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

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Contents: 11 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 effect of amendments
  4. 3 Housing Benefit Assurance Process
  5. 4 Amendment relating to self-contained accommodation
  6. 5 Amendment relating to technical overpayment
  7. 6 The amount of an authority’s subsidy
  8. 7 Additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service
  9. 8 Additional amount of subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative
  10. 9 Rent rebate deductions from the subsidy of an authority in Wales
  11. Schedule Substitution of Schedule 1 to the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998

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Title and introductory text

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.

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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 2024 and comes into force on 29th November 2024. (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 effect of amendments

(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.

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3 Housing Benefit Assurance Process

In article 2 (interpretation of Parts 2 and 4), in the definition of “HBAP”, for “17th April 2023” substitute “1st April 2024”.

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4 Amendment relating to self-contained accommodation

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. .

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5 Amendment relating to technical overpayment

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. .

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6 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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7 Additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service

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”.

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8 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 A5/2022” 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”.

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9 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 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 .

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

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 .

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