
Tamworth	537,370	97.36	173.35
Tandridge	353,577	116.83	208.32
Taunton Deane	833,976	94.94	167.87
Teesdale	661,567	87.05	153.92
Teignbridge	1,067,529	112.26	198.51
Telford and Wrekin	1,711,278	92.82	163.96
Tendring	1,393,077	98.00	184.18
Test Valley	626,155	113.80	201.00
Tewkesbury	496,873	92.87	164.04
Thanet	1,969,339	106.35	188.05
Three Rivers	518,110	120.56	214.80
Thurrock	1,270,977	113.49	200.65
Tonbridge and Malling	813,111	117.07	206.80
Torbay	1,596,604	103.66	183.10
Torridge	495,365	102.57	181.36
Tower Hamlets	4,842,057	223.51	383.37
Trafford	1,711,525	95.94	169.64
Tunbridge Wells	854,025	117.07	206.80
Tynedale	387,486	93.57	165.28
Uttlesford	448,463	117.32	207.52
Vale of White Horse	665,282	117.07	206.80
Vale Royal	1,068,795	94.94	167.88
Wakefield	2,805,923	83.83	160.09
Walsall	3,629,912	95.48	168.85
Waltham Forest	2,930,557	223.51	376.70
Wandsworth	3,573,769	223.51	399.94
Wansbeck	698,492	74.07	130.97
Warrington	1,658,787	95.33	168.56
Warwick	860,250	101.13	181.21
Watford	704,314	117.41	207.59
Waveney	1,847,298	92.30	163.21
Waverley	548,201	127.22	224.72
Wealden	708,880	99.81	196.09
Wear Valley	741,774	86.22	152.44
Wellingborough	584,038	93.99	166.18
Welwyn Hatfield	769,565	110.25	198.02
West Berkshire	1,015,643	117.07	206.80
West Devon	663,711	100.71	177.90
West Dorset	736,526	100.71	177.90
West Lancashire	1,030,779	89.13	158.95
West Lindsey	661,281	86.71	153.51
West Oxfordshire	589,677	112.22	198.24
West Somerset	382,671	100.71	177.90
West Wiltshire	820,783	115.04	203.20
Westminster	3,008,961	223.51	439.11
Weymouth and Portland	861,313	104.29	184.22
Wigan	2,718,992	89.41	158.10
Winchester	540,799	117.53	207.82
Windsor and Maidenhead	1,005,534	117.07	206.80
Wirral	3,742,354	104.37	184.54
Woking	473,428	151.40	267.72
Wokingham	464,192	118.29	215.05
Wolverhampton	3,031,617	86.71	163.97
Worcester	953,099	89.41	159.80
Worthing	844,284	117.07	206.80
Wychavon	737,784	116.85	206.38
Wycombe	938,090	134.52	237.86
Wyre	918,594	94.80	167.44
Wyre Forest	898,173	96.56	170.56
York	1,125,145	98.23	173.68
Blaenau Gwent	904,503	91.65	162.04
Bridgend	1,239,070	93.01	164.47
Caerphilly	1,789,294	98.31	173.83
Cardiff	3,108,342	103.42	183.90
Carmarthenshire	1,573,857	89.75	158.70
Ceredigion	963,020	98.37	173.94
Conwy	1,345,488	86.52	159.95
Denbighshire	1,084,489	84.15	150.24
Flintshire	1,145,293	89.49	158.44
Gwynedd	1,056,456	89.13	157.59
Isle of Anglesey	591,798	87.88	155.38
Merthyr Tydfil	682,118	89.17	157.68
Monmouthshire	599,896	103.25	183.82
Neath Port Talbot	1,551,379	90.39	159.84
Newport	1,255,513	97.89	175.29
Pembrokeshire	1,111,842	87.86	155.34
Powys	876,903	92.14	163.17
Rhondda Cynon Taff	3,148,023	87.70	155.07
Swansea	2,402,081	93.70	165.69
Torfaen	858,727	101.74	181.56
Vale of Glamorgan	923,348	105.59	186.72
Wrexham	1,607,662	83.92	148.86
Aberdeen	1,918,403	79.65	142.36
Aberdeenshire	1,320,877	75.09	136.60
Angus	998,993	70.27	129.79
Argyll and Bute	963,184	85.63	151.43
Clackmannanshire	555,646	75.46	142.58
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar	218,386	88.56	158.58
Dumfries and Galloway	1,482,458	80.33	144.62
Dundee	2,305,511	87.31	155.96
East Ayrshire	1,452,625	76.85	136.01
East Dunbartonshire	587,678	82.14	148.94
East Lothian	9,285,742	73.87	130.62
East Renfrewshire	454,444	78.82	148.06
Edinburgh	5,359,612	100.39	177.51
Falkirk	1,426,305	80.03	150.62
Fife	3,686,528	76.13	139.65
Glasgow	13,609,900	101.72	179.87
Highland	1,978,789	93.42	165.17
Inverclyde	1,261,788	99.55	170.56
Midlothian	662,177	66.98	118.45
Moray	605,372	67.74	119.77
North Ayrshire	1,710,530	71.99	130.52
North Lanarkshire	3,986,080	83.85	150.12
Orkney	134,668	78.51	138.81
Perth and Kinross	1,014,107	71.28	126.04
Renfrewshire	2,223,173	87.13	162.71
Scottish Borders	1,191,667	75.83	134.07
Shetland	119,970	102.20	180.71
South Ayrshire	1,104,578	78.20	138.25
South Lanarkshire	3,207,252	85.82	151.75
Stirling	686,031	80.89	143.01
West Dunbartonshire	1,473,983	80.57	142.48
West Lothian	2,064,220	82.78	173.49”

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 (“the principal Order”) which provides for subsidy to be payable to authorities administering housing benefit and council tax benefit. Sections 140C(4) and 140F(2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 authorise the making, revocation or varying of an Order before, during or after the year to which it relates. The amendments made by this Order have effect from 1st April 2006.

Article 2 amends Part III of the principal Order, which is concerned with calculation of subsidy. Article 2(3) amends article 18 (additions to subsidy). It removes exceptions in relation to how subsidy for overpaid benefit is calculated.

Article 2(4) omits article 21 which relates to additions to subsidy in the case of fraud and error made under a system that no longer exists. Article 2(2) amends article 13 to remove a reference to the omitted article 21.

Article 3 amends the Schedule to the principal Order. Article 3(1) substitutes the figures to be used in the calculation of subsidy which are outlined in the Schedule to this Order for those in Schedule 1 of the principal Order.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private or voluntary sectors.

(1)

1992 c.5. Sections 140B, 140C and 140F were inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 12 to the Housing Act 1996 (c.52). Section 140B was amended by section 1 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to, the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c.47) and paragraph 36 of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Act 2003 (c.26). Section 189(1) and (4) to (6) was amended by paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14); section 189(1) was amended by paragraph 57(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2) and Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21); section 189(7) was amended by paragraph 24 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14) and paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997.

(2)

Section 189(8) was amended by paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21).

(3)

Section 176(1) was amended by paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 14 to the Housing Act 1996.

(4)

S.I. 1998/562.

(5)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2000/1091, 2003/3179, 2005/369 and 2006/54.

(6)

Paragraph 11 was inserted by S.I. 2006/54.

(7)

Article 21 was substituted by S.I. 2005/369 and amended by S.I. 2006/54.