{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-2025/article-23",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2025/9780348267822",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-2025",
  "path": "article/23",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Housing Benefit",
  "text": "(1) Unless stated otherwise, any reference in this article to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation of, or the Schedule to, the Housing Benefit Regulations bearing that number.\n(2) In regulation 27(3) (calculation of income on a weekly basis)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (a) “£175.00” remains unchanged; and\n(b) in sub-paragraph (b) “£300” remains unchanged.\n(3) In regulation 74 (non-dependant deductions)—\n(a) in paragraph (1)(a) for “£124.55” substitute “£126.65”;\n(b) in paragraph (1)(b) for “£19.30” substitute “£19.65”;\n(c) in paragraph (2)(a) for “£176.00” substitute “£183.00”;\n(d) in paragraph (2)(b)—\n(i) for “£44.40” substitute “£45.15”;\n(ii) for “£176.00” substitute “£183.00”; and\n(iii) for “£256.00” substitute “£266.00”;\n(e) in paragraph (2)(c)—\n(i) for “£60.95” substitute “£62.00”;\n(ii) for “£256.00” substitute “£266.00”; and\n(iii) for “£334.00” substitute “£348.00”;\n(f) in paragraph (2)(d)—\n(i) for “£99.65” substitute “£101.35”;\n(ii) for “£334.00” substitute “£348.00”; and\n(iii) for “£445.00” substitute “£463.00”; and\n(g) in paragraph (2)(e)—\n(i) for “£113.50” substitute “£115.45”;\n(ii) for “£445.00” substitute “£463.00”; and\n(iii) for “£554.00” substitute “£577.00”.\n(4) In paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (ineligible service charges)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (2)(a) and (b)(i) for “£35.35” substitute “£35.95”;\n(b) in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii) for “£17.95” substitute “£18.25”;\n(c) in sub-paragraph (3)(a) and (b)(i) for “£23.60” substitute “£24.00”;\n(d) in sub-paragraph (3)(b)(ii) for “£11.80” substitute “£12.00”; and\n(e) in sub-paragraph (5) for “£4.30” substitute “£4.35”.\n(5) In paragraph 6 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 (payments in respect of fuel charges)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (2)(a) “£35.25” remains unchanged;\n(b) in sub-paragraph (2)(b) and (d) “£4.10” remains unchanged; and\n(c) in sub-paragraph (2)(c) “£2.85” remains unchanged.\n(6) In Part 1 of Schedule 3 (applicable amounts: personal allowances)—\n(a) the sums specified in paragraph 1 shall be as set out in Schedule 4 to this Order; and\n(b) in paragraph 2(1), in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of column (2) of the table for “£83.24” substitute “£84.66”.\n(7) In paragraph 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 3 (applicable amounts: family premium) as it has effect in a case falling within regulation 4 of the Housing Benefit (Abolition of the Family Premium and date of claim) (Amendment) Regulations 2015—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) “£22.20” remains unchanged; and\n(b) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “£19.15” substitute “£19.48”.\n(8) The sums specified in Part 4 of Schedule 3 (applicable amounts: premiums) shall be as set out in Schedule 5 to this Order.\n(9) In Part 6 of Schedule 3 (amount of component)—\n(a) in paragraph 25, as it has effect in cases falling within paragraphs 2 to 7 of Schedule 2 to the ESA and UC Regulations 2017, for “£35.95” substitute “£36.55”; and\n(b) in paragraph 26 for “£47.70” substitute “£48.50”.\n(10) In paragraph 17(1) and (3)(c) of Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings) “£17.10” remains unchanged.\n(11) In paragraph 56 of Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) “£17.10” remains unchanged.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation 74 was substituted by S.I. 2007/2868. Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2024/242."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2024/242."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2022/292."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2017/376 and 2024/242."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/718 and 2024/242."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "S.I. 2015/1857. Part 2 of Schedule 3 was omitted by regulation 2 of that S.I. subject to transitional arrangements in regulation 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2015/1574, 2023/1218 and 2024/242."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Part 6 was inserted by S.I. 2008/1082 (as amended by S.I. 2008/2428) and amended by S.I. 2017/204."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "S.I. 2017/204. Paragraph 25 was revoked by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to that S.I. but the revocation does not apply where any of the circumstances in paragraphs 2 to 7 of Schedule 2 to that S.I. apply. Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2024/242."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2024/242."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2009/2608 and 2010/793."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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