1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
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;
“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.
S.I. 1998/562; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2004/646 and 2018/985.

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

3 The amount of an authority’s subsidy
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.

4 Rent rebate deductions from an authority’s subsidy
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.”

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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