Statutory Instruments
Social Security
Made
at 12.00 p.m. on 23rd September 2022
Laid before Parliament
at 2.00 p.m. on 23rd September 2022
Coming into force
31st October 2022
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 140B(1), (3), (4) and (4A), 140C(1) and (4), 140F(2) and 189(1), (4), (6) and (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1).
In accordance with section 189(8) of that Act(2), the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Treasury.
In accordance with section 176(1)(b) of that Act(3), the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2022 and comes into force on 31st October 2022.
(2) Any amendment made by this Order has the same extent as the provision amended.
2.—(1) The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998(4) is amended in accordance with articles 3 to 7.
(2) Articles 3, 4 and 6 and Schedules 1 and 3 have effect for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year(5) beginning with 1st April 2021.
(3) Articles 5 and 7 and Schedules 2 and 4 have effect for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2022.
(4) In paragraphs (2) and (3), “relevant year” means the year in respect of which a claim for subsidy is made.
3. In article 2 (interpretation of Parts 2 and 4), in the definition of “HBAP”, for “30th March 2020”, substitute “31st March 2022”.
4. For Schedule 1 (sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy) substitute the Schedule 1 set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.
5. 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.
6. For Schedule 1ZC (additional amount of subsidy: housing benefit award accuracy initiative), substitute the Schedule 1ZC set out in Schedule 3 to this Order.
7. For Schedule 4A (rent rebate limitation deductions (housing revenue account dwellings): authorities in Wales), substitute the Schedule 4A set out in Schedule 4 to this Order.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Victoria Prentis
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
At 12.00 p.m. on 23rd September 2022
We consent.
Craig Whittaker
Gareth Johnson
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
22nd September 2022
Article 4
Article 12(1)(b)
| Local authority | Administration subsidy (£) |
|---|---|
| England | |
| Adur District Council | 166,774 |
| Allerdale Borough Council | 285,828 |
| Amber Valley Borough Council | 338,744 |
| Arun District Council | 459,401 |
| Ashfield District Council | 381,388 |
| Ashford Borough Council | 360,980 |
| Babergh District Council | 201,763 |
| London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 1,140,118 |
| London Borough of Barnet | 1,616,245 |
| Barnsley Borough Council | 872,272 |
| Barrow Borough Council | 216,323 |
| Basildon District Council | 624,987 |
| Basingstoke and Deane District Council | 433,632 |
| Bassetlaw District Council | 317,494 |
| Bath and North East Somerset Council | 432,954 |
| Bedford Borough Council | 533,537 |
| London Borough of Bexley | 722,001 |
| Birmingham City Council | 5,779,690 |
| Blaby District Council | 169,742 |
| Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 530,227 |
| Blackpool Borough Council | 836,872 |
| Bolsover District Council | 246,048 |
| Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,094,027 |
| Boston Borough Council | 214,041 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | 1,240,204 |
| Bracknell Forest Borough Council | 286,440 |
| Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,744,903 |
| Braintree District Council | 372,561 |
| Breckland District Council | 349,145 |
| London Borough of Brent | 2,031,962 |
| Brentwood District Council | 139,102 |
| Brighton and Hove Council | 1,096,240 |
| Bristol City Council | 1,637,702 |
| Broadland District Council | 218,646 |
| London Borough of Bromley | 870,560 |
| Bromsgrove District Council | 171,522 |
| Broxbourne Borough Council | 301,767 |
| Broxtowe Council | 255,670 |
| Buckinghamshire Council | 1,184,153 |
| Burnley Borough Council | 384,919 |
| Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 581,719 |
| Calderdale Borough Council | 720,662 |
| Cambridge City Council | 357,031 |
| London Borough of Camden | 1,448,119 |
| Cannock Chase District Council | 281,991 |
| Canterbury City Council | 434,026 |
| City of Carlisle District Council | 303,502 |
| Castle Point District Council | 196,629 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 564,010 |
| Charnwood Borough Council | 355,376 |
| Chelmsford Borough Council | 377,519 |
| Cheltenham Borough Council | 300,276 |
| Cherwell District Council | 337,046 |
| Cheshire East Council | 831,421 |
| Cheshire West and Chester Council | 905,106 |
| Chesterfield Borough Council | 401,416 |
| Chichester District Council | 299,958 |
| Chorley Borough Council | 277,031 |
| City of London | 57,567 |
| Colchester Borough Council | 527,384 |
| Copeland Borough Council | 221,215 |
| Cornwall Council | 1,727,900 |
| Cotswold District Council | 174,557 |
| Coventry City Council | 1,238,838 |
| Craven District Council | 109,509 |
| Crawley Borough Council | 449,400 |
| London Borough of Croydon | 1,814,031 |
| Dacorum Borough Council | 442,434 |
| Darlington Borough Council | 410,686 |
| Dartford Borough Council | 286,585 |
| Derby City Council | 880,817 |
| Derbyshire Dales District Council | 145,407 |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,091,147 |
| Dorset Council | 912,709 |
| Dover District Council | 388,841 |
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 964,225 |
| Durham County Council | 2,102,314 |
| London Borough of Ealing | 1,851,001 |
| East Cambridgeshire District Council | 189,300 |
| East Devon District Council | 335,752 |
| East Hampshire District Council | 210,144 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | 318,481 |
| East Lindsey District Council | 471,405 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 745,130 |
| East Staffordshire Borough Council | 290,395 |
| East Suffolk Council | 694,438 |
| Eastbourne Borough Council | 434,434 |
| Eastleigh Borough Council | 276,450 |
| Eden District Council | 99,800 |
| Elmbridge Borough Council | 311,766 |
| London Borough of Enfield | 2,157,709 |
| Epping Forest District Council | 320,617 |
| Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 159,578 |
| Erewash Borough Council | 324,630 |
| Exeter City Council | 381,586 |
| Fareham Borough Council | 183,161 |
| Fenland District Council | 303,245 |
| Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 386,896 |
| Forest of Dean District Council | 206,464 |
| Fylde Borough Council | 208,970 |
| Gateshead Borough Council | 858,107 |
| Gedling Borough Council | 280,065 |
| Gloucester City Council | 432,448 |
| Gosport Borough Council | 271,462 |
| Gravesham Borough Council | 319,738 |
| Great Yarmouth Council | 410,526 |
| Royal Borough of Greenwich | 1,620,429 |
| Guildford Borough Council | 274,252 |
| London Borough of Hackney | 2,064,473 |
| Halton Borough Council | 542,170 |
| Hambleton District Council | 190,671 |
| London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham | 1,122,888 |
| Harborough District Council | 128,688 |
| London Borough of Haringey | 1,703,666 |
| Harlow District Council | 357,830 |
| Harrogate Borough Council | 308,410 |
| Harrow Council | 882,712 |
| Hart District Council | 137,774 |
| Hartlepool Borough Council | 485,951 |
| Hastings Borough Council | 433,056 |
| Havant Borough Council | 300,980 |
| London Borough of Havering | 764,108 |
| Herefordshire Council | 478,350 |
| Hertsmere Borough Council | 333,839 |
| High Peak Borough Council | 225,944 |
| London Borough of Hillingdon | 1,098,919 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 200,910 |
| Horsham District Council | 260,149 |
| London Borough of Hounslow | 1,125,008 |
| Hull City Council | 1,398,549 |
| Huntingdonshire District Council | 358,428 |
| Hyndburn Borough Council | 309,082 |
| Ipswich Borough Council | 541,358 |
| Isle of Wight County Council | 502,699 |
| Isles of Scilly Council | 1,706 |
| London Borough of Islington | 1,662,957 |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 1,036,886 |
| Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 401,919 |
| Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 520,578 |
| Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,289,211 |
| Knowsley Borough Council | 776,361 |
| London Borough of Lambeth | 2,120,740 |
| Lancaster City Council | 405,040 |
| Leeds City Council | 2,691,201 |
| Leicester City Council | 1,382,707 |
| Lewes District Council | 301,636 |
| London Borough of Lewisham | 2,038,224 |
| Lichfield District Council | 204,322 |
| City of Lincoln Council | 390,562 |
| Liverpool City Council | 2,660,206 |
| Luton Borough Council | 862,381 |
| Maidstone Borough Council | 440,637 |
| Maldon District Council | 132,278 |
| Malvern Hills District Council | 181,862 |
| Manchester City Council | 2,767,129 |
| Mansfield District Council | 373,952 |
| Medway Council | 882,870 |
| Melton Borough Council | 108,827 |
| Mendip District Council | 289,418 |
| London Borough of Merton | 629,959 |
| Mid Devon District Council | 196,894 |
| Mid Suffolk District Council | 184,569 |
| Mid Sussex District Council | 273,011 |
| Middlesbrough Council | 766,190 |
| Milton Keynes Borough Council | 903,414 |
| Mole Valley District Council | 182,720 |
| New Forest District Council | 397,867 |
| Newark and Sherwood District Council | 288,175 |
| Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council | 336,841 |
| Newcastle City Council | 1,343,574 |
| London Borough of Newham | 1,946,373 |
| North Devon District Council | 280,537 |
| North East Derbyshire District Council | 271,623 |
| North East Lincolnshire Council | 607,458 |
| North Hertfordshire District Council | 330,006 |
| North Kesteven District Council | 223,240 |
| North Lincolnshire Council | 488,781 |
| North Norfolk District Council | 281,476 |
| North Northamptonshire Council | 887,308 |
| North Somerset Council | 592,797 |
| North Tyneside Borough Council | 764,581 |
| North Warwickshire District Council | 155,839 |
| North West Leicestershire District Council | 202,574 |
| Northumberland County Council | 990,611 |
| Norwich City Council | 658,264 |
| Nottingham City Council | 1,456,450 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 405,863 |
| Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 100,313 |
| Oldham Borough Council | 910,869 |
| Oxford City Council | 459,987 |
| Pendle Borough Council | 286,652 |
| Peterborough City Council | 745,199 |
| Plymouth City Council | 1,024,060 |
| Portsmouth City Council | 924,688 |
| Preston Borough Council | 487,938 |
| Reading Borough Council | 621,703 |
| London Borough of Redbridge | 1,004,702 |
| Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | 599,349 |
| Borough of Redditch | 255,888 |
| Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | 347,377 |
| Ribble Valley Borough Council | 92,282 |
| Richmondshire District Council | 101,777 |
| London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 473,695 |
| Rochdale Borough Council | 919,750 |
| Rochford District Council | 151,095 |
| Rossendale Borough Council | 212,984 |
| Rother District Council | 240,050 |
| Rotherham Borough Council | 957,402 |
| Rugby Borough Council | 236,557 |
| Runnymede Borough Council | 211,335 |
| Rushcliffe Borough Council | 185,607 |
| Rushmoor Borough Council | 307,919 |
| Rutland County Council | 65,457 |
| Ryedale District Council | 132,025 |
| Salford City Council | 1,235,628 |
| Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,344,659 |
| Scarborough Borough Council | 406,761 |
| Sedgemoor District Council | 379,041 |
| Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,027,040 |
| Selby District Council | 172,133 |
| Sevenoaks District Council | 271,005 |
| Sheffield City Council | 2,016,189 |
| Shropshire Council | 719,739 |
| Slough Borough Council | 619,024 |
| Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 540,946 |
| Somerset West and Taunton Council | 455,030 |
| South Cambridgeshire District Council | 269,903 |
| South Derbyshire District Council | 193,256 |
| South Gloucestershire Council | 571,935 |
| South Hams District Council | 218,552 |
| South Holland District Council | 200,393 |
| South Kesteven District Council | 331,673 |
| South Lakeland District Council | 185,768 |
| South Norfolk District Council | 267,270 |
| South Oxfordshire District Council | 264,327 |
| South Ribble Borough Council | 225,429 |
| South Somerset District Council | 421,505 |
| South Staffordshire District Council | 228,688 |
| South Tyneside Council | 795,270 |
| Southampton City Council | 977,914 |
| Southend on Sea Borough Council | 709,020 |
| London Borough of Southwark | 1,799,299 |
| Spelthorne Borough Council | 247,609 |
| St Albans District Council | 288,429 |
| St Helens Borough Council | 663,879 |
| Stafford Borough Council | 276,134 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 159,334 |
| Stevenage Borough Council | 320,958 |
| Stockport Borough Council | 794,190 |
| Stockton on Tees Borough Council | 725,054 |
| Stoke on Trent City Council | 978,780 |
| Stratford on Avon District Council | 273,014 |
| Stroud District Council | 243,032 |
| Sunderland City Council | 1,292,998 |
| Surrey Heath Borough Council | 160,500 |
| London Borough of Sutton | 658,508 |
| Swale Borough Council | 478,180 |
| Swindon Borough Council | 606,821 |
| Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 914,735 |
| Tamworth Borough Council | 221,049 |
| Tandridge District Council | 187,844 |
| Teignbridge District Council | 333,532 |
| Telford and Wrekin Council | 706,784 |
| Tendring District Council | 552,866 |
| Test Valley Borough Council | 277,620 |
| Tewkesbury Borough Council | 200,446 |
| Thanet District Council | 611,231 |
| Three Rivers Council | 217,568 |
| Thurrock Borough Council | 543,553 |
| Tonbridge and Malling District Council | 320,135 |
| Torbay Council | 524,699 |
| Torridge District Council | 177,864 |
| London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 2,245,608 |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 618,673 |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 291,406 |
| Uttlesford District Council | 148,847 |
| Vale of White Horse District Council | 270,855 |
| Wakefield Council | 1,212,019 |
| Walsall Borough Council | 1,146,672 |
| London Borough of Waltham Forest | 1,295,219 |
| London Borough of Wandsworth | 1,433,604 |
| Warrington Borough Council | 555,749 |
| Warwick District Council | 305,891 |
| Watford Borough Council | 350,311 |
| Waverley Borough Council | 254,292 |
| Wealden District Council | 289,049 |
| Welwyn Hatfield District Council | 362,872 |
| West Berkshire Council | 359,167 |
| West Devon Borough Council | 138,512 |
| West Lancashire District Council | 297,365 |
| West Lindsey District Council | 259,045 |
| West Northamptonshire | 952,267 |
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 205,424 |
| West Suffolk Council | 442,056 |
| City of Westminster | 1,419,218 |
| Wigan Council | 1,018,118 |
| Wiltshire Council | 1,113,824 |
| Winchester City Council | 263,221 |
| Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 295,325 |
| Wirral Borough Council | 1,309,372 |
| Woking Borough Council | 240,801 |
| Wokingham District Council | 214,714 |
| Wolverhampton City Council | 1,100,571 |
| Worcester City Council | 304,955 |
| Worthing Borough Council | 315,502 |
| Wychavon District Council | 291,660 |
| Wyre Borough Council | 325,381 |
| Wyre Forest District Council | 322,340 |
| City of York Council | 406,049 |
| Wales | |
| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 325,787 |
| Bridgend County Borough Council | 496,753 |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | 676,895 |
| Cardiff City Council | 1,443,993 |
| Carmarthenshire County Council | 593,035 |
| Ceredigion Council | 208,289 |
| Conwy County Borough Council | 408,650 |
| Denbighshire County Council | 376,552 |
| Flintshire County Council | 431,124 |
| Gwynedd Council | 362,202 |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council | 220,019 |
| Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council | 242,683 |
| Monmouthshire County Council | 230,483 |
| Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 600,412 |
| Newport City Council | 598,735 |
| Pembrokeshire County Council | 410,567 |
| Powys County Council | 342,311 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council | 870,755 |
| Swansea City Council | 951,800 |
| Torfaen Borough Council | 398,364 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | 383,401 |
| Wrexham Council | 486,822 |
| Scotland | |
| Aberdeen City Council | 678,838 |
| Aberdeenshire Council | 498,326 |
| Angus Council | 373,135 |
| Argyll and Bute Council | 263,669 |
| Clackmannanshire Council | 227,522 |
| Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar Council | 67,746 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Council | 550,517 |
| Dundee City Council | 777,001 |
| East Ayrshire Council | 518,581 |
| East Dunbartonshire Council | 213,506 |
| East Lothian District Council | 323,700 |
| East Renfrewshire Council | 176,089 |
| City of Edinburgh Council | 1,726,230 |
| Falkirk District Council | 549,236 |
| Fife Council | 1,347,783 |
| Glasgow City Council | 3,804,319 |
| Highland Council | 661,070 |
| Inverclyde District Council | 397,668 |
| Midlothian Council | 289,469 |
| Moray Council | 250,247 |
| North Ayrshire Council | 680,462 |
| North Lanarkshire Council | 1,417,602 |
| Orkney Islands Council | 61,299 |
| Perth and Kinross Council | 373,389 |
| Renfrewshire Council | 694,515 |
| Scottish Borders Council | 369,827 |
| Shetland Islands Council | 52,957 |
| South Ayrshire Council | 437,418 |
| South Lanarkshire Council | 1,143,290 |
| Stirling Council | 250,429 |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | 534,025 |
| West Lothian Council | 684,285” |
Article 5
Article 12(1)(bza)
1. In this Schedule—
“relevant activities” means activities carried out by authorities receiving VEP alerts to administer those alerts;
“VEP alerts” means alerts given by the Secretary of State enabling authorities to identify changes in earnings and pensions so as to help prevent fraud and error relating to housing benefit.
2. The additional amount of subsidy for an authority for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2022 is the amount specified for that authority in the Housing Benefit Circular HB S8/2022 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 17th June 2022(6).
3. An authority must use the additional amount received under paragraph 2 in connection with relevant activities.”
Article 6
Article 12(1)(bzb)
1. In this Schedule—
“HBAAI” means the Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative set out in Housing Benefit Circular HB A6/2021 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 14th May 2021(7);
“relevant activities” means activities carried out by authorities in connection with administering the HBAAI.
2. The additional amount of subsidy for an authority for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2021 is the amount (if any) specified for that authority in the following Housing Benefit Circulars published by the Department for Work and Pensions—
(a)HB S8/2021 (revised), first published on 27th April 2021 and updated on 16th July 2021(8);
(b)HB S9/2021, first published on 23rd July 2021(9);
(c)HB S11/2021, first published on 22nd October 2021(10).
3. An authority must use any additional amount received under paragraph 2 in connection with relevant activities.”
Article 7
Article 20A
1. In this Schedule—
“HRA” means the Housing Revenue Account of the authority the amount of whose subsidy is under consideration;
“rent”, in relation to a dwelling, means the total of the payments in respect of the dwelling specified in regulation 12(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 12(1) of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations, other than a payment specified in regulation 12(1)(e).
2.—(1) This paragraph applies in relation to the relevant year if—
(a)the authority is specified in the Table in paragraph 4 for that year, and
(b)O + P is less than Q where—
O is the amount specified in column 1 of that Table for the authority;
P is the guideline rent increase specified in column 2 of that Table for the authority;
Q is the average weekly rent for a dwelling for the authority for the relevant year.
(2) For the purposes of determining Q in sub-paragraph (1)(b), the average weekly rent for a dwelling for the authority for the relevant year is calculated by dividing the total rent charged for all dwellings in the HRA in that year by the total number of weeks for which rent was charged for all dwellings in the HRA, disregarding any unoccupied dwelling.
3.—(1) The amount of the deduction from subsidy referred to in article 20A(2) is to be calculated as follows—
Divide the amount of rebates granted by the authority in the relevant year in respect of dwellings in the HRA by the income of the authority for that year from rent (including rent remitted by way of rebate) in respect of such dwellings.
If the result of Step 1—
(a)does not exceed the rebate proportion for the relevant year (see sub-paragraph (2))—
(i)deduct (O + P) from Q (see paragraph 2);
(ii)divide the result of paragraph (a)(i) by Q;
(iii)multiply the amount of the subsidy (apart from any deduction to be calculated under this Schedule) by the result of paragraph (a)(ii));
(b)exceeds the rebate proportion for the relevant year—
(i)deduct (O + P) from Q (see paragraph 2);
(ii)divide the result of paragraph (b)(i) by Q;
(iii)divide the rebate proportion (see sub-paragraph (2)) by the result of Step 1;
(iv)multiply the result of paragraph (b)(ii) by the result of paragraph (b)(iii);
(v)multiply the amount of the subsidy (apart from any deduction to be calculated under this Schedule) by the result of paragraph (b)(iv).
(2) The rebate proportion for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2022 is 0.528.
4. The amounts for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2022 for the purposes of paragraph 2 are as follows—
| Local authority | (1) Specified amount “O” (£) | (2) Guideline rent increase “P” (£) |
|---|---|---|
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | 101.42 | 3.14 |
| Cardiff City Council | 114.24 | 3.54 |
| Carmarthenshire County Council | 100.60 | 3.12 |
| Denbighshire County Council | 100.88 | 3.59 |
| Flintshire County Council | 104.52 | 5.04 |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council | 100.10 | 4.99 |
| Pembrokeshire County Council | 103.60 | 3.42 |
| Powys County Council | 104.19 | 3.23 |
| Swansea City Council | 101.62 | 3.15 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | 112.09 | 5.15 |
| Wrexham Council | 103.33 | 4.49” |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/562) (“the 1998 Order”) which provides for the calculation and payment of housing benefit subsidy to local authorities in England, Wales and Scotland which administer housing benefit. Section 140F(2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) (“the Act”) authorises the making, revocation or varying of an Order before, during or after the year to which it relates.
Article 3 updates the definition of “HBAP” in article 2 of the 1998 Order to refer to the appropriate version of the Housing Benefit Assurance Process, published on 31st March 2022.
Article 4 and Schedule 1 substitute Schedule 1 to the 1998 Order which prescribes the sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy for the year beginning with 1st April 2021.
Article 5 and Schedule 2 substitute Schedule 1ZB to the 1998 Order, which prescribes a system for the making of additional payments of subsidy to authorities administering alerts relating to the earnings and pension entitlement of claimants for housing benefit. Substituted paragraph 2 of that Schedule has effect for the purposes of determining additional amounts of subsidy payable for the year beginning with 1st April 2022. The amounts were notified by the Secretary of State to local authorities on 17th June 2022.
Article 6 and Schedule 3 substitute Schedule 1ZC to the 1998 Order. This updates the definition of “HBAAI” in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1ZC to the 1998 Order to refer to the most recent version of the Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative, published on 14th May 2021. Substituted paragraph 2 of that Schedule prescribes a system for the making of additional payments of subsidy to authorities verifying the accuracy of information held in respect of the household, income and capital, and general financial circumstances of claimants for housing benefit. It has effect for the purposes of determining additional amounts of subsidy payable for the year beginning with 1st April 2021. The amounts were notified by the Secretary of State to local authorities on 22nd October 2021.
Article 7 and Schedule 4 substitute Schedule 4A to the 1998 Order. This has effect for the purposes of determining subsidy payable for the year beginning with 1st April 2022 for authorities in Wales. The substituted Schedule updates the rebate proportion figure for 2022/2023 to 0.528 and sets out revised specified amounts “O” and guideline rent increases “P” used when calculating deductions from subsidy under paragraph 2 of substituted Schedule.
Hard copies of the circulars referenced in this Order are available by writing to the Department for Work and Pensions, Local Authority Partnership, Engagement and Delivery Division, Room B120D, Warbreck House, Warbreck Hill, Blackpool, FY2 0YE or by emailing lawelfare.lafunding@dwp.gov.uk.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
1992 c. 5 (“the Administration Act”). Sections 140B, 140C and 140F were inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 12 to the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52). Section 140B(1) was amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47) (“the Fraud Act”). Section 140B(4) was substituted and section 140(4A) was inserted by section 10 of the Fraud Act. There are amendments to sections 140C and 189(1), (4) and (6) which are not relevant to this Order. Section 189(7) was amended by paragraph 24 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) and by paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Fraud Act.
Relevant amendments are made 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).
Section 176(1)(b) is amended by paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996.
S.I. 1998/562; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2004/646, 2008/695, 2018/985, 2020/976 and 2021/1031.
See section 140G of the Administration Act for the definition of “year”.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-subsidy-circulars-2022/s82022-payment-for-the-verify-earnings-and-pension-service-for-the-financial-year-ending-march-2023. The first publication date of Housing Benefit Circulars published in 2022 can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-adjudication-circulars-2022#full-publication-update-history and clicking on the “+ show all updates” link to show the update history.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-adjudication-circulars-2021/a62021-housing-benefit-award-accuracy-initiative-for-the-financial-year-ending-march-2022. The first publication date of Housing Benefit Circulars published in 2021 can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-adjudication-circulars-2021#full-publication-update-history and clicking on the “+ show all updates” link to show the update history.