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# The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2026

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2026 No. 1079
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2026
Made
at 9.30 a.m. on 13th October 2026
Laid before Parliament
at 4.30 p.m. on 13th October 2026
Coming into force
5th November 2026
The Secretary of State 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), (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 2026 and comes into force on 5th November 2026.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

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

(1) The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 is amended in accordance with articles 3 to 7.
(2) Articles 3, 5 and 6 and the Schedule apply for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2025.
(3) Article 4 applies for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for any relevant year beginning on or after 1st April 2025.
(4) Article 7 applies for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2026.

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

In article 2 (interpretation of Parts 2 and 4), in the definition of “HBAP”, for “28th April 2025” substitute “2nd April 2026”.

## 4 Additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service {#article-4}

(1) In article 12(1) (amount of subsidy), omit sub-paragraph (bza) and the “and” immediately after it.
(2) Omit Schedule 1ZB (additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service).

## 5 The amount of an authority’s subsidy {#article-5}

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

## 6 Additional amount of subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative {#article-6}

In Schedule 1ZC (additional amount of subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative)—
(a) in paragraph 1 (interpretation), in the definition of “HBAAI”, for “Housing Benefit Circular HB A5/2024” to the end of that definition substitute “Housing Benefit Circular HB A7/2025 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 24th April 2025”;
(b) in paragraph 2 (additional amount: relevant year beginning with 1st April 2024)—
(i) in the heading, for “1st April 2024”, substitute “1st April 2025”;
(ii) for “1st April 2024”, substitute “1st April 2025”;
(iii) for “Housing Benefit Circular” to the end substitute “Housing Benefit Circular HB S4/2025 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 24th April 2025”.

## 7 Rent rebate deductions from the subsidy of an authority in Wales {#article-7}

In Schedule 4A (rent rebate limitation deductions (Housing Revenue Account dwellings): authorities in Wales)—
(a) in paragraph 3(2), for “1st April 2025 is 0.369” substitute “1st April 2026 is 0.332”;
(b) for paragraph 4, but not including the heading, substitute—
4 The amounts for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2026 for the purposes of paragraph 2 are as follows—
Local authority | (1) Specified amount “O” (£) | (2) Guideline rent increase “P” (£)
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 124.93 | 4.74
Cardiff City Council | 140.72 | 5.59
Carmarthenshire County Council | 123.91 | 4.71
Denbighshire County Council | 124.81 | 4.83
Flintshire County Council | 132.16 | 5.29
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 127.25 | 6.37
Pembrokeshire County Council | 127.86 | 4.86
Powys County Council | 128.34 | 5.19
Swansea City Council | 125.25 | 4.92
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 140.60 | 5.63
Wrexham County Borough Council | 128.81 | 4.90
.

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

Article 5
Schedule 1
Sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy
Article 12(1)(b)
Relevant Year 2025-2026
Local authority | Administration subsidy (£)
England
Adur District Council | 139,434
Amber Valley Borough Council | 283,355
Arun District Council | 358,393
Ashfield District Council | 323,223
Ashford Borough Council | 296,950
Babergh District Council | 159,774
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 733,662
London Borough of Barnet | 1,277,392
Barnsley Borough Council | 739,570
Basildon District Council | 515,869
Basingstoke and Deane District Council | 332,245
Bassetlaw District Council | 278,022
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 376,094
Bedford Borough Council | 440,439
London Borough of Bexley | 514,523
Birmingham City Council | 5,464,583
Blaby District Council | 126,462
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 439,970
Blackpool Borough Council | 633,791
Bolsover District Council | 216,713
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 874,853
Boston Borough Council | 167,912
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | 1,070,106
Bracknell Forest Borough Council | 227,320
Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,407,851
Braintree District Council | 309,069
Breckland District Council | 288,195
London Borough of Brent | 1,435,546
Brentwood District Council | 113,020
Brighton and Hove Council | 1,024,719
Bristol City Council | 1,466,542
Broadland District Council | 182,300
London Borough of Bromley | 771,589
Bromsgrove District Council | 146,878
Broxbourne Borough Council | 221,571
Broxtowe Council | 213,241
Buckinghamshire Council | 880,603
Burnley Borough Council | 311,854
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 476,563
Calderdale Borough Council | 563,314
Cambridge City Council | 300,979
London Borough of Camden | 1,356,555
Cannock Chase District Council | 229,353
Canterbury City Council | 347,784
Castle Point District Council | 155,691
Central Bedfordshire Council | 496,719
Charnwood Borough Council | 291,905
Chelmsford Borough Council | 336,157
Cheltenham Borough Council | 247,827
Cherwell District Council | 266,687
Cheshire East Council | 693,117
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 798,614
Chesterfield Borough Council | 347,094
Chichester District Council | 258,255
Chorley Borough Council | 234,140
City of London | 52,793
Colchester Borough Council | 391,763
Cornwall Council | 1,523,069
Cotswold District Council | 155,543
Coventry City Council | 1,004,613
Crawley Borough Council | 332,482
London Borough of Croydon | 1,303,004
Cumberland Council | 690,816
Dacorum Borough Council | 376,150
Darlington Borough Council | 324,262
Dartford Borough Council | 207,630
Derby City Council | 739,651
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 118,114
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 908,160
Dorset Council | 819,746
Dover District Council | 314,211
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 780,474
Durham County Council | 1,789,547
London Borough of Ealing | 1,373,909
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 154,359
East Devon District Council | 272,836
East Hampshire District Council | 176,657
East Hertfordshire District Council | 241,187
East Lindsey District Council | 411,653
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 641,528
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 217,048
East Suffolk Council | 592,563
Eastbourne Borough Council | 364,999
Eastleigh Borough Council | 225,406
Elmbridge Borough Council | 253,013
London Borough of Enfield | 1,359,078
Epping Forest District Council | 266,048
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 135,077
Erewash Borough Council | 272,177
Exeter City Council | 335,667
Fareham Borough Council | 155,047
Fenland District Council | 254,956
Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 312,844
Forest of Dean District Council | 184,101
Fylde Borough Council | 178,521
Gateshead Borough Council | 750,920
Gedling Borough Council | 225,517
Gloucester City Council | 328,509
Gosport Borough Council | 210,351
Gravesham Borough Council | 240,715
Great Yarmouth Council | 340,583
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 1,336,566
Guildford Borough Council | 233,519
London Borough of Hackney | 2,039,340
Halton Borough Council | 453,062
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham | 1,006,544
Harborough District Council | 112,635
London Borough of Haringey | 1,314,656
Harlow District Council | 280,668
Harrow Council | 653,974
Hart District Council | 103,199
Hartlepool Borough Council | 396,281
Hastings Borough Council | 400,824
Havant Borough Council | 224,163
London Borough of Havering | 541,264
Herefordshire Council | 397,950
Hertsmere Borough Council | 243,786
High Peak Borough Council | 197,749
London Borough of Hillingdon | 823,944
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 173,293
Horsham District Council | 228,322
London Borough of Hounslow | 856,541
Huntingdonshire District Council | 294,820
Hyndburn Borough Council | 268,832
Ipswich Borough Council | 411,377
Isle of Wight Council | 421,144
Council of the Isles of Scilly | 1,633
London Borough of Islington | 1,524,275
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 980,467
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 334,941
Hull City Council | 1,154,817
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 397,831
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,058,351
Knowsley Borough Council | 646,809
London Borough of Lambeth | 1,856,729
Lancaster City Council | 350,747
Leeds City Council | 2,224,871
Leicester City Council | 1,003,941
Lewes District Council | 237,591
London Borough of Lewisham | 1,540,725
Lichfield District Council | 172,380
City of Lincoln Council | 307,359
Liverpool City Council | 2,379,484
Luton Borough Council | 573,814
Maidstone Borough Council | 326,241
Maldon District Council | 112,736
Malvern Hills District Council | 151,742
Manchester City Council | 2,296,060
Mansfield District Council | 325,803
Medway Council | 641,746
Melton Borough Council | 82,727
London Borough of Merton | 505,429
Mid Devon District Council | 156,443
Mid Suffolk District Council | 151,267
Mid Sussex District Council | 223,390
Middlesbrough Council | 564,697
Milton Keynes Borough Council | 733,622
Mole Valley District Council | 162,247
New Forest District Council | 325,842
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 264,506
Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council | 280,692
Newcastle City Council | 1,113,692
London Borough of Newham | 1,565,849
North Devon District Council | 237,599
North East Derbyshire District Council | 251,186
North East Lincolnshire Council | 491,307
North Hertfordshire District Council | 253,407
North Kesteven District Council | 187,690
North Lincolnshire Council | 394,836
North Norfolk District Council | 245,468
North Northamptonshire Council | 724,215
North Somerset Council | 497,591
North Tyneside Borough Council | 662,822
North Warwickshire District Council | 126,715
North West Leicestershire District Council | 172,236
North Yorkshire Council | 1,204,650
Northumberland County Council | 835,450
Norwich City Council | 569,271
Nottingham City Council | 1,248,736
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 319,487
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 79,454
Oldham Borough Council | 689,591
Oxford City Council | 388,814
Pendle Borough Council | 220,470
Peterborough City Council | 577,194
Plymouth City Council | 854,004
Portsmouth City Council | 804,480
Preston Borough Council | 410,910
Reading Borough Council | 474,154
London Borough of Redbridge | 810,401
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | 478,990
Redditch Borough Council | 207,786
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | 264,799
Ribble Valley Borough Council | 73,717
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 424,410
Rochdale Borough Council | 752,275
Rochford District Council | 121,760
Rossendale Borough Council | 170,714
Rother District Council | 221,356
Rotherham Borough Council | 813,583
Rugby Borough Council | 190,783
Runnymede Borough Council | 147,612
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 156,471
Rushmoor Borough Council | 259,781
Rutland County Council | 55,594
Salford City Council | 1,064,777
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,034,505
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 888,107
Sevenoaks District Council | 217,483
Sheffield City Council | 1,768,265
Shropshire Council | 655,570
Slough Borough Council | 406,585
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 447,845
Somerset Council | 1,251,926
South Cambridgeshire District Council | 228,589
South Derbyshire District Council | 156,301
South Gloucestershire Council | 440,852
South Hams District Council | 184,657
South Holland District Council | 161,462
South Kesteven District Council | 270,917
South Norfolk District Council | 224,938
South Oxfordshire District Council | 206,764
South Ribble Borough Council | 181,882
South Staffordshire District Council | 205,748
South Tyneside Council | 666,320
Southampton City Council | 827,021
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 567,642
London Borough of Southwark | 1,748,278
Spelthorne Borough Council | 199,254
St Albans District Council | 233,066
St Helens Borough Council | 592,243
Stafford Borough Council | 228,786
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 142,378
Stevenage Borough Council | 248,806
Stockport Borough Council | 643,678
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 553,127
Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 842,675
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 233,823
Stroud District Council | 216,697
Sunderland City Council | 1,122,884
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 120,480
London Borough of Sutton | 535,925
Swale Borough Council | 371,169
Swindon Borough Council | 526,080
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 762,755
Tamworth Borough Council | 178,181
Tandridge District Council | 155,734
Teignbridge District Council | 288,551
Telford and Wrekin Council | 560,008
Tendring District Council | 438,175
Test Valley Borough Council | 218,258
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 151,332
Thanet District Council | 477,464
Three Rivers Council | 169,602
Thurrock Borough Council | 399,104
Tonbridge and Malling District Council | 242,341
Torbay Council | 465,590
Torridge District Council | 155,259
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 1,797,888
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 516,999
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 226,201
Uttlesford District Council | 134,899
Vale of White Horse District Council | 205,797
Wakefield Council | 1,073,923
Walsall Borough Council | 847,538
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 865,136
London Borough of Wandsworth | 1,335,428
Warrington Borough Council | 475,902
Warwick District Council | 252,529
Watford Borough Council | 246,194
Waverley Borough Council | 211,995
Wealden District Council | 236,555
Welwyn Hatfield District Council | 318,085
West Berkshire Council | 293,291
West Devon Borough Council | 109,584
West Lancashire District Council | 255,991
West Lindsey District Council | 213,381
West Northamptonshire Council | 771,832
West Oxfordshire District Council | 175,454
West Suffolk Council | 347,897
City of Westminster | 1,469,906
Westmorland and Furness Council | 429,924
Wigan Council | 899,833
Wiltshire Council | 895,439
Winchester City Council | 219,457
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 240,919
Wirral Borough Council | 1,127,673
Woking Borough Council | 188,604
Wokingham District Council | 172,685
Wolverhampton City Council | 869,413
Worcester City Council | 235,202
Worthing Borough Council | 280,166
Wychavon District Council | 240,197
Wyre Borough Council | 267,936
Wyre Forest District Council | 264,837
City of York Council | 337,687
Wales
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 293,453
Bridgend County Borough Council | 426,168
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 612,364
Cardiff City Council | 1,157,889
Carmarthenshire County Council | 496,728
Ceredigion Council | 178,207
Conwy County Borough Council | 362,180
Denbighshire County Council | 323,561
Flintshire County Council | 373,013
Gwynedd Council | 309,171
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 191,397
Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council | 204,273
Monmouthshire County Council | 208,940
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 535,376
Newport City Council | 513,706
Pembrokeshire County Council | 336,385
Powys County Council | 320,705
Rhondda-Cynon-Taff County Borough Council | 715,878
Swansea City Council | 821,663
Torfaen Borough Council | 346,626
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 332,216
Wrexham County Borough Council | 412,542
Scotland
Aberdeen City Council | 620,775
Aberdeenshire Council | 434,133
Angus Council | 326,104
Argyll and Bute Council | 266,833
Clackmannanshire Council | 203,397
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar Council | 56,070
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 515,372
Dundee City Council | 721,529
East Ayrshire Council | 455,660
East Dunbartonshire Council | 187,768
East Lothian District Council | 293,800
East Renfrewshire Council | 172,265
City of Edinburgh Council | 1,606,295
Falkirk District Council | 526,777
Fife Council | 1,216,282
Glasgow City Council | 3,675,389
Highland Council | 619,983
Inverclyde District Council | 356,526
Midlothian Council | 265,602
Moray Council | 219,556
North Ayrshire Council | 612,403
North Lanarkshire Council | 1,323,439
Orkney Islands Council | 45,474
Perth and Kinross Council | 342,895
Renfrewshire Council | 653,164
Scottish Borders Council | 344,060
Shetland Islands Council | 42,131
South Ayrshire Council | 393,838
South Lanarkshire Council | 1,074,391
Stirling Council | 242,468
West Dunbartonshire Council | 462,658
West Lothian Council | 636,000
.