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# The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2023

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2006/54 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
2023 No. 1040
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2023
Made
22nd September 2023
Laid before Parliament
25th September 2023
Coming into force
6th November 2023
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 140B(1), (3), (4) and (4A), 140C(1), (1A), (2) and (4), 140F(2) and 189(1), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
In accordance with section 189(8) of that Act, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Treasury.
In accordance with section 176(1)(b) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2023 and comes into force on 6th November 2023.
(2) Any amendment made by this Order has the same extent as the provision amended.

## 2 Amendment of the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 and effect of amendments {#article-2}

(1) The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 is amended in accordance with articles 3 to 8.
(2) Articles 3 and 4 and Schedule 1 have effect for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2022.
(3) In paragraph (2), “relevant year” means the year in respect of which a claim for subsidy is made.

## 3 Housing Benefit Assurance Process {#article-3}

In article 2 (interpretation of Parts 2 and 4), in the definition of “HBAP”, for “31st March 2022” substitute “17th April 2023”.

## 4 The amount of an authority’s subsidy {#article-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 Additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service {#article-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 Additional amount of subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative {#article-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 High rents and rent allowances {#article-7}

In Schedule 4 (high rents and rent allowances), omit Part 5.

## 8 Rent rebate deductions from the subsidy of an authority in Wales {#article-8}

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.

## Schedule 1 Substitution of Schedule 1 to the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 {#schedule-1}

Article 4
Schedule 1
Sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy
Article 12(1)(b)
Relevant Year 2022-2023
Local authority | Administration subsidy (£)
England
Adur District Council | 155,260
Allerdale Borough Council | 291,366
Amber Valley Borough Council | 314,518
Arun District Council | 396,117
Ashfield District Council | 369,270
Ashford Borough Council | 327,221
Babergh District Council | 186,692
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 883,626
London Borough of Barnet | 1,381,355
Barnsley Borough Council | 860,032
Barrow Borough Council | 214,897
Basildon District Council | 578,884
Basingstoke and Deane District Council | 378,794
Bassetlaw District Council | 316,286
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 433,805
Bedford Borough Council | 484,034
London Borough of Bexley | 628,705
Birmingham City Council | 5,299,607
Blaby District Council | 154,008
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 522,497
Blackpool Borough Council | 763,704
Bolsover District Council | 236,927
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,018,205
Boston Borough Council | 194,537
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | 1,190,342
Bracknell Forest Borough Council | 261,686
Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,663,599
Braintree District Council | 358,729
Breckland District Council | 312,113
London Borough of Brent | 1,559,304
Brentwood District Council | 130,706
Brighton and Hove Council | 1,069,586
Bristol City Council | 1,559,279
Broadland District Council | 204,868
London Borough of Bromley | 804,237
Bromsgrove District Council | 164,764
Broxbourne Borough Council | 261,756
Broxtowe Council | 237,940
Buckinghamshire Council | 978,818
Burnley Borough Council | 377,975
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 549,099
Calderdale Borough Council | 685,971
Cambridge City Council | 319,687
London Borough of Camden | 1,330,141
Cannock Chase District Council | 259,710
Canterbury City Council | 393,432
City of Carlisle District Council | 298,073
Castle Point District Council | 180,170
Central Bedfordshire Council | 524,247
Charnwood Borough Council | 325,448
Chelmsford Borough Council | 353,218
Cheltenham Borough Council | 279,901
Cherwell District Council | 307,473
Cheshire East Council | 776,941
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 903,516
Chesterfield Borough Council | 382,396
Chichester District Council | 278,324
Chorley Borough Council | 262,116
City of London | 54,054
Colchester Borough Council | 447,657
Copeland Borough Council | 218,646
Cornwall Council | 1,672,446
Cotswold District Council | 174,005
Coventry City Council | 1,070,102
Craven District Council | 110,413
Crawley Borough Council | 371,582
London Borough of Croydon | 1,590,871
Dacorum Borough Council | 404,422
Darlington Borough Council | 386,010
Dartford Borough Council | 246,219
Derby City Council | 810,432
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 131,787
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,044,406
Dorset Council | 884,643
Dover District Council | 368,913
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 953,670
Durham County Council | 2,011,966
London Borough of Ealing | 1,477,289
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 167,606
East Devon District Council | 297,550
East Hampshire District Council | 190,721
East Hertfordshire District Council | 273,942
East Lindsey District Council | 466,991
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 697,878
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 253,637
East Suffolk Council | 660,021
Eastbourne Borough Council | 395,234
Eastleigh Borough Council | 254,237
Eden District Council | 96,394
Elmbridge Borough Council | 256,365
London Borough of Enfield | 1,646,586
Epping Forest District Council | 279,025
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 144,819
Erewash Borough Council | 312,178
Exeter City Council | 348,897
Fareham Borough Council | 171,817
Fenland District Council | 275,588
Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 355,564
Forest of Dean District Council | 211,506
Fylde Borough Council | 194,866
Gateshead Borough Council | 854,280
Gedling Borough Council | 251,565
Gloucester City Council | 382,527
Gosport Borough Council | 247,242
Gravesham Borough Council | 285,617
Great Yarmouth Council | 423,863
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 1,369,639
Guildford Borough Council | 248,029
London Borough of Hackney | 2,028,921
Halton Borough Council | 543,418
Hambleton District Council | 191,991
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham | 1,006,388
Harborough District Council | 127,266
London Borough of Haringey | 1,437,265
Harlow District Council | 345,862
Harrogate Borough Council | 297,732
Harrow Council | 747,709
Hart District Council | 115,588
Hartlepool Borough Council | 490,637
Hastings Borough Council | 453,589
Havant Borough Council | 260,943
London Borough of Havering | 627,513
Herefordshire Council | 433,811
Hertsmere Borough Council | 278,288
High Peak Borough Council | 219,139
London Borough of Hillingdon | 877,829
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 203,534
Horsham District Council | 243,151
London Borough of Hounslow | 1,000,420
Huntingdonshire District Council | 325,083
Hyndburn Borough Council | 301,650
Ipswich Borough Council | 480,546
Isle of Wight County Council | 455,910
Isles of Scilly Council | 1,640
London Borough of Islington | 1,497,485
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 914,611
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 367,964
Hull City Council | 1,284,037
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 433,156
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,271,497
Knowsley Borough Council | 728,171
London Borough of Lambeth | 1,825,479
Lancaster City Council | 412,448
Leeds City Council | 2,514,090
Leicester City Council | 1,177,299
Lewes District Council | 260,074
London Borough of Lewisham | 1,654,588
Lichfield District Council | 195,101
City of Lincoln Council | 365,729
Liverpool City Council | 2,481,751
Luton Borough Council | 652,486
Maidstone Borough Council | 372,876
Maldon District Council | 124,054
Malvern Hills District Council | 168,002
Manchester City Council | 2,580,189
Mansfield District Council | 362,508
Medway Council | 765,468
Melton Borough Council | 107,354
Mendip District Council | 281,777
London Borough of Merton | 571,268
Mid Devon District Council | 182,849
Mid Suffolk District Council | 176,011
Mid Sussex District Council | 240,463
Middlesbrough Council | 687,811
Milton Keynes Borough Council | 804,206
Mole Valley District Council | 165,890
New Forest District Council | 357,603
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 286,707
Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council | 316,785
Newcastle City Council | 1,283,745
London Borough of Newham | 1,586,677
North Devon District Council | 259,987
North East Derbyshire District Council | 267,258
North East Lincolnshire Council | 577,726
North Hertfordshire District Council | 291,247
North Kesteven District Council | 210,243
North Lincolnshire Council | 469,211
North Norfolk District Council | 260,846
North Northamptonshire Council | 837,818
North Somerset Council | 555,299
North Tyneside Borough Council | 735,318
North Warwickshire District Council | 148,542
North West Leicestershire District Council | 198,704
Northumberland County Council | 941,021
Norwich City Council | 611,937
Nottingham City Council | 1,362,091
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 378,367
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 94,713
Oldham Borough Council | 859,869
Oxford City Council | 421,230
Pendle Borough Council | 266,318
Peterborough City Council | 649,437
Plymouth City Council | 969,134
Portsmouth City Council | 869,783
Preston Borough Council | 478,688
Reading Borough Council | 537,658
London Borough of Redbridge | 859,524
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | 553,740
Redditch Borough Council | 247,959
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | 289,320
Ribble Valley Borough Council | 86,684
Richmondshire District Council | 100,906
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 446,592
Rochdale Borough Council | 871,847
Rochford District Council | 139,437
Rossendale Borough Council | 202,551
Rother District Council | 243,151
Rotherham Borough Council | 910,717
Rugby Borough Council | 240,402
Runnymede Borough Council | 176,745
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 167,403
Rushmoor Borough Council | 280,571
Rutland County Council | 64,993
Ryedale District Council | 128,368
Salford City Council | 1,121,387
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,217,007
Scarborough Borough Council | 382,101
Sedgemoor District Council | 468,554
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 990,126
Selby District Council | 167,385
Sevenoaks District Council | 240,285
Sheffield City Council | 1,927,636
Shropshire Council | 687,073
Slough Borough Council | 484,029
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 527,104
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 436,898
South Cambridgeshire District Council | 243,282
South Derbyshire District Council | 180,358
South Gloucestershire Council | 496,463
South Hams District Council | 201,118
South Holland District Council | 188,403
South Kesteven District Council | 314,153
South Lakeland District Council | 169,917
South Norfolk District Council | 252,696
South Oxfordshire District Council | 234,944
South Ribble Borough Council | 210,421
South Somerset District Council | 418,414
South Staffordshire District Council | 217,661
South Tyneside Council | 758,243
Southampton City Council | 947,450
Southend-on-Sea City Council | 650,545
London Borough of Southwark | 1,777,461
Spelthorne Borough Council | 218,797
St Albans District Council | 266,685
St Helens Borough Council | 662,578
Stafford Borough Council | 253,961
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 158,011
Stevenage Borough Council | 280,953
Stockport Borough Council | 730,845
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 661,242
Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 947,639
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 256,450
Stroud District Council | 242,118
Sunderland City Council | 1,268,190
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 136,729
London Borough of Sutton | 611,276
Swale Borough Council | 434,827
Swindon Borough Council | 588,379
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 869,561
Tamworth Borough Council | 206,615
Tandridge District Council | 178,884
Teignbridge District Council | 316,705
Telford and Wrekin Council | 612,269
Tendring District Council | 505,444
Test Valley Borough Council | 248,655
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 188,104
Thanet District Council | 571,920
Three Rivers Council | 190,490
Thurrock Borough Council | 477,682
Tonbridge and Malling District Council | 279,233
Torbay Council | 534,037
Torridge District Council | 170,756
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 1,863,709
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 581,798
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 249,320
Uttlesford District Council | 146,475
Vale of White Horse District Council | 237,730
Wakefield Council | 1,152,480
Walsall Borough Council | 1,027,770
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 997,078
London Borough of Wandsworth | 1,294,763
Warrington Borough Council | 535,677
Warwick District Council | 275,828
Watford Borough Council | 280,410
Waverley Borough Council | 223,592
Wealden District Council | 260,367
Welwyn Hatfield District Council | 336,375
West Berkshire Council | 324,924
West Devon Borough Council | 126,822
West Lancashire District Council | 292,289
West Lindsey District Council | 248,446
West Northamptonshire Council | 874,601
West Oxfordshire District Council | 202,841
West Suffolk Council | 389,606
City of Westminster | 1,294,989
Wigan Council | 1,016,817
Wiltshire Council | 1,029,349
Winchester City Council | 238,915
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 268,262
Wirral Borough Council | 1,241,841
Woking Borough Council | 202,879
Wokingham District Council | 200,194
Wolverhampton City Council | 1,047,981
Worcester City Council | 271,919
Worthing Borough Council | 290,107
Wychavon District Council | 268,669
Wyre Borough Council | 299,317
Wyre Forest District Council | 294,191
City of York Council | 395,430
Wales
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 318,962
Bridgend County Borough Council | 477,573
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 636,859
Cardiff City Council | 1,262,108
Carmarthenshire County Council | 540,118
Ceredigion Council | 187,368
Conwy County Borough Council | 379,349
Denbighshire County Council | 349,113
Flintshire County Council | 411,534
Gwynedd Council | 323,966
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 211,568
Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council | 236,961
Monmouthshire County Council | 220,909
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 591,884
Newport City Council | 576,113
Pembrokeshire County Council | 385,804
Powys County Council | 327,717
Rhondda-Cynon-Taff County Borough Council | 797,265
Swansea City Council | 911,084
Torfaen Borough Council | 390,255
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 359,861
Wrexham County Borough Council | 462,998
Scotland
Aberdeen City Council | 652,154
Aberdeenshire Council | 470,681
Angus Council | 368,081
Argyll and Bute Council | 271,451
Clackmannanshire Council | 232,389
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar Council | 62,405
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 538,578
Dundee City Council | 786,906
East Ayrshire Council | 527,112
East Dunbartonshire Council | 207,488
East Lothian District Council | 326,547
East Renfrewshire Council | 175,099
City of Edinburgh Council | 1,515,282
Falkirk District Council | 557,578
Fife Council | 1,334,156
Glasgow City Council | 3,641,774
Highland Council | 674,465
Inverclyde District Council | 403,506
Midlothian Council | 295,008
Moray Council | 243,621
North Ayrshire Council | 677,929
North Lanarkshire Council | 1,397,861
Orkney Islands Council | 56,904
Perth and Kinross Council | 368,564
Renfrewshire Council | 707,391
Scottish Borders Council | 360,545
Shetland Islands Council | 51,479
South Ayrshire Council | 433,924
South Lanarkshire Council | 1,134,646
Stirling Council | 254,796
West Dunbartonshire Council | 495,052
West Lothian Council | 661,233
.

## Schedule 2 Substitution of Schedule 1ZB to the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 {#schedule-2}

Article 5
Schedule 1ZB
Additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service
Article 12(1)(bza)
Interpretation
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.
Additional amount: relevant year beginning with 1st April 2023
2 The additional amount of subsidy for an authority for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2023 is the amount specified for that authority in the Housing Benefit Circular HB S7/2023 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 9th May 2023.
Use of amount paid under paragraph 2
3 An authority must use the additional amount received under paragraph 2 in connection with relevant activities.
.

## Schedule 3 Substitution of Schedule 1ZC to the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 {#schedule-3}

Article 6
Schedule 1ZC
Additional amount of subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative
Article 12(1)(bzb)
Interpretation
1 In this Schedule—
“HBAAI” means the Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative set out in Housing Benefit Circular HB A5/2022 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 5th May 2022;
“relevant activities” means activities carried out by authorities in connection with administering the HBAAI.
Additional amount: relevant year beginning with 1st April 2022
2 The additional amount of subsidy for an authority for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2022 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 S7/2022, first published on 29th April 2022;
(b) HB S10/2022, first published on 18th November 2022.
Use of amount paid under paragraph 2
3 An authority must use any additional amount received under paragraph 2 in connection with relevant activities.
.

## Schedule 4 Substitution of Schedule 4A to the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 {#schedule-4}

Article 8
Schedule 4A
Rent Rebate Limitation Deductions (Housing Revenue Account Dwellings): Authorities in Wales
Article 20A
Interpretation
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).
Liability to deduction
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.
Amount of deduction
3 (1) The amount of the deduction from subsidy referred to in article 20A(2) is to be calculated as follows—
Step 1
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.
Step 2
If the result of Step 1—
does not exceed the rebate proportion for the relevant year (see sub-paragraph (2))—
deduct (O + P) from Q (see paragraph 2);
divide the result of paragraph (a)(i) by Q;
multiply the amount of the subsidy (apart from any deduction to be calculated under this Schedule) by the result of paragraph (a)(ii));
exceeds the rebate proportion for the relevant year—
deduct (O + P) from Q (see paragraph 2);
divide the result of paragraph (b)(i) by Q;
divide the rebate proportion (see sub-paragraph (2)) by the result of Step 1;
multiply the result of paragraph (b)(ii) by the result of paragraph (b)(iii);
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 2023 is 0.44.
Amounts for the purposes of paragraph 2
4 The amounts for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2023 for the purposes of paragraph 2 are as follows—
Local authority | (1) Specified amount “O”(£) | (2) Guideline rent increase “P” (£)
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 104.56 | 8.10
Cardiff City Council | 117.78 | 9.23
Carmarthenshire County Council | 103.72 | 8.12
Denbighshire County Council | 104.47 | 8.31
Flintshire County Council | 109.56 | 8.50
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 105.09 | 8.34
Pembrokeshire County Council | 107.02 | 7.87
Powys County Council | 107.42 | 8.28
Swansea City Council | 104.77 | 8.42
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 117.24 | 8.79
Wrexham County Borough Council | >107.82 | 8.41
.