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The Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit (Subsidy) (No. 2) Order 1993

S.I. 1993/935 · Made 30 March 1993

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HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

HOUSING, SCOTLAND

SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 30th March 1993

Laid before Parliament 30th March 1993

Coming into force 31st March 1993

The Secretary of State for Social Security, with the consent of the Treasuryf1, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 135(2), (4), (5), 136(1), 140(2) to (6), and 189(1) and (3) to (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f2and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, it having appeared to him that by reason of the urgency of the matter it is inexpedient to consult with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concernedf3, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

See section 189(8) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

f2

1992 c. 5; section 140 has effect with respect to community charge benefit by virtue of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (Community Charge Benefit) Savings and Transitional Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/232).

f3

See section 176(2)(a) Social Security Administration Act 1992.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  3. Part II: HOUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY
  4. 2Interpretation of Part II
  5. 3Amount of housing benefit subsidy
  6. 4Rebates and allowances
  7. 5Backdated benefit
  8. 6Disproportionate rent increase
  9. 7Treatment of high rents
  10. 8Rent officers' determinations
  11. 9Treatment of certain residential accommodation
  12. 10Homeless cases
  13. 11Overpayment of rebates or allowances
  14. 12Additions to housing benefit subsidy
  15. 13Deductions to be made in calculating housing benefit subsidy in respect of rebates or allowances
  16. 14Deduction from housing benefit subsidy
  17. 15Modification of housing benefit subsidy on payments in excess of entitlement
  18. Part III: COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFIT SUBSIDY
  19. 16Interpretation of Part III
  20. 17Amount of community charge benefit subsidy
  21. 18Community charge benefit
  22. 19Backdated benefit
  23. 20Excess community charge benefits
  24. 21Addition to community charge benefit subsidy
  25. 22Deductions to be made in calculating subsidy in respect of community charge benefit
  26. 23Deduction from community charge benefit subsidy
  27. Part IV: Revocation
  28. 24Article 24
  29. Signature
  30. Schedule 1: CALCULATION OF HOUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY IN RESPECT OF ADMINISTRATION COSTS
  31. Part I: GENERAL AND INTERPRETATION
  32. 1Paragraph 1
  33. Part II: APPLICABLE AND FURTHER AMOUNTS
  34. 2Housing benefit applicable amount
  35. 3Further amount
  36. 4Calculation of amounts for Scottish housing authorities
  37. 5Calculation of amounts for Scottish housing authorities
  38. 6Calculation of amounts for Scottish housing authorities
  39. 7Calculation of amounts for Scottish housing authorities
  40. Part III: SUPPLEMENTARY AMOUNT
  41. 8Supplementary amount
  42. 9Supplementary amount
  43. 10Supplementary amount
  44. 11Supplementary amount
  45. 12Supplementary amount
  46. Schedule 2: CALCULATION OF COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFIT SUBSIDY IN RESPECT OF ADMINISTRATION COSTS
  47. Part I: GENERAL AND INTERPRETATION
  48. 1Paragraph 1
  49. IIAPPLICABLE AND FURTHER AMOUNTS
  50. 2Community charge benefit applicable amount
  51. 4Calculation of Applicable and Further Amounts
  52. 5Calculation of Applicable and Further Amounts
  53. 6Calculation of Applicable and Further Amounts
  54. 7Calculation of Applicable and Further Amounts
  55. Part III: APPLICABLE AND FURTHER AMOUNTS FOR SCOTTISH AUTHORITIES WHO ONLY ADMINISTER COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFIT
  56. 8Community charge benefit applicable amount
  57. 9Further amount
  58. 10Calculation of Applicable and Further Amounts
  59. 11Calculation of Applicable and Further Amounts
  60. 12Calculation of Applicable and Further Amounts
  61. 13Calculation of Applicable and Further Amounts
  62. Part IV: SUPPLEMENTARY AMOUNT
  63. 14Paragraph 14
  64. 15Paragraph 15
  65. 16Paragraph 16
  66. 17Paragraph 17
  67. 18Paragraph 18
  68. Schedule 3MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF HOUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES IN SCOTLAND
  69. Schedule 4: CALCULATION OF DEDUCTIONS FROM HOUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY AND COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFIT SUBSIDY IN RESPECT OF PERIOD OVERRUNS
  70. Part I: GENERAL AND INTERPRETATION
  71. 1Paragraph 1
  72. Part II: DEDUCTIONS
  73. 2Paragraph 2
  74. 3Paragraph 3
  75. 4Paragraph 4
  76. Part III: CALCULATIONS AND TABLE
  77. 5Paragraph 5
  78. Schedule 5THRESHOLD ABOVE WHICH REDUCED HOUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY IS PAYABLE ON RENT ALLOWANCES
  79. Schedule 6RENT OFFICERS' DETERMINATIONS
  80. 1Calculation of the appropriate amount
  81. 2Rent officers' reasonable market rent determination
  82. 3Rent officers' reasonable market rent determination
  83. 4Rent officers' reasonable market rent and size determination
  84. 5No restriction on unreasonable rents or on rent increases
  85. 6Modification where rent is inclusive of domestic rates
  86. 7Failure to apply for a rent officer’s determination
  87. 9Termination date
  88. 10Apportionment
  89. 11Interpretation
  90. Schedule 7AMOUNT BY REFERENCE TO WHICH APPROPRIATE MAXIMUM AMOUNT IS DETERMINED
  91. Schedule 8PRESCRIBED CASELOAD AND CLAIMS FIGURES
  92. Schedule 9PRESCRIBED FIGURES FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE APPLICABLE AND THE SUPPLEMENTARY AMOUNTS
  93. Schedule 10COST ADJUSTMENT FIGURES
  94. Explanatory note