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

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Contents: 10 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 Deductions to be made in calculating subsidy: overpayment
  6. 5 The amount of an authority’s subsidy
  7. 6 Additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service
  8. 7 Additional amount of subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative
  9. 8 Rent rebate deductions from the subsidy of an authority in Wales
  10. Schedule Substitution of Schedule 1 to the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998

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10 provisions

Title and introductory text

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.

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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 2025 and comes into force on 4th November 2025. (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 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.

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3 Housing Benefit Assurance Process

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

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4 Deductions to be made in calculating subsidy: overpayment

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. .

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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: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service

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”.

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7 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 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”.

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8 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 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 .

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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 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 .

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