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

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Contents: 9 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 2 Amendment of the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 and application of amendments
  4. 3 Housing Benefit Assurance Process
  5. 4 Additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service
  6. 5 The amount of an authority’s subsidy
  7. 6 Additional amount of subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative
  8. 7 Rent rebate deductions from the subsidy of an authority in Wales
  9. Schedule Substitution of Schedule 1 to the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998

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Title and introductory text

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.

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1 Citation, commencement and extent

(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.

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

(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.

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3 Housing Benefit Assurance Process

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

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4 Additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service

(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).

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5 The amount of an authority’s subsidy

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

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6 Additional amount of subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative

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”.

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7 Rent rebate deductions from the subsidy of an authority in Wales

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 .

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

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 .

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