Explanatory note
England, Wales and Scotland
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
This Order amends the Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Order 2001 (“the 2001 Order”), which sets out the procedure by which the Secretary of State will make payments to local authorities towards the cost of discretionary housing payments in accordance with section 70 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000.
Article 2(2) amends the 2001 Order to provide that a claim by any authority in England, Wales or Scotland in respect of a total amount of less than £50,000 for any year need not be audited by the authority’s auditor. Article 2(3) substitutes a new date by which an authority needs to submit a claim showing the amount of discretionary housing payments they have made over the relevant year.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business