The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2019

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2019 and comes into force on 31st October 2019.

(2) Article 3(1) and Schedule 1 have effect for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2018.

(3) Articles 3(2) and 4 and Schedules 2, 3 and 4 have effect for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2019.

(4) In this Order—

“the 1998 Order” means the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998(1);

“relevant year” means the period of a year beginning with 1st April in the calendar year in respect of which a claim for subsidy is made.

Amendment of the 1998 Order

2.  The 1998 Order is amended in accordance with articles 3 and 4.

The amount of an authority’s subsidy

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

(2) For Schedule 1ZB (additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service substitute the Schedule 1ZB set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.

Rent rebate deductions from an authority’s subsidy

4.—(1) Schedule 4A (rent rebate limitation deductions (housing revenue account dwellings)) is amended as follows.

(2) In Part 2 (England), in paragraph 3 (amount of deduction), for sub-paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) The rebate proportion for 2019-20 is 0.726.”.

(3) For Part 3 (weekly rent limits for purposes of Part 2: authorities in England), substitute the Part 3 set out in Schedule 3 to this Order.

(4) For Part 5 (amounts for purposes of Part 4, paragraph 4: authorities in Wales), substitute the Part 5 set out in Schedule 4 to this Order.

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

Will Quince

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Work and Pensions

4th September 2019

We consent.

Michelle Donelan

Rebecca Harris

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

5th September 2019