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# The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2024

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2021/1031 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
2024 No. 1092
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2024
Made
at 9.40 a.m. on 4th November 2024
Laid before Parliament
at 4.00 p.m. on 4th November 2024
Coming into force
29th November 2024
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 2024 and comes into force on 29th November 2024.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

## 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 9.
(2) Articles 3, 6 and 8, and the Schedule, have effect for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2023.
(3) Articles 4 and 5 have effect for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2024 and any subsequent relevant year.
(4) Articles 7 and 9 have effect for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2024.
(5) In this article, “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 “17th April 2023” substitute “1st April 2024”.

## 4 Amendment relating to self-contained accommodation {#article-4}

In article 17 (subsidy in respect of non self-contained licensed accommodation, and board and lodging accommodation, provided by an authority as temporary or short term accommodation), for paragraph (4) substitute—
(4) For the purposes of this article and articles 17A, 17B and 17C, accommodation is self-contained if P’s household has the exclusive use of a kitchen, a bathroom and a toilet.
.

## 5 Amendment relating to technical overpayment {#article-5}

In article 18 (additions to subsidy), for paragraph (7A) substitute—
(7A) A technical overpayment does not include any part of the overpayment occurring before the day on which the liability was reduced or eliminated.
.

## 6 The amount of an authority’s subsidy {#article-6}

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

## 7 Additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service {#article-7}

In paragraph 2 of Schedule 1ZB (additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service)—
(a) in the heading, for “1st April 2023” substitute “1st April 2024”;
(b) for “1st April 2023” substitute “1st April 2024”;
(c) for “Housing Benefit Circular HB S7/2023” to the end substitute “Housing Benefit Circular HB S6/2024 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 23rd April 2024”.

## 8 Additional amount of subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative {#article-8}

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 A5/2022” to the end of that definition substitute “Housing Benefit Circular HB A4/2023 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 4th April 2023”;
(b) in paragraph 2 (additional amount: relevant year beginning with 1st April 2022)—
(i) in the heading, for “1st April 2022” substitute “1st April 2023”;
(ii) for “1st April 2022” substitute “1st April 2023”;
(iii) for “following Housing Benefits Circulars” to the end substitute “Housing Benefit Circular HB S6/2023 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 27th April 2023”.

## 9 Rent rebate deductions from the subsidy of an authority in Wales {#article-9}

In Schedule 4A (rent rebate limitation deductions (Housing Revenue Account dwellings): authorities in Wales)—
(a) in paragraph 3(2), for “1st April 2023 is 0.44” substitute “1st April 2024 is 0.397”;
(b) for paragraph 4, but not including the heading, substitute—
4 The amounts for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2024 for the purposes of paragraph 2 are as follows—
Local authority | (1) Specified amount “O” (£) | (2) Guideline rent increase “P” (£)
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 112.66 | 8.69
Cardiff City Council | 127.01 | 9.93
Carmarthenshire County Council | 111.84 | 8.66
Denbighshire County Council | 112.78 | 8.85
Flintshire County Council | 118.06 | 9.06
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 113.43 | 8.86
Pembrokeshire County Council | 114.89 | 8.46
Powys County Council | 115.70 | 8.81
Swansea City Council | 113.19 | 9.05
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 126.03 | 9.39
Wrexham County Borough Council | 116.23 | 8.94
.

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

Article 6
Schedule 1
Sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy
Article 12(1)(b)
Relevant Year 2023-2024
Local authority | Administration subsidy (£)
England
Adur District Council | 144,908
Amber Valley Borough Council | 295,394
Arun District Council | 365,742
Ashfield District Council | 331,126
Ashford Borough Council | 309,360
Babergh District Council | 179,042
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 809,485
London Borough of Barnet | 1,281,592
Barnsley Borough Council | 829,214
Basildon District Council | 557,100
Basingstoke and Deane District Council | 348,402
Bassetlaw District Council | 300,656
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 431,208
Bedford Borough Council | 480,628
London Borough of Bexley | 548,449
Birmingham City Council | 5,164,131
Blaby District Council | 138,695
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 498,286
Blackpool Borough Council | 708,058
Bolsover District Council | 219,452
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 932,725
Boston Borough Council | 170,745
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | 1,150,485
Bracknell Forest Borough Council | 241,442
Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,551,473
Braintree District Council | 339,986
Breckland District Council | 294,472
London Borough of Brent | 1,376,000
Brentwood District Council | 125,128
Brighton and Hove Council | 1,033,579
Bristol City Council | 1,460,137
Broadland District Council | 188,381
London Borough of Bromley | 752,016
Bromsgrove District Council | 153,660
Broxbourne Borough Council | 244,426
Broxtowe Council | 220,846
Buckinghamshire Council | 893,783
Burnley Borough Council | 369,524
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 513,824
Calderdale Borough Council | 670,025
Cambridge City Council | 292,879
London Borough of Camden | 1,261,354
Cannock Chase District Council | 233,874
Canterbury City Council | 361,597
Castle Point District Council | 163,447
Central Bedfordshire Council | 480,476
Charnwood Borough Council | 308,215
Chelmsford Borough Council | 328,230
Cheltenham Borough Council | 269,878
Cherwell District Council | 294,957
Cheshire East Council | 758,734
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 886,577
Chesterfield Borough Council | 363,786
Chichester District Council | 256,384
Chorley Borough Council | 249,483
City of London | 48,369
Colchester Borough Council | 412,355
Cornwall Council | 1,574,511
Cotswold District Council | 166,729
Coventry City Council | 996,150
Crawley Borough Council | 348,831
London Borough of Croydon | 1,598,030
Cumberland Council | 764,941
Dacorum Borough Council | 364,088
Darlington Borough Council | 362,930
Dartford Borough Council | 227,626
Derby City Council | 755,983
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 122,265
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,004,663
Dorset Council | 848,663
Dover District Council | 358,499
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 910,408
Durham County Council | 1,911,380
London Borough of Ealing | 1,369,183
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 154,853
East Devon District Council | 275,092
East Hampshire District Council | 175,869
East Hertfordshire District Council | 254,040
East Lindsey District Council | 436,740
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 654,419
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 223,782
East Suffolk Council | 642,053
Eastbourne Borough Council | 382,151
Eastleigh Borough Council | 250,317
Elmbridge Borough Council | 232,988
London Borough of Enfield | 1,555,662
Epping Forest District Council | 256,158
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 137,274
Erewash Borough Council | 305,845
Exeter City Council | 327,370
Fareham Borough Council | 158,750
Fenland District Council | 257,018
Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 325,328
Forest of Dean District Council | 200,922
Fylde Borough Council | 182,691
Gateshead Borough Council | 822,273
Gedling Borough Council | 225,562
Gloucester City Council | 346,805
Gosport Borough Council | 222,568
Gravesham Borough Council | 254,666
Great Yarmouth Council | 424,618
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 1,276,611
Guildford Borough Council | 228,416
London Borough of Hackney | 1,819,435
Halton Borough Council | 538,156
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham | 1,015,587
Harborough District Council | 125,448
London Borough of Haringey | 1,339,619
Harlow District Council | 329,327
Harrow Council | 683,194
Hart District Council | 106,653
Hartlepool Borough Council | 483,998
Hastings Borough Council | 451,011
Havant Borough Council | 238,594
London Borough of Havering | 563,104
Herefordshire Council | 397,613
Hertsmere Borough Council | 252,665
High Peak Borough Council | 197,066
London Borough of Hillingdon | 792,555
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 202,564
Horsham District Council | 229,219
London Borough of Hounslow | 994,808
Huntingdonshire District Council | 296,681
Hyndburn Borough Council | 288,924
Ipswich Borough Council | 445,501
Isle of Wight County Council | 427,777
Isles of Scilly Council | 1,665
London Borough of Islington | 1,420,385
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 887,564
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 334,032
Hull City Council | 1,157,267
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 403,294
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,209,669
Knowsley Borough Council | 681,210
London Borough of Lambeth | 1,786,696
Lancaster City Council | 419,726
Leeds City Council | 2,307,428
Leicester City Council | 1,069,174
Lewes District Council | 237,562
London Borough of Lewisham | 1,572,555
Lichfield District Council | 185,595
City of Lincoln Council | 343,586
Liverpool City Council | 2,332,089
Luton Borough Council | 579,639
Maidstone Borough Council | 331,921
Maldon District Council | 113,713
Malvern Hills District Council | 152,943
Manchester City Council | 2,476,116
Mansfield District Council | 333,820
Medway Council | 688,334
Melton Borough Council | 102,554
London Borough of Merton | 549,674
Mid Devon District Council | 166,124
Mid Suffolk District Council | 165,508
Mid Sussex District Council | 228,772
Middlesbrough Council | 613,164
Milton Keynes Borough Council | 712,425
Mole Valley District Council | 155,196
New Forest District Council | 335,240
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 268,110
Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council | 283,502
Newcastle City Council | 1,274,582
London Borough of Newham | 1,522,337
North Devon District Council | 245,243
North East Derbyshire District Council | 251,233
North East Lincolnshire Council | 545,770
North Hertfordshire District Council | 260,480
North Kesteven District Council | 193,994
North Lincolnshire Council | 449,117
North Norfolk District Council | 238,470
North Northamptonshire Council | 783,180
North Somerset Council | 534,110
North Tyneside Borough Council | 690,226
North Warwickshire District Council | 136,700
North West Leicestershire District Council | 190,374
North Yorkshire Council | 1,290,458
Northumberland County Council | 863,396
Norwich City Council | 564,906
Nottingham City Council | 1,247,930
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 360,424
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 84,950
Oldham Borough Council | 827,391
Oxford City Council | 416,431
Pendle Borough Council | 240,365
Peterborough City Council | 625,781
Plymouth City Council | 922,281
Portsmouth City Council | 788,243
Preston Borough Council | 451,261
Reading Borough Council | 509,420
London Borough of Redbridge | 816,091
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | 497,549
Redditch Borough Council | 238,813
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | 264,684
Ribble Valley Borough Council | 80,868
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 417,605
Rochdale Borough Council | 820,951
Rochford District Council | 126,896
Rossendale Borough Council | 182,365
Rother District Council | 239,115
Rotherham Borough Council | 852,514
Rugby Borough Council | 242,121
Runnymede Borough Council | 154,119
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 157,285
Rushmoor Borough Council | 250,951
Rutland County Council | 62,294
Salford City Council | 1,057,752
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 1,104,077
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 959,220
Sevenoaks District Council | 220,052
Sheffield City Council | 1,753,447
Shropshire Council | 660,361
Slough Borough Council | 447,544
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 505,172
Somerset Council | 1,445,793
South Cambridgeshire District Council | 221,248
South Derbyshire District Council | 159,711
South Gloucestershire Council | 450,072
South Hams District Council | 187,124
South Holland District Council | 176,989
South Kesteven District Council | 303,297
South Norfolk District Council | 227,293
South Oxfordshire District Council | 223,637
South Ribble Borough Council | 198,807
South Staffordshire District Council | 207,288
South Tyneside Council | 700,264
Southampton City Council | 927,932
Southend-on-Sea City Council | 626,918
London Borough of Southwark | 1,824,889
Spelthorne Borough Council | 199,810
St Albans District Council | 252,832
St Helens Borough Council | 633,266
Stafford Borough Council | 230,594
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 144,884
Stevenage Borough Council | 254,782
Stockport Borough Council | 668,915
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 605,541
Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 880,663
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 249,431
Stroud District Council | 231,588
Sunderland City Council | 1,174,141
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 124,617
London Borough of Sutton | 611,187
Swale Borough Council | 410,459
Swindon Borough Council | 588,165
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 827,048
Tamworth Borough Council | 195,326
Tandridge District Council | 169,459
Teignbridge District Council | 297,039
Telford and Wrekin Council | 552,361
Tendring District Council | 462,861
Test Valley Borough Council | 233,413
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 175,660
Thanet District Council | 547,404
Three Rivers Council | 175,378
Thurrock Borough Council | 450,178
Tonbridge and Malling District Council | 246,761
Torbay Council | 487,377
Torridge District Council | 161,815
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 1,818,079
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 563,786
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 225,164
Uttlesford District Council | 142,958
Vale of White Horse District Council | 222,944
Wakefield Council | 1,053,254
Walsall Borough Council | 917,774
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 899,163
London Borough of Wandsworth | 1,257,535
Warrington Borough Council | 537,006
Warwick District Council | 250,094
Watford Borough Council | 256,034
Waverley Borough Council | 201,040
Wealden District Council | 246,370
Welwyn Hatfield District Council | 325,673
West Berkshire Council | 310,174
West Devon Borough Council | 117,292
West Lancashire District Council | 280,411
West Lindsey District Council | 228,035
West Northamptonshire Council | 808,288
West Oxfordshire District Council | 191,155
West Suffolk Council | 366,046
City of Westminster | 1,251,108
Westmorland and Furness Council | 446,532
Wigan Council | 981,046
Wiltshire Council | 991,414
Winchester City Council | 223,686
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 256,381
Wirral Borough Council | 1,190,388
Woking Borough Council | 185,741
Wokingham District Council | 192,377
Wolverhampton City Council | 984,198
Worcester City Council | 246,778
Worthing Borough Council | 281,317
Wychavon District Council | 245,415
Wyre Borough Council | 278,034
Wyre Forest District Council | 271,852
City of York Council | 381,258
Wales
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 300,229
Bridgend County Borough Council | 453,123
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 601,312
Cardiff City Council | 1,211,618
Carmarthenshire County Council | 498,388
Ceredigion Council | 180,275
Conwy County Borough Council | 337,206
Denbighshire County Council | 334,695
Flintshire County Council | 409,718
Gwynedd Council | 299,890
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 197,052
Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council | 222,092
Monmouthshire County Council | 214,478
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 574,560
Newport City Council | 562,162
Pembrokeshire County Council | 359,788
Powys County Council | 316,553
Rhondda-Cynon-Taff County Borough Council | 733,133
Swansea City Council | 886,041
Torfaen Borough Council | 382,783
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 339,533
Wrexham County Borough Council | 449,708
Scotland
Aberdeen City Council | 606,783
Aberdeenshire Council | 446,278
Angus Council | 360,519
Argyll and Bute Council | 258,916
Clackmannanshire Council | 227,517
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar Council | 90,461
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 514,471
Dundee City Council | 757,569
East Ayrshire Council | 507,744
East Dunbartonshire Council | 200,826
East Lothian District Council | 331,524
East Renfrewshire Council | 170,406
City of Edinburgh Council | 1,462,219
Falkirk District Council | 543,414
Fife Council | 1,319,958
Glasgow City Council | 3,438,326
Highland Council | 669,091
Inverclyde District Council | 400,434
Midlothian Council | 289,515
Moray Council | 228,786
North Ayrshire Council | 656,828
North Lanarkshire Council | 1,349,991
Orkney Islands Council | 51,915
Perth and Kinross Council | 354,552
Renfrewshire Council | 663,257
Scottish Borders Council | 349,100
Shetland Islands Council | 45,423
South Ayrshire Council | 422,214
South Lanarkshire Council | 1,110,816
Stirling Council | 259,851
West Dunbartonshire Council | 451,873
West Lothian Council | 634,535
.