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# The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2025

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2025 No. 1077
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2025
Made
13th October 2025
Laid before Parliament
14th October 2025
Coming into force
4th November 2025
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), (3) 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 2025 and comes into force on 4th November 2025.
(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 8.
(2) Articles 3, 5, 6 and 7 and the Schedule apply for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2024.
(3) Article 8 applies for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2025.

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

In article 2 (interpretation of Parts 2 and 4), in the definition of “HBAP”, for “1st April 2024” substitute “28th April 2025”.

## 4 Deductions to be made in calculating subsidy: overpayment {#article-4}

In article 19 (deductions to be made in calculating subsidy)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “paragraph (4)” substitute “paragraphs (3A), (3B) and (4)”;
(b) after paragraph (3) insert—
(3A) Paragraph (3B) applies for the purpose of determining the amount of subsidy payable for a relevant year beginning on or after 1st April 2024.
(3B) Where an overpayment of a type specified in any of sub-paragraphs (e) to (g) of paragraph (1) was made in any earlier relevant year, the amount deducted for that overpayment under article 11(2)(b) may, where the authority considers it appropriate, be limited to the amount of subsidy calculated in accordance with article 13(1)(b) which is attributable to that overpayment.
(3C) In paragraph (3B), “earlier relevant year” means a relevant year earlier than that in which the deduction takes place.
.

## 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: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service {#article-6}

In Schedule 1ZB (additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service), in paragraph 2 (additional amount: relevant year beginning with 1st April 2024)—
(a) for “is the amount” substitute “is the sum of the amounts”;
(b) at the end insert “and in the Housing Benefit Circular HB S8/2024 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 20th December 2024”.

## 7 Additional amount of subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative {#article-7}

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 A4/2023” to the end of that definition substitute “Housing Benefit Circular HB A5/2024 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 23rd April 2024”;
(b) in paragraph 2 (additional amount: relevant year beginning on 1st April 2023)—
(i) in the heading, for “1st April 2023” substitute “1st April 2024”;
(ii) for “1st April 2023” substitute “1st April 2024”;
(iii) for “Housing Benefit Circular” to the end substitute “Housing Benefit Circular HB S5/2024 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 23rd April 2024”.

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

In Schedule 4A (rent rebate limitation deductions (Housing Revenue Account dwellings): authorities in Wales)—
(a) in paragraph 3(2), for “1st April 2024 is 0.397” substitute “1st April 2025 is 0.369”;
(b) for paragraph 4, but not including the heading, substitute—
4 The amounts for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2025 for the purposes of paragraph 2 are as follows—
Local authority | (1) Specified amount “O” (£) | (2) Guideline rent increase “P” (£)
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 121.35 | 3.58
Cardiff City Council | 136.94 | 3.78
Carmarthenshire County Council | 120.50 | 3.41
Denbighshire County Council | 121.63 | 3.18
Flintshire County Council | 127.12 | 5.04
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 122.29 | 4.96
Pembrokeshire County Council | 123.35 | 4.51
Powys County Council | 124.51 | 3.83
Swansea City Council | 122.24 | 3.01
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 135.42 | 5.18
Wrexham County Borough Council | 125.17 | 3.64
.

## 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 2024-2025
Local authority | Administration subsidy (£)
England
Adur District Council | 168,550
Amber Valley Borough Council | 329,797
Arun District Council | 405,459
Ashfield District Council | 372,208
Ashford Borough Council | 338,604
Babergh District Council | 190,118
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 924,124
London Borough of Barnet | 1,509,250
Barnsley Borough Council | 858,497
Basildon District Council | 600,000
Basingstoke and Deane District Council | 389,904
Bassetlaw District Council | 317,124
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 447,937
Bedford Borough Council | 520,834
London Borough of Bexley | 607,226
Birmingham City Council | 6,268,442
Blaby District Council | 151,595
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 521,838
Blackpool Borough Council | 697,235
Bolsover District Council | 245,893
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,005,095
Boston Borough Council | 191,453
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | 1,262,294
Bracknell Forest Borough Council | 272,330
Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,650,227
Braintree District Council | 364,025
Breckland District Council | 329,374
London Borough of Brent | 1,704,405
Brentwood District Council | 137,613
Brighton and Hove Council | 1,188,488
Bristol City Council | 1,675,554
Broadland District Council | 218,023
London Borough of Bromley | 866,470
Bromsgrove District Council | 178,055
Broxbourne Borough Council | 271,237
Broxtowe Council | 248,500
Buckinghamshire Council | 1,005,797
Burnley Borough Council | 386,005
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 560,142
Calderdale Borough Council | 847,713
Cambridge City Council | 348,172
London Borough of Camden | 1,512,857
Cannock Chase District Council | 262,263
Canterbury City Council | 402,811
Castle Point District Council | 189,776
Central Bedfordshire Council | 555,680
Charnwood Borough Council | 348,005
Chelmsford Borough Council | 383,259
Cheltenham Borough Council | 300,956
Cherwell District Council | 316,902
Cheshire East Council | 795,516
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 918,617
Chesterfield Borough Council | 403,765
Chichester District Council | 291,437
Chorley Borough Council | 280,499
City of London | 63,711
Colchester Borough Council | 466,042
Cornwall Council | 1,741,459
Cotswold District Council | 182,942
Coventry City Council | 1,133,518
Crawley Borough Council | 382,034
London Borough of Croydon | 1,670,074
Cumberland Council | 790,882
Dacorum Borough Council | 417,986
Darlington Borough Council | 383,739
Dartford Borough Council | 252,084
Derby City Council | 847,985
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 141,412
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,039,593
Dorset Council | 924,249
Dover District Council | 378,576
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 916,034
Durham County Council | 2,022,609
London Borough of Ealing | 1,586,025
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 178,328
East Devon District Council | 308,618
East Hampshire District Council | 202,625
East Hertfordshire District Council | 278,434
East Lindsey District Council | 464,725
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 708,395
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 259,301
East Suffolk Council | 677,920
Eastbourne Borough Council | 431,971
Eastleigh Borough Council | 268,364
Elmbridge Borough Council | 278,068
London Borough of Enfield | 1,847,508
Epping Forest District Council | 294,276
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 165,386
Erewash Borough Council | 330,843
Exeter City Council | 390,214
Fareham Borough Council | 171,233
Fenland District Council | 292,434
Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 355,028
Forest of Dean District Council | 220,002
Fylde Borough Council | 205,171
Gateshead Borough Council | 870,065
Gedling Borough Council | 266,689
Gloucester City Council | 386,093
Gosport Borough Council | 247,779
Gravesham Borough Council | 278,169
Great Yarmouth Council | 422,613
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 1,504,546
Guildford Borough Council | 272,761
London Borough of Hackney | 2,398,650
Halton Borough Council | 544,854
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham | 1,122,434
Harborough District Council | 137,026
London Borough of Haringey | 1,704,846
Harlow District Council | 337,603
Harrow Council | 807,776
Hart District Council | 120,109
Hartlepool Borough Council | 481,089
Hastings Borough Council | 480,262
Havant Borough Council | 269,884
London Borough of Havering | 630,461
Herefordshire Council | 453,778
Hertsmere Borough Council | 290,159
High Peak Borough Council | 231,061
London Borough of Hillingdon | 953,925
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 213,125
Horsham District Council | 266,478
London Borough of Hounslow | 1,015,552
Huntingdonshire District Council | 333,564
Hyndburn Borough Council | 310,681
Ipswich Borough Council | 483,036
Isle of Wight Council | 476,343
Council of the Isles of Scilly | 1,734
London Borough of Islington | 1,665,897
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 1,083,719
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 382,044
Hull City Council | 1,283,677
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 467,322
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,251,555
Knowsley Borough Council | 742,248
London Borough of Lambeth | 1,933,882
Lancaster City Council | 427,456
Leeds City Council | 2,558,738
Leicester City Council | 1,181,395
Lewes District Council | 274,856
London Borough of Lewisham | 1,817,443
Lichfield District Council | 199,705
City of Lincoln Council | 368,608
Liverpool City Council | 2,640,160
Luton Borough Council | 685,036
Maidstone Borough Council | 390,736
Maldon District Council | 131,415
Malvern Hills District Council | 179,312
Manchester City Council | 2,733,908
Mansfield District Council | 366,414
Medway Council | 738,065
Melton Borough Council | 106,717
London Borough of Merton | 549,716
Mid Devon District Council | 184,463
Mid Suffolk District Council | 176,135
Mid Sussex District Council | 259,793
Middlesbrough Council | 657,029
Milton Keynes Borough Council | 816,257
Mole Valley District Council | 185,274
New Forest District Council | 373,181
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 305,426
Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council | 323,447
Newcastle City Council | 1,312,597
London Borough of Newham | 1,841,037
North Devon District Council | 277,024
North East Derbyshire District Council | 282,630
North East Lincolnshire Council | 575,860
North Hertfordshire District Council | 287,657
North Kesteven District Council | 213,616
North Lincolnshire Council | 459,772
North Norfolk District Council | 287,693
North Northamptonshire Council | 832,091
North Somerset Council | 579,809
North Tyneside Borough Council | 731,183
North Warwickshire District Council | 154,583
North West Leicestershire District Council | 207,130
North Yorkshire Council | 1,346,339
Northumberland County Council | 934,537
Norwich City Council | 634,059
Nottingham City Council | 1,419,394
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 388,016
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 101,030
Oldham Borough Council | 838,458
Oxford City Council | 456,851
Pendle Borough Council | 267,404
Peterborough City Council | 678,063
Plymouth City Council | 996,596
Portsmouth City Council | 891,714
Preston Borough Council | 497,529
Reading Borough Council | 564,803
London Borough of Redbridge | 1,000,025
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | 543,213
Redditch Borough Council | 252,162
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | 309,035
Ribble Valley Borough Council | 92,377
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 484,871
Rochdale Borough Council | 879,897
Rochford District Council | 145,810
Rossendale Borough Council | 197,127
Rother District Council | 259,244
Rotherham Borough Council | 919,858
Rugby Borough Council | 238,394
Runnymede Borough Council | 178,073
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 184,514
Rushmoor Borough Council | 285,738
Rutland County Council | 73,346
Salford City Council | 1,187,209
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,161,275
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,023,200
Sevenoaks District Council | 250,131
Sheffield City Council | 2,005,302
Shropshire Council | 719,302
Slough Borough Council | 507,453
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 535,120
Somerset Council | 1,524,673
South Cambridgeshire District Council | 291,522
South Derbyshire District Council | 183,769
South Gloucestershire Council | 500,308
South Hams District Council | 209,496
South Holland District Council | 193,697
South Kesteven District Council | 317,015
South Norfolk District Council | 261,776
South Oxfordshire District Council | 245,188
South Ribble Borough Council | 220,430
South Staffordshire District Council | 233,612
South Tyneside Council | 752,717
Southampton City Council | 981,406
Southend-on-Sea City Council | 677,833
London Borough of Southwark | 1,968,200
Spelthorne Borough Council | 234,185
St Albans District Council | 278,504
St Helens Borough Council | 689,428
Stafford Borough Council | 262,194
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 169,213
Stevenage Borough Council | 292,537
Stockport Borough Council | 741,802
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 657,685
Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 955,837
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 270,289
Stroud District Council | 259,522
Sunderland City Council | 1,265,287
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 142,664
London Borough of Sutton | 645,052
Swale Borough Council | 450,601
Swindon Borough Council | 614,102
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 887,945
Tamworth Borough Council | 215,578
Tandridge District Council | 185,839
Teignbridge District Council | 328,415
Telford and Wrekin Council | 624,162
Tendring District Council | 506,017
Test Valley Borough Council | 258,264
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 185,076
Thanet District Council | 568,814
Three Rivers Council | 201,957
Thurrock Borough Council | 466,529
Tonbridge and Malling District Council | 279,338
Torbay Council | 544,037
Torridge District Council | 184,048
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 2,104,618
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 610,943
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 265,821
Uttlesford District Council | 157,728
Vale of White Horse District Council | 242,887
Wakefield Council | 1,191,510
Walsall Borough Council | 978,019
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 1,029,420
London Borough of Wandsworth | 1,508,603
Warrington Borough Council | 563,462
Warwick District Council | 284,406
Watford Borough Council | 300,487
Waverley Borough Council | 237,655
Wealden District Council | 277,466
Welwyn Hatfield District Council | 370,287
West Berkshire Council | 336,017
West Devon Borough Council | 131,940
West Lancashire District Council | 294,801
West Lindsey District Council | 251,109
West Northamptonshire Council | 912,188
West Oxfordshire District Council | 210,282
West Suffolk Council | 404,717
City of Westminster | 1,576,904
Westmorland and Furness Council | 501,989
Wigan Council | 1,018,723
Wiltshire Council | 1,029,483
Winchester City Council | 250,881
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 286,152
Wirral Borough Council | 1,298,734
Woking Borough Council | 222,898
Wokingham District Council | 208,338
Wolverhampton City Council | 1,022,685
Worcester City Council | 284,220
Worthing Borough Council | 333,327
Wychavon District Council | 275,362
Wyre Borough Council | 305,435
Wyre Forest District Council | 305,508
City of York Council | 403,458
Wales
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 340,407
Bridgend County Borough Council | 494,803
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 689,507
Cardiff City Council | 1,371,368
Carmarthenshire County Council | 561,895
Ceredigion Council | 211,832
Conwy County Borough Council | 420,006
Denbighshire County Council | 379,369
Flintshire County Council | 438,759
Gwynedd Council | 351,929
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 226,283
Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council | 237,984
Monmouthshire County Council | 245,751
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 629,102
Newport City Council | 611,268
Pembrokeshire County Council | 394,186
Powys County Council | 356,333
Rhondda-Cynon-Taff County Borough Council | 833,755
Swansea City Council | 952,972
Torfaen Borough Council | 413,585
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 388,561
Wrexham County Borough Council | 475,173
Scotland
Aberdeen City Council | 694,211
Aberdeenshire Council | 487,618
Angus Council | 378,762
Argyll and Bute Council | 298,092
Clackmannanshire Council | 243,760
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar Council | 72,781
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 578,247
Dundee City Council | 827,365
East Ayrshire Council | 528,436
East Dunbartonshire Council | 223,360
East Lothian District Council | 351,145
East Renfrewshire Council | 199,796
City of Edinburgh Council | 1,775,114
Falkirk District Council | 597,534
Fife Council | 1,421,133
Glasgow City Council | 4,055,105
Highland Council | 707,899
Inverclyde District Council | 420,008
Midlothian Council | 311,951
Moray Council | 256,430
North Ayrshire Council | 703,196
North Lanarkshire Council | 1,477,341
Orkney Islands Council | 64,869
Perth and Kinross Council | 388,219
Renfrewshire Council | 735,556
Scottish Borders Council | 387,069
Shetland Islands Council | 60,695
South Ayrshire Council | 463,365
South Lanarkshire Council | 1,208,944
Stirling Council | 292,591
West Dunbartonshire Council | 475,688
West Lothian Council | 722,186
.